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SAINT JOSEPH PROTECTOR OF THE HAPPY DEATHThe Saint life of S. Joseph, the attendance of Jesus and of Mary, everything contributed to make his death precious to the eyes of Our Lord. The Church compares his death either to a pacific sleep, like a child falling asleep on the breast of his mother; or to a sweet-smelling torch, that burns out and dies, spreading the gentle scent imbibing its substance. The death of Saints is always enviable, because all die in the kiss of the Gentleman; but that kiss has no other than a sweet and precious feeling of love. But Joseph died truly in the kiss of the Gentleman, since he died in the arms of Jesus. And if, as we believe, he had the use of the senses and of the word until to his last sigh, which could not be other than a sigh or a burst of love, hasn’t he crowned such a holy life otherwise than by pronouncing the sacred names of Jesus and Mary? Happy death! If I cannot, like Joseph, die between Jesus and Mary, visible at my eyes, shall I be able at list to join your name, Joseph, to the names of Jesus and Mary on my dying lips! The saint death of Joseph has produced precious fruits on the earth, which was aromatized by the gentle scent that a Saint life leaves of itself, and a Saint death, and gave to the Christians a powerful protector in Heaven near God, especially for the agonizing. Anyone invokes S. Joseph in the last battle, although it is violent, he will win. Blessed is therefore that one who relies on this saint Patriarch and dying joins the Saint name of Joseph to the very sweet names of Jesus and Mary. All Christian world recognises him as mediator of dying people, and therefore of the happy death. Joseph son of Jacob helped the Egyptians in the time of the scarcity distributing them the wheat that he had collected, but in order to help his brothers he did moreover: He was not satisfied to have filled up their bags with wheat, but he added its price. The glorious Joseph will certainly do the same; with what generosity he will behave with his devout people! In the moment of their extreme necessity, in the hour of their death, he can reward will know the devout homage with which he has been honoured. The death of the servants of S. Joseph is very calm and gentle. Saint Theresa narrates the circumstances that accompanied the last moments of her first daughters, so devout to S. Joseph. "I have observed, she says, that at the moment to render the last breath they enjoyed ineffable peace and tranquillity; their death was like the sweet rest of the oration. Nothing showed that their inner was troubled by temptations. Those divine pieces of information free my heart from the fear of the death. Dying seems to me now the easier thing for a faithful devout to S. Joseph ".
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