PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR PERSEVERANCE.
O DEAR St. Joseph, foster-father of our divine Redeemer, and spouse of our holy Mother Mary, thou didst live with them and toil for them through all the years of the hidden life, and thou didst die in their arms. By the love thou bearest to them and the love they bear to thee, pray for us always, and guard us. Obtain for us, O patron of a happy death, the grace to live and die in God's love and favor, that we may spend our eternity with Jesus and Mary and with thee, O dear St. Joseph.
NOVENA IN HONOR OF ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF MARY MOST HOLY.
THE Sovereign Pontiff, Pius IX., Nov. 28, 1876, granted to all the faithful who, with contrite heart, devoutly make at any time during the year the novena in honor of St. Joseph, spouse of Mary most holy, with any formula of prayer, provided it be approved by competent ecclesiastical authority, an indulgence of 300 days, once a day; plenary indulgence on usual conditions.
Ejaculation.
St. Joseph, model and patron of those who love the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
Indulgence of 100 days, once a day.-— Leo XIII., Dec. 19, 1891.
Prayer.
REMEMBER, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, my sweet protector St. Joseph! that no one ever had recourse to thy protection or implored thy aid without obtaining relief. Confiding therefore in thy goodness, I come before thee, and humbly supplicate thee. Oh, despise not my petitions, foster-father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen.
Indulgence of 300 days, once a day. — Pius IX., June 26, 1863.
PRAYERS IN HONOR OF ST. JOSEPH FOR THE AGONIZING.
ETERNAL Father, by Thy love for St. Joseph, whom Thou didst select from among all men to represent Thee upon earth, have mercy on us and on the dying.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
