Mother, Mary! to thy keeping
Soul and body we confide,
Toiling, resting, waking, sleeping.
To be ever at thy side;
Cares that vex us, joys that please us,
Life and death we trust to thee;
Thou must make them all for Jesus,
And for all eternity!
— Rev. F. W. Faber, D.D.
Devotions in Honor of St. Joseph
Novena in Honor of St. Joseph, Spouse of Mary Most Holy.
The Sovereign Pontiff, Pius IX, by a rescript of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, 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; a plenary indulgence, during the course of the novena, if, being truly penitent, having confessed and communicated, they pray for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff.
