St Joseph Studio is Completed!

Today, the studio is officially completed. When we moved here in September, there was no place to record. We noted when we first looked at the house, there was a partially finished room in the basement and Prodigal Daughter thought, "that will be the studio." She told me she would have it finished as a birthday present for me. I don't deserve her.

How did I come by the name St Joseph Studio? We asked St. Joseph to intercede for us to sell our home and find this one, and we are 3 minutes from St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Also, my middle name is Joseph. Besides, since we no longer live 300 yards from the train tracks, the Loud Train Studios moniker would no longer work here. For my birthday today I received a small statue of St Joseph holding Jesus on his arm and this will be placed in a prominent place of honor in the studio. (You can see it in the TiberCam today)

Here is the prayer to St. Joseph which is over 1900 years old.

"O St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage to the most Loving of Fathers. O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen "