Livin' on a prayer

I came home from vacation (I'll tackle that subject later) to find a prayer card on the counter, with a note from my Mother. She'd been at the church office, purchasing a Mass Card for a friend whose father had recently passed, when another card caught her eye.

For anyone who is unfamiliar with Catholicism, we have funny traditions. (In my opinion, at least) Sitting, standing and kneeling aside, we also pray to different saints for various reasons. St. Joseph is the patron saint of several things, including families, fathers, expectant mothers, travelers, home buyers and sellers, etc. Many real estate agents and homeowners bury mini statues of St. Joseph upside-down around a house when trying to sell it. Hey, I told you our traditions were funny.

Anyway, it seems St. Joseph is also the patron saint of working folk. I had no idea until I saw this card, which read:

Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment

Dear Saint Joseph,

You were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern will be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care. Help us to guard against bitterness and discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God. Amen.

So... if you're out there St. Joseph... I'm looking for a copywriting position. If you know what that is. You had banner ads in Biblical times, right?