Prayer
of Confidence in Saint Joseph
With
childlike confidence
I present myself before thee, O holy Joseph, faithful foster father of
Jesus! I beg thy compassionate intercession and support in this, my
present
necessity. [Name your petition.]
I
firmly believe
that thou art most powerful near the throne of God, Who chose thee for
the foster father of His well-beloved Son, Jesus Christ. O blessed
Saint,
who saved that Treasure of Heaven, with His virginal Mother, from
the fury of His enemies, who with untiring industry supplied His
earthly
wants and with paternal care accompanied and protected Him in all the
journeys
of His childhood, take me also, for the love of Jesus, as thy child.
Assist
me in my present difficulty with thy prayers before God. The infinite
goodness
of our Savior, Who loved and honored thee as His father upon earth,
cannot
refuse thee any request now in Heaven.
How many
pious souls
have sought help, from thee in their needs and have experienced, to
their
joy, how good, how ready thou art to assist. How quickly thou dost turn
to those who call upon thee with confidence! How powerful thou art in
bringing
help and restoring joy to anxious and dejected hearts! Therefore, do I
fly to thee, O most worthy father of Jesus, most chaste spouse of Mary!
Good St. Joseph, I pray thee by the burning love thou hadst for Jesus
and
Mary upon earth, console me in my distress and present my petition,
through
Jesus and Mary, before the Throne of God! One word from thee will move
Him to assist my afflicted soul. Then most joyfully shall I praise Him
and thee, and more earnest shall be my thanksgiving! Amen.
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