SLEEPING SAINT JOSEPH - STATUE - RESIN crucifijo pulsera plata This Holy rosary bead has

This Holy rosary bead has a Pastoral cross

whose sacrifice has given men the salvation

Invoked against: Life-threatening illnesses

considered worthy to contemplate the glory of the Son of God

That's why St Paul is depicted holding his Gospel in one hand while he wields the sword used to martyr him in the other

SLEEPING SAINT JOSEPH - STATUE - RESIN crucifijo pulsera plata This Holy rosary bead hasThere is one story about the image of the "Sleeping St. Joseph" that involves Pope Francis, who brought a statuette of this image from Argentina to keep near his room at St Martha's House. It depicts the Saint dressed in gold trimmered dark green and red garments. Joseph is Lying down and asleep. This position is symbolic of the Gospel: it is always in his sleep that Jesus's adoptive father receives messages from heaven about Mary and which name the