Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. — Revelation 2:10
St. Francis de Sales: How could we doubt that Our Lord raised glorious
St. Joseph up into Heaven, body and soul? For he had the honor and
grace of carrying Him so often in his blessed arms, arms in which Our
Lord took so much pleasure. St. Joseph is therefore in Heaven body and
soul, without a doubt.
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AD TE BEATE IOSEPH / TO THEE O BLESSED JOSEPH do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help
of thy most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke thy patronage also.
Through
that charity which bound thee to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and
through the paternal love with which thou embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly
beg thee to graciously regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased
by his Blood, and with thy 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 propitious to us and from Heaven assist us in our struggles with the powers of darkness; and, as once thou
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 thy constant protection, so that, supported by thy example and thy aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die holy, and to obtain eternal happiness in
heaven. + Amen.
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