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Devotion, the Society of Jesus, and the Idea of St. Joseph
Devotion the Society of Jesus and the Idea of St Joseph Author:Michael W. Maher In this study, Michael W. Maher, S.J., assistant professor of History at Saint Louis University and a member of the Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome, explores the Jesuits contribution to the evolution of veneration of St. Joseph. Fr. Maher sees this contribution as closely linked to the spiritual practices and methods found in St. Ignatius Lo... more »yola s Spiritual Exercises, as well as to the congregations or sodalities founded by the Jesuits. The former encouraged using the imagination to fill in the scarcity of information about Joseph in the Gospels, while the latter promoted the saint as a model of Christian living to be imitated by husbands and fathers and as the patron of Christian dying since he died in the presence of and comforted by Jesus and Mary.« less