For employment, work, and financial stability
St. Joseph the Worker
Feast dayMay 1Often sought forWorkers and the dignity of human labor
Find another saintBiography source: Franciscan MediaArtwork: Guido Reni · Public domain
The life of this saint
Joseph supported Jesus and Mary through the skilled work of a carpenter. The Church honors him under this title as a model of honest labor offered to God with dignity, responsibility, and love.
Why Catholics ask for this saint’s intercession
He reminds job seekers and workers that their labor has dignity and that material needs can be entrusted to God without shame.
Ask for intercession
A prayer with St. Joseph the Worker
St. Joseph the Worker, intercede for me as I seek honest work and stability. Ask God to open the right door, sustain me through uncertainty, and help me use my abilities in service of others. May my labor honor God and support those entrusted to me. Amen.
