St. Joseph the Worker was commissioned by Fr. Paul Sullivan of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Phoenix, Arizona.
Scripture offers us no spoken words of St. Joseph, but his silence teaches us volumes about his humble strength, fortitude, and reliance on God. Joseph's actions are where we see his true holiness of character. He lived as the head of a family with a wife and child who were sinless. He worked hard to provide for them, to protect them, following God's instruction along the way without wavering.
St. Joseph is the model of a good father and a man devoted to Christ. This depiction of St. Joseph the Worker is intended to be a companion to the Miraculous Image, Our Lady of Guadalupe.
St. Joseph the Worker, by Ruth Stricklin, © 2018 New Jerusalem Studios, LLC.
