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In the name of the Father,  
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O glorious Saint Joseph,  
  
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and of the Son,
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you were appointed by the eternal Father
  
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and of the Holy Spirit.
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as the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus Christ.  
  
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You were the comfort and support of His holy Mother,
  
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and the instrument in His great design
  
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Amen.
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for the redemption of mankind.  
  
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You had the happiness of living with Jesus and Mary,
  
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and of dying in their arms.
  
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,  
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Be moved with the confidence we place in you,  
  
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and the love of God,  
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and procure for us from the Almighty,  
  
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and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.
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the particular favors which we humbly ask through your intercession.  
  
  
  
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O Saint Joseph,
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(Here ask for the favors you desire.)
  
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my patron and my advocate,
 
  
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to you do I have recourse
 
  
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that you may obtain for me that grace for which I humbly pray.
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Pray for us, O great Saint Joseph,
  
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It may well be that the disappointments
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and by your love for Jesus and Mary,
  
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and the bitterness in my life
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and by their love for you,
  
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may be the just punishment for my sins.
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obtain for us the supreme happiness of living
  
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But even If I should have to recognize my own guilt,
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and dying in the love of Jesus and Mary.
  
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need I lose hope in obtaining the help of the Lord?
 
  
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'Oh no,'would be the answer of your devoted client,
 
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Saint Theresa, 'indeed, nor all you poor sinners.
 
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No matter how great your needs,
 
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turn to the powerful help of Saint Joseph.
 
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Go to Saint Joseph with sincere confidence
 
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and rest assured that your pleas will be heard.'
 
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Following the teaching of Saint Theresa,
 
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therefore, I present myself before your glorious throne,
 
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0 Holy Saint Joseph
 
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and beg for your powerful intercession in my present tribulations.
 
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Bring my petitions before the throne of God,
 
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that by your power and mercy
 
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I may obtain that which of myself
 
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I would not be worthy to receive.
 
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And grant that having obtained the favorable answer to my petition,
 
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I may return to your altar
 
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and there fulfill my devotion of praise and thanksgiving for your Intercession.
 
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Remember O most merciful foster father of the Lord Jesus,
 
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that no one who has ever had recourse to you was left unaided.
 
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Countless are the graces and favors which you have obtained
 
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in answer to the prayers addressed to you.
 
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The sick, the oppressed, those who suffer injustice,
 
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the betrayed, the abandoned, in short,
 
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all who have had recourse to your protection
 
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were aided in their afflictions.
 
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O Holy Saint Joseph,
 
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do not leave me to be the only one to be deprived of your help.
 
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Show yourself kindly and generously even to me,
 
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so that my prayers of thanksgiving for your mercy
 
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may rebound for the greater glory of God.
 
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O Saint Joseph,
 
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head of the Holy Family,
 
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I venerate you from the profoundest depth of my heart.
 
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To the afflicted who have appealed to you before me,
 
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you have granted comfort and peace.
 
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Console even my own poor afflicted soul.
 
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You know all my needs, Saint Joseph,
 
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even before I set them before you in prayers.
 
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O powerful Saint Joseph,
 
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you know how important this petition is for me.
 
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I place all my hope in your intercession.
 
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Grant me the answer to the favor
 
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for which I so desperately pray
 
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and I pledge myself to spread your devotion everywhere and to support,
 
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within the limits of my abilities,
 
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those charities which, in your name,
 
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aid the afflicted and the dying throughout the world.
 
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Saint Joseph,
 
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consoler of the afflicted,
 
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have mercy on my Sorrow.
 
  
 
Amen.
 
Amen.

Latest revision as of 23:39, 29 June 2017

O glorious Saint Joseph,

you were appointed by the eternal Father

as the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus Christ.

You were the comfort and support of His holy Mother,

and the instrument in His great design

for the redemption of mankind.

You had the happiness of living with Jesus and Mary,

and of dying in their arms.

Be moved with the confidence we place in you,

and procure for us from the Almighty,

the particular favors which we humbly ask through your intercession.


(Here ask for the favors you desire.)


Pray for us, O great Saint Joseph,

and by your love for Jesus and Mary,

and by their love for you,

obtain for us the supreme happiness of living

and dying in the love of Jesus and Mary.


Amen.

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