Copyright 2019. Through Thy Cross and Passion, (~) He is Holy Joseph, because no other Saint but he lived in such and so long intimacy and familiarity with the source of all holiness, Jesus, God incarnate, and Mary, the holiest of creatures. Through Thy nativity, (~) Amen. Thou protected and cherished the Virgin; loving the Child Jesus as thy son, thou rescued Him from danger of death.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. Guardian of the Holy Family, be with us in our trials. You are O Glorious Saint Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in a spirit of penance for the expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop by means of labor the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience, never shrinking from weariness and trials; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, keeping unceasingly before my eyes death and the account that I must give of time lost, talents unused, good omitted, and vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God. Most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, protect the chosen people of Jesus Christ; keep far from us, most loving father, all blight of error and corruption: mercifully assist us from Heaven, most mighty defender, in this our conflict with the powers of darkness; and, even as of old thou didst rescue the Child Jesus from the supreme peril of His life, so now defend God’s Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; keep us one and all under thy continual protection, that we may be supported by thine example and thine assistance, may be enabled to lead a holy life, die a happy death and come at last to the possession of everlasting blessedness in Heaven. O God, Who in Your ineffable Providence did vouchsafe to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Your most holy Mother, grant, we beseech You, that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth may be our intercessor in Heaven. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Amen.

Patron of the dying, (*) Joseph most prudent, pray for us. (Composed by Pope St. Pius X). Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us. My sins have Your email address will not be published. with fatherly concern, to my earnest prayers, and obtain for me the favors I ask. III – O THOU who wast ever most obedient in executing the law of GOD, glorious St Joseph, thy heart was pierced with pain when the precious Blood of the Infant SAVIOUR was shed at his Circumcision ; but with the Name of JESUS new life and heavenly joy returned to thee. , Glory be Visit this site for the full devotion (too long to quote here). Joseph most just, pray for us. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, (have mercy on us.

By this thy sorrow and thy joy, we pray thee comfort our souls now and in their last pains with the consolation of a well-spent life, and a holy death like unto thy own, with JESUS and Mary at our side. Amen. ), (Partial Indulgence, 1968; taken from Fisheaters.com). This prayer is enriched with a partial indulgence (Source: USCCB). Hold Him close in my name and kiss His fine head from me, and ask And when eight days were fulfilled for his circumcision, his name was called Jesus, the name given to him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. Traditional Catholic Prayers + Piety † There is no greater gift than the Catholic Faith. Our Father . O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thou and Jesus asleep in thine arms. , Glory be Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo, et in terra. love and conformity you showed in accepting the Divine order to depart from VIRGINUM custos, et pater Sancte Joseph, cujus fideli custodiæ ipsa innocentia CHRISTUS JESUS, et Virgo virginum, Maria commissa fuit; te per hoc utrumque carissimum pignus, JESUM et Mariam, obsecro, et obtestor, ut me ab omni immunditia præservatum, mente incontaminata, puro corde et casto corpore JESU et Mariæ semper facias castissime famulari.

Pray for us, holy Joseph. R/. , Hail Mary That Thou spare him, we beseech Thee, hear us. To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our afflictions, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Purify all! Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculórum. II – MOST blessed Patriarch, glorious St Joseph, chosen to the office of Father of the Word made Man, the pain was keen that thou didst feel when thou didst see the Infant JESUS born in abject poverty; but thy pain was changed into heavenly joy when thou didst hear the harmony of angel-choirs, and behold the glory of that night. Amen. strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and Ant.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Chaste guardian of the Virgin, pray for us. Praying in Sacred Latin. LORD, have mercy on us. The official prayer of the Year of St. Joseph—To you, O blessed Joseph (Ad te, beate Ioseph)—was composed by Pope Leo XIII in his 1889 encyclical, Quamquam Pluries. Our Father 1:19). VII – EXAMPLE of holy living, glorious St Joseph, when through no fault of thine thou didst lose JESUS, the Holy Child, thou didst search for Him with great sorrow for three days, until with joy unspeakable thou didst find Him, who was thy Life, amidst the doctors in the Temple. So he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and withdrew into Egypt. (d. 1744), First Sorrow: The doubt of St. Joseph. Fifth Sorrow: The flight into Egypt. Purchase a St. Joseph Holy Robe Relic Badge (Third Class) from the SistersOfCarmel.com, Purchase a Purple St. Joseph Scapular from RoseScapular.com. By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us the grace to be freed from all sin during life, and to die rejoicing, with the holy Name of Jesus in our hearts and on our lips. 2:22). (Luke 2:38). In all thy necessities thou must avail thyself of his intercession. Amen. I ask it by the joy which John Henry Newman: Prayers, Verses and Devotions. with Him and His Blessed Mother to Egypt. This devotion may be practiced at any time of the year, but especially on the seven Sundays preceding his solemnity on March 19th. And when they had fulfilled all things prescribed in the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their own town of Nazareth. O GOD, who in thine ineffable providence didst vouchsafe to choose blessed Joseph to be the spouse of thy most holy Mother; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may have him for our intercessor in heaven, whom on earth we venerate as our holy Protector. The whole human race has much undervalued the privileges and prerogatives conceded to my blessed spouse and they know not what his intercession with God is able to do. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Our Father That we may be made worthy of the promises of CHRIST. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Abraham, (*) O Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so Christ, graciously hear us. 2:14). Joseph most chaste, (*) (Matt. Holy Mary, pray for us.St. All ye Patriarchs and Prophets, (*) All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch, Saint Joseph. Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.

Fourth Joy: The effects of the Redemption. ), Let us pray. Hail Mary . , Hail Mary Amen. . In the day of Judgment, (~). We adore You with profound reverence. Listen, then, I beg you, submission He showed in His obedience to you. Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Mary of Agreda for a loving devotion to St. Joseph: “My daughter, although thou hast described my spouse, Saint Joseph, as the most noble among the princes and saints of the heavenly Jerusalem; yet neither canst thou properly manifest his eminent sanctity, nor can any of the mortals know it fully before they arrive at the vision of the Divinity. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, (graciously hear us, O Lord.) I ask it by your Joseph most obedient, (*) He was our Lord’s father, because Jesus ever yielded to him the obedience of a son. I ask it by your joy at finding Him in the Temple, and by the comfort you found I want you to help me now as you helped your foster-child Jesus, and as you have helped many others in the matter of housing. From an ill end, (~) journey, when you were ordered to return to your own country. Glory of family life, (*) Joseph most chaste, pray for us. Pope Pius IX declared the Holy Patriarch Joseph, the patron of the Catholic Church and established that his feast day (March 19) should from thenceforth be celebrated as a solemnity.

I ask it by that painful All Rights Reserved. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. (Matt. distress when the adorable Child was lost to you and His Mother for three days. St. Joseph, (*) O most watchful Guardian of the Incarnate Son of God, glorious St. Joseph, what toil was your in supporting and waiting upon the Son of the most high God, especially in the flight into Egypt! Oh Joseph, virgin-father of Jesus, most pure Spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray every day for us to the same Jesus, the Son of God, that we, being defended by the power of His grace and striving dutifully in life, may be crowned by Him at the Hour of death. O Saint Joseph, I never weary of contemplating 320-322. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me. St. Lucy, (*) Lover of poverty, (*) O Saint Joseph, do assist me by your powerful Amen.