{"id":140994,"date":"2017-02-28T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-faithful-steward-a-lenten-retreat-guide-on-st-joseph\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T16:44:52","slug":"the-faithful-steward-a-lenten-retreat-guide-on-st-joseph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-faithful-steward-a-lenten-retreat-guide-on-st-joseph\/","title":{"rendered":"The Faithful Steward: A Lenten Retreat Guide on St. Joseph"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"140994\" class=\"elementor elementor-140994\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edf839a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5edf839a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579a2327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"579a2327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8usnj\" data-offset-key=\"4tdhi-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4tdhi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4tdhi-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Why is St. Joseph such a popular patron, such an important figure for Catholics of all times and places? 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What does he have to teach us about what it means to follow Christ and experience the fulfillment that comes from spiritual maturity, the fulfillment we all long for?<\/span><\/span> Those are some of the questions we will explore in The Faithful Steward: A Lenten Retreat Guide on St. Joseph.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8usnj\" data-offset-key=\"dof5n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dof5n-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">In the <strong>First Meditation<\/strong>, we will reflect on how the Church\u2019s liturgy presents St. Joseph and the lessons contained there.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8usnj\" data-offset-key=\"dof5n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ecqe1-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">In the <strong>Second Meditation<\/strong>, we will look at the artistic tradition surrounding St. Joseph, reflecting on the wisdom of its beauty and symbolism.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8usnj\" data-offset-key=\"dof5n-0-0\">And in the <strong>Conference<\/strong>, we will delve into the spiritual discipline of silence\u2014something present in St. Joseph\u2019s example and too often absent in our own pursuit of deeper friendship with Christ.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"8usnj\" data-offset-key=\"49n03-0-0\">\r\n<p class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"49n03-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"49n03-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"> This may seem a strange topic for a Lenten Retreat Guide, but reflecting on St. Joseph will bring us back to the spiritual fundamentals &#8211; and getting back to spiritual basics is a great way to live Lent. \u00a0Let\u2019s begin by quieting our hearts and turning our attention to God, who never stops paying attention to us. 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