“If there’s one quality that a man can start with as they imitate St. Joseph, it’s humility.”
Duane and Carrie Daunt
Who is Duane and Carrie Daunt?
Duane and Carrie established Team Daunt in 1999 when they were married in the Church. They are the parents of nine energetic children and reside in Tallahassee, Florida. They are blessed with a thriving community of faithful family and friends. Duane and Carrie work with the John Paul II Healing Center. In addition to his work in business development for a large software company, Duane is a business consultant for the Center.
Carrie is a content developer and speaker for the Center’s Undone women’s conferences, a prayer minister for the Healing the Whole Person events, and a co-presenter with the Unveiled marriage conference. Carrie is also the author of Undone: Freeing Your Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame. Together they enjoy spending time as a family and watching all of their kids play soccer. They have been involved in marriage ministry and presented locally and nationally at different events and conferences over the last twenty-one years. With a devotion to the Holy Family, they are thrilled to launch this new Man Your Post mission to help restore masculinity through the holy example of St. Joseph.
The Example of St Joseph on being a Man
In this post, Duane and Carrie Daunt talk about being a man like St. Joseph. They explain
– What is a model masculine man supposed to look like? Why is it important?
-What are men supposed to lead and what qualities do they need to have?
– What happens when they don’t lead? How does St Joseph lead?
-How can a man find out his mission?
-When things get difficult, what should a man do or where should he turn?
Manning Your Post like St. Joseph
Two years ago I was looking to do a podcast on St. Joseph. It was a struggle. Most people in the community said, he’s not said a word, everything was too presumptuous and I never got around to doing a podcast on this wonderful saint. When I reached out to Duane, I didn’t realize that his book was based on St. Joseph. I was too focused on the cause of men and the current issues they face. Having a brother, I understand the challenges young men of today face and I was locked on the topic.
I will never get tired of saying but through this podcast, God always amazes and humbles me. When Duane said his baby was on the way, I didn’t think he would ever want to do an episode this year. All of June, I spent praying and pointlessly worrying about who would come on our 100th episode. I reached out to a bunch of people and didn’t hear back.
Until Duane wrote back. He and Carrie had just had their baby and were back to ministry. I was super happy to have them. What shocked me even more was when during their introduction, they said their book was based on St. Joseph. God always works in mysterious ways. And all our times are in His very capable hands. There’s a lot in this episode, especially how both talk about building good support structures so men feel encouraged to seek help. They can also be role models for others. There’s so much pressure in today’s world but look no further than St. Joseph. Just going through his life will help you gain strength.
Duane also talks about what manning your post really means and how to go about doing it. Carrie touches on asking advice from the people who have done it all before. This turned out to be a wonderful episode with so much real world experience.
The Litany of St. Joseph
The book Man your post can be used in study groups. If you have time, then pray the litany of St. Joseph in addition to your daily prayers. There are many qualities of St. Joseph and it was nice to have a woman’s view of what qualities an Ephesians 5 man is like. Here’s the litany.
| Lord, have mercy. | Lord, have mercy. |
| Christ, have mercy. | Christ, have mercy. |
| Lord, have mercy. | Lord, have mercy. |
| Christ, hear us. | Christ, hear us. |
| Christ, graciously hear us. | Christ, graciously hear us. |
| God the Father in heaven, | have mercy on us. |
| God the Son, Redeemer of the world, | have mercy on us. |
| God the Holy Spirit, | have mercy on us. |
| Holy Trinity, one God, | have mercy on us. |
| Holy Mary, | pray for us. |
| Saint Joseph, | pray for us. |
| Illustrious son of David, | pray for us. |
| Light of Patriarchs, | pray for us. |
| Spouse of the Mother of God, | pray for us. |
| Guardian of the Redeemer, | pray for us. |
| Pure Guardian of the Virgin, | pray for us. |
| Provider for the Son of God, | pray for us. |
| Zealous defender of Christ, | pray for us. |
| Servant of Christ, | pray for us. |
| Minister of salvation, | pray for us. |
| Head of the Holy Family, | pray for us. |
| Joseph, most just, | pray for us. |
| Joseph, most chaste, | pray for us. |
| Joseph, most prudent, | pray for us. |
| Joseph, most brave, | pray for us. |
| Joseph, most obedient, | pray for us. |
| Joseph, most loyal, | pray for us. |
| Mirror of patience, | pray for us. |
| Lover of poverty, | pray for us. |
| Model for workers, | pray for us. |
| Glory of family life, | pray for us. |
| Guardian of virgins, | pray for us. |
| Cornerstone of families, | pray for us. |
| Support in difficulties, | pray for us. |
| Comfort of the sorrowing, | pray for us. |
| Hope of the sick, | pray for us. |
| Patron of exiles, | pray for us. |
| Patron of the afflicted, | pray for us. |
| Patron of the poor, | pray for us. |
| Patron of the dying, | pray for us. |
| Terror of demons, | pray for us. |
| Protector of the Holy Church, | pray for us. |
| Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, | spare us, O Lord. |
| Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, | hear us, O Lord. |
| Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, | have mercy on us. |
| He made him master of his house, | and ruler of all his possessions. |
Let us pray.
O God, who in your inexpressible providence
were pleased to choose Saint Joseph
as spouse of your most holy Mother,
grant, we pray,
that we, who revere him as our protector on earth,
may be worthy of his heavenly intercession.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
R. Amen.
Reaching 100
When I started this podcast, I had no idea what a podcast was. The Lord has led and equipped me to keep this ministry going through thick and thin. Even this month in the ICU, I was wondering if it was every going to be possible to record but God always provides.
By His grace, I pray we reach to 200. I am thankful to all my guests, subscribers, listeners and my team working with me behind the scenes to ensure that each episode is fantastic. God bless you all. And thank you so very much.
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