The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-01-17
THE CHAPEL OF ST. JOSEPH.
Sisters of ST. Joseph, Their Pupils and
Friends Will Complete 1t as a Low
ING Tribute to the Patron Saint of
the Order.

are addressing to those from whom
they expect contributions to enable
them to complete the labor of love
which they have undertaken.
Amid the many features of beauty
and grandeur planned for the new
Cathedral of St. Paul, to make it
truly monumental edifice in the rich
realm of sacred architecture, it's sew
eral chapels hold conspicuous rank,
and amid those, the chapel dedicated
to the holy Patriarch, st. Joseph,
claims, as of it's right, special distinc-
tion.
It could not have been otherwise in
the great Cathedral, hidden to picture
in best forms of human art the mys-
terious happenings of the supernatural
life, as manifested in the Saviour of
mankind nineteen centuries ago and
since then in His ever-abiding Church.
Near to the Saviour in Bethlehem,
where was made His first entrance
into the world, were Mary and Joseph.
Near to Him must Mary and Joseph
be, in the temple that images His
passage across the earth. So it is
to be in the Cathedral of st. Paul.
At once, inside it's portals, there looms
up Bethlehem-Mary, in her beautiful
chapel on one side, Joseph, in his
not less beautiful chapel, on the other.
St. Joseph, as the GOSPEL calls him,
was "a just man" His proximity to
the Incarnate God, whose chosen guar
dian and protector he was, entitled
him to richest graces. Living continu-
ousIy with the Saviour, laboring con-
tinuously in most immediate manner
with Him, he rose to highest degrees
of sanctifcation and holiness. In the
great temple of religion he should be
where he is quickly seen and will be
reyerently hanored.
The protector of the human life OF
the Saviour, St. Joseph is the protec-
tor of the members of the Saviour
mystic body, the children OF the
Sayiour's Church. Thus it is that the
Church commends earnestly devotion
to st. Joseph, and earnestly urges the
faithful to obtain his intercession be-
fore the Throne of Grace by prayer to
him, by imitation of his virtues. How
eficacious the intercession of st. Jo
seph ever is, how we'll he rewards
those who honor him and seek through
him the gifts of divine love-they can
tell, and they do tell, whose devotion
to him is fervent, whose frequent
whisper of heart is-"St. Joseph, pray
for u.s."
Be there, then, in the great Cathe
dral the Chapel of st. Joseph-be it
there so graceful and so winning In
beauty. as to reflect, in it's imagery
and symbolism, the splendor of the
holy life of St. Joseph, and arrest in
pious admiration the throngs willing
to receive upon their souls the i'm
press of his virtues, and to send up
ward through his blessed hands the
incense of their alteration and prayer
A priced privilege it is to be al
lowed to become the patrons of the
Chapel of St. Joseph in the great
Cathedral of st. Paul The Sisters O
st. Joseph, for themselves, their pu
pills and their friends, have claimed
this privilege, and to them the priv
ilege has been granted.
The estimated cost of the Chape
of ST. Joseph-sumptuous altar, artls
tic decorations of walls and ceilings
will, it is said, reach the sum of twen
tv-ive thousand dollars. The work o
obtaining this sum is now begun. Ma
the Saint be propitious to the labo
undertaken in his honor!
The Sisters of st. Joseph owe mucI
to the sanity Patriarch, whose nam
they bear, under whose protectin
wand they have labored long in tn
service of Christian education and @
Christian charity, whose intercessioT
they gladly believe, has enriched ther
with many precious favors. The Sis
ters of st. Joseph will do their par
so far as means at their disposal pei
nit, for the Chapel of st. Joseph.
The pupils of the Sisters of s
Joseph. now scattered far and wild
over the land, have, it is fondly bt
lieved, learnt from them, in schoc
days, to revere st. Joseph. Their pl
pills would be rightfully displease
were they not convoked, one and al
to prove themselves the children c
the Saint and to associate themselve
with their well-remembered teacher
in such conspicuous work as that c
giving to him a chapel in the grea
Cathedral. They, too, will do thel
part.
The friends of the Sisters of s.
Joseph-not few, it is hoped, in nun
ber-will be glad to lend aid to tn
work and make it theirs-in token c
esteem and regard for the Sisters an
their services to religion and charit!
if so they will--yet more, however, i
token of their love and reverence TO
the sainted Patriarch himself, st. il
seph. They, too, will do their part.
And here, be it stated, all who ar
friends of st. Joseph will be accounte
friends of the Sisters of st. Joseph
gladly adopted as such by the Sister
and accorded by them gladsome parti
ipation in their prayers and goo