PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH BEFORE MASS AND HOLY COMMUNION
PRAYER IN A DIFFICULT PROBLEM
PETITION FOR ST. JOSEPH'S BLESSING
A PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR THE SUCCESS OF A TEMPORAL AFFAIR
 

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH BEFORE MASS AND HOLY COMMUNION

Happy and blessed art thou, O Joseph, to whom it was given not only to see and to hear that God whom many kings desired to see, and saw not, to hear, and heard not; but also to hold Him in thine arms, to embrace Him, to clothe Him, and to guard and defend Him.

Pray for us, O blessed Joseph,
  that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

O God, who hast given unto us a royal priesthood, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, that as Blessed Joseph was found worthy to touch with his hands, and bear within his arms, Thine Only-begotten Son, born of the Virgin Mary, so may we be made fit, by cleanness of heart and purity of work, to serve at Thy holy altars; that we may worthily receive the Most Sacred Body and Blood of Thy Son, now in this present world, and deserve to attain an everlasting reward in the world to come. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

[From the Roman Missal.]

PRAYER IN A DIFFICULT PROBLEM

O GLORIOUS St. Joseph, thou who hast power to render possible even things which are considered impossible, come to our aid in our present trouble and distress. Take this important and difficult affair under thy particular protection, that it may end happily. (Name your request.)

O dear St. Joseph, all our confidence is in thee. let it not be said that we would invoke thee in vain; and since thou art so powerful with Jesus and Mary. show that thy goodness equals thy power. Amen, St. Joseph, friend of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.

PETITION FOR ST. JOSEPH'S BLESSING

Bless me, O dearly beloved Father, St. Joseph; bless my body and my soul; bless my resolutions, my words and deeds, all my actions and omissions, my every step; bless all that I possess, all my interior and  exterior goods, that all may redound to the greater honor of God. Bless me for time and eternity, and preserve me from every sin. Obtain for me the grace to make atonement for all my sins by love and contrition here on earth, so that after my last breath I may, without delay, prostrate at thy feet return thee thanks in Heaven for all the love and goodness thou, O dearest Father, hast shown me here below. Amen.

Now pray the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be to the Father,
three times, in thanksgiving to God for the graces and prerogatives
bestowed on St. Joseph.

A PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR THE SUCCESS OF A TEMPORAL AFFAIR

O GREAT ST. JOSEPH, whose influence over the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary is all powerful and who hast never been invoked
in vain, I ask, with the most firm and lively confidence, the
speedy granting of my request. [State your petition.]
Dear St. Joseph, obtain for me the object of my prayer if it be
for the glory of God and my own salvation; but if it is not, then
obtain for the grace lovingly to resign myself to the Will of my
Heavenly Father, who in the afflictions He permits, as well as the
temporal favors He grants me, has in view only my happiness
here and my eternal salvation. Amen.

Now pray the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, three times, in thanksgiving to God for the graces and prerogatives bestowed on St. Joseph.
 

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