live a holy life, die a happy death, and attain to everlasting happiness in heaven. Amen.
His Holiness, Leo XIII, in his Encyclical of Aug. 15, 1889, has ordered that after the public recitation of the Holy Rosary prescribed by him on other occasions for the month of October, the above prayer should be added, granting for its recitation an indulgence of 7 years and 7 quarantines.
Moreover, His Holiness, by a decree of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, Sept. 21, 1889, has granted to the faithful who shall recite the same prayer at any time of the year an indulgence of 300 days, once a day.
Note. — When this prayer is not recited after the Rosary, the words "after imploring the help of thy most holy Spouse" are omitted.
ANOTHER APPROVED VERSION OF THIS FAVORITE PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH AS RECITED IN MANY PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OCTOBER DEVOTIONS
We come to thee, O blessed Joseph, in our sore distress. Having sought the aid of thy most blessed spouse, we now confidently implore thy assistance also. We humbly beg that, mindful of the dutiful affection which bound thee to the immaculate virgin Mother of God, and of the fatherly love wherewith thou didst cherish the child Jesus, thou wilt lovingly watch over the heritage which Jesus Christ purchased with His blood, and by thy powerful intercession help us in our
