A soft, penetrating resin incense honoring Saint Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus, scented with the lily — the traditional symbol of his purity and protection.
The fragrance is composed around the gentle, sustained character of the lily, the flower most often shown in Catholic iconography in Saint Joseph's hand. The 4/5 intensity gives the blend real presence — enough to carry through the great Josephite feasts and the long arc of nuptial Masses, while keeping the soft floral character that fits a saint long invoked as the model of the just man.
Saint Joseph appears in the Gospels as the carpenter of Nazareth, the husband of Mary, and the foster father who guarded the Holy Family through the flight into Egypt and the hidden years at Nazareth. He is patron of workers, of fathers, and of the Universal Church — the last title formally declared by Pope Pius IX in 1870. Two feasts mark his memory in the Roman calendar: Saint Joseph on March 19th, and Saint Joseph the Worker on May 1st, instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955.
Intensity: 4/5
Scent notes: Lily
Type: Italian-style resin incense
"Ite ad Ioseph" (Go to Joseph) — the traditional Latin invocation, drawn from Genesis 41:55.
