Prayer to Saint Joseph for the October Devotion
In 1889 Pope Leo XIII
to the encyclical QUAMQUAMPLURIESENCYCLICALOF POPE LEO XIII ON DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH ordered
this special devotional prayer to be said to Saint Joseph during the
month of October, the month of the Most Holy Rosary.
Prayer
to Saint Joseph
To
thee, O blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our affliction, and
having implored the help of thy thrice holy Spouse, we now, with
hearts filled with confidence, earnestly beg thee also to take us
under thy protection. By that charity wherewith thou wert united to
the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by that fatherly love with
which thou didst cherish the Child Jesus, we beseech thee and we
humbly pray that thou wilt look down with gracious eye upon that
inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by His blood, and wilt
succor us in our need by thy power and strength.
Defend,
O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, the chosen off-spring of
Jesus Christ. Keep from us, O most loving Father, all blight of error
and corruption. Aid us from on high, most valiant defender, in this
conflict with the powers of darkness. And even as of old thou didst
rescue the Child Jesus from the peril of His life, so now defend
God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all
adversity. Shield us ever under thy patronage, that, following thine
example and strengthened by thy help, we may live a holy life, die a
happy death, and attain to everlasting bliss in Heaven. Amen.
A MORE MODERN VERSION OF THE PRAYER, Shared by the Marian's:
To you, O
blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.
Through that charity which bound you
to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love
with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.
Through that charity which bound you
to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love
with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful
guardian of the Holy Family,
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us
every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us
and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.
As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,
so now protect God's Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us
every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us
and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.
As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,
so now protect God's Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.
Amen.
