Tonya Meyer asked for a post on St. Joseph of Cupertino, so this unique saint is our feature guest today.
Joseph's father died before he was born and left the family in debt, forcing Joseph's mother to give birth to Him in a stable. He was apprenticed to his uncle, a shoe maker, at a young age. He felt called to the religious life, but was rejected by two different religious orders because of his lack of education. He then petitioned to be allowed to work for the Friars in t...he stables. The Friars were impressed with their stable hand's piety, so they eventually let him join the order and, in time, he was ordained a priest.
Joseph had been receiving visions since his childhood. As a priest, he would go into extacies during times of deep prayer and actually levitate. The sight of an image of the Blessed Mother or the Blessed Sacrament could cause him to leave the ground and remain suspended for several minutes. Seventy of these episodes were recorded in the last 17 years of his life.
Joseph of Cupertino is the patron Saint of astronauts, aviators, paratroopers and students taking tests. His feast day is September 18.
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