Editing Prayers (section)

== Prayers to Saint Joseph ==
=== In Praise of Saint Joseph ===

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I praise you dear Saint Joseph, 
man according to the heart of God.
You were found worthy to be the husband of the Virgin Mary
and foster father of the Son of God.

To you God sent an angel 
to reveal the wondrous mystery of the Incarnation
and the plans of his holy will.
God bestowed on you countless graces, 
gave you the privilege of living with Jesus and Mary,
sharing their joys and sorrows; 
patience amidst trials,
and perseverance amid the toil of daily labor.

With great fidelity 
you followed every inspiration from heaven,
and with full confidence 
placed yourself in the hands of Divine Providence, 
grateful for his loving care.

God will also take care of me if I, like you, 
live according to his holy will, 
and if like you I make his honor and glory 
the aim of my life.

O Blessed Saint Joseph,
may your life be an inspiration to me 
when i find it hard to be faithful 
in the practice of virtue 
and in the fuifilment of my duties.
Help me to imitate your example,
to trust in God's grace,
and to have the great happiness 
of dying in the friendship of Jesus 
and under the protection of Mary.
Amen.
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=== To you, O blessed Joseph ===

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<poem>
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.

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.

Amen.
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