TAKEN FROM
Jesus, Make Me Worthy:
a Prayer-Book for the Young Boy or Girl
by Rev. Robert Power, C.M.
Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur, 1960
ANGELUS PRESS

THE CATHOLIC CHILD AND ST. JOSEPH

My Child:

If you love Jesus and Mary you will also love St. Joseph.

He was so close to Jesus and Mary on earth. He protected them. He labored for them; and died in their arms.

How great is his power with God! St. Teresa tells us that he will never fail us.

Go to St. Joseph always---when you need a favor, a grace, a help of any kind.

He is the Patron of a Happy Death. Ask him often to be at your side when you come to die.

Here are some little prayers that you may say:

SAINT Joseph, friend of the Sacred Heart, Pray for us.

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HELP us Joseph, in our earthly strife, ever to lead a pure and blameless life.

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Ask St. Joseph to bless you.
(The blessing of St. Joseph)

MAY the poverty of my sweet and suffering little Child be your riches; His sighs and His tears, your consolation; the love of His Infant Heart, your earthly treasure and the sight of Him in Heaven your joy and reward.

St. Joseph, patron of the dying, pray for us.

A BOY SWEETHEART'S DAILY PRAYER
[ADDED BY THE WEB MASTER]

  O St. Joseph, Model of justice and therefore of husbands, I beseech thee to direct me in my choice of a future wife. Grant me especially wisdom and deliberation in this choice. Make both my friendship and courtship especially chaste, unselfish, prudent, thrifty, and cheerful. Be my companion in single as well as in wedded life.

Nihil Obstat, John H. Ramsey
Imprimatur, Bishop William T. Malloy

SIX RULES
For a Happy and Successful Friendship and Courtship

1. Receive our Lord in Holy Communion every Sunday for strength to be
and act like a Christlike man.
2. Pray to the Blessed Mother every day for grace to respect and protect her daughters.
3. Imitate Christ the Gentleman Who was so unselfish at home and abroad.
4. Be rich in masculine interests and grow in the art of conversation and of being interesting.
5. Learn to make decisions for yourself. Learn to save and to be a pleasant companion.
6. Strive for an esteem of the Sacrament of Marriage and of your God-given calling as Husband and Father
in building a Catholic marriage and a Catholic home.


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