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Carpenter’s Lullaby
I consider Saint Joseph the special patron of all those forced to leave their native lands because of war, persecution and poverty.
—Pope Francis, Patris Corde
Sleep, child, in this manger rude and small
The world will quickly claim you
Soon you will grow tall
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