(Reader: A Fellow Patriot) March 19 Feast of St. Joseph, Terror of Demons

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March 19 Feast of St. Joseph (Terror of Demons)

1) Fierce Defender: St. Joseph Is ‘Terror of Demons’

“In Scripture, he spoke not a word, yet St. Joseph was God’s chosen to head the Holy Family.

The degree of his holiness is unimaginable yet measurable by the degree to which demons fear him, according to exorcists, who say that, after the Virgin Mary, the devil fears St. Joseph more than any other saint. In the Litany of St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus is invoked under a number of titles, including “Terror of Demons.”

“People sometimes think of St. Joseph as a quiet, kindly old man, but not very effectual,” Msgr. Stephen Rossetti told the Register. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Msgr. Rossetti has been an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington for more than 12 years, is a licensed psychologist and research associate professor at The Catholic University of America, and is the president and founder of the The St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal.

“God himself picked St. Joseph to defend the Son and his mother,” he said. “They were the targets of great demonic assaults as well as human assaults, especially those of Herod. Next to Our Lady, he is the greatest of saints in defending against Satan, and we regularly invoke him in our exorcism sessions, with great benefit.”