HAPPY SOLEMNITY OF ST JOSEPH PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH!
APOSTOLATE OF ST JOSEPH
PRINCE OF THE CHURCH PRAYER
O Glorious St. Joseph, Son of
David, our model, our patron, our guide: to you do we have recourse when we are
afflicted with the anxieties and trials of life. Being mere mortals with
insecurities and fears, we take comfort in having you as our companion, and our
exemplar, who also faced the worries that confront the human condition. You
know what it is to have a heavy heart and a burdened mind.
Turn then, mighty Joseph, your paternal eyes toward us, and stand firm with us, so that we may conquer the demons which hound us, seeking the ruin of our souls. Assist us with thy special Patronage so that we may learn not only to avoid the occasions of sin, but, should we stumble, to waste no time in confessing our sins and receiving the absolution necessary to once again take courage against the powers of darkness.
Turn then, mighty Joseph, your paternal eyes toward us, and stand firm with us, so that we may conquer the demons which hound us, seeking the ruin of our souls. Assist us with thy special Patronage so that we may learn not only to avoid the occasions of sin, but, should we stumble, to waste no time in confessing our sins and receiving the absolution necessary to once again take courage against the powers of darkness.
Good St. Joseph, Prince of the Church, please guide and protect our Pontiff,
the Holy Father, from the hatred of men and the forces of Hell. Just as you
shielded Our Infant Lord with your Holy Cloak, so too, defend His Mystical Body
the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. + Amen.
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