There is a lovely piece in today’s Wall Street Journal in honor of Saint Joseph, whose feast day is today:

Maddy prayed a 30-day novena to St. Joseph two years ago with a single intention in mind: that if it was his will, God give her a spouse. That exercise has a special place in Catholic tradition—not only to pray, but to do so through the intercession of those in heaven.

(That “Maddy” is me, and the writer is my husband, in case you were wondering . . .)