A wretched man, corrupted by vice, lay on his deathbed without the slightest remorse, mocking God and rejecting every form of religious assistance for his final hour.
Seeing him mock their efforts to save his soul with satanic laughter, his relatives decided to turn to Saint Joseph. Surely this great Saint would move the merciful Heart of Jesus to take pity on the unfortunate man.
It was the month of March. The priest, the man's relatives, and his friends offered fervent prayers to the Patron of a Happy Death.
How wonderful is the power of prayer! On the morning of March 19, the feast of Saint Joseph, the sick man himself asked to go to confession and insisted that they summon the very priest he had mocked more than anyone else until then.
He confessed with the most sincere repentance and, a short time later, passed away...
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