DAY ONE
O great St. Joseph, with feelings of unlimited
confidence, we beg you to bless this novena that we begin in your honour.
“You are never invoked in vain” says the seraphic St. Theresa of Jesus. Be
you then to me what you have been to that spouse of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and graciously hear me as you did her. Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY TWO
O blessed Saint Joseph, tender-hearted father,
faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, we pray
and beseech you to offer to God the Father, His divine son, bathed in
blood on the Cross for sinners, and through the thrice holy name of Jesus
obtain for us of the eternal Father the favour for which we implore your
intercession . . . .
Amid the splendours of eternity, forget not the
sorrows of those who pray, those who weep; stay the almighty arm which
smites us, that by your prayers and those of your most holy spouse, the
Heart of Jesus may be moved to pity and to pardon. Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY THREE
Blessed St. Joseph, enkindle in our cold hearts a
spark of your charity. May God be always the first and only object of our
affections. Keep our souls always in sanctifying grace and, if we should
be so unhappy as to lose it, give us the strength to recover it
immediately by a sincere repentance. Help us to such a love of our God as
will always keep us united to Him. Amen.
O glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear
to Jesus Christ and for the glory of His name, hear our prayers and obtain
our petitions.
DAY FOUR
Saint Joseph, pride of Heaven, unfailing hope for
our lives, and support of those on earth, graciously accept our prayer of
praise. You were appointed spouse of the chaste Virgin by the Creator of
the world. He willed that you be called “father” of the Word and serve as
agent of our salvation. May the triune God who bestowed upon you heavenly
honours, be praised forever. And may He grant us through your merits the
joy of a blessed life and a favourable answer to our petition. Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY FIVE
O holy St. Joseph, what a lesson your life is for
us, ever so eager to appear so anxious to display before the eyes of men
the graces that we owe entirely to the liberality of God. In addition to
the special favour for which we plead in this novena . . . . grant that we
may attribute to God the glory of all things, that we may love the humble
and hidden life, that we may not desire any other position than the one
given us by Providence and that we may always be a docile instrument in
the hands of God. Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY SIX
O glorious Saint Joseph, appointed by the Eternal
Father as the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus Christ, the
comfort and support of His Holy Mother, and the instrument in His great
design for the redemption of mankind; you who had the happiness of living
with Jesus and Mary, and of dying in their arms, be moved with confidence
we place in you, and procure for us from the Almighty, the particular
favour which we humbly ask through your intercession . . . . Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY SEVEN
O faithful and prudent Saint Joseph, watch over
our weakness and our inexperience; obtain for us that prudence which
reminds us of our end, which directs our paths and which protects us from
every danger. Pray for us, then, O great Saint, and by your love for Jesus
and Mary, and by their love for you, obtain for us the favour we ask in
this novena . . . . Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY EIGHT
O blessed Joseph, to whom it was given not only
to see and to hear that God whom many kings longed to see and saw not; to
hear and heard not; but also to carry Him in your arms, to embrace Him, to
clothe Him, and to guard and defend Him, come to our assistance and
intercede with Him to look favourably on our present petition. . . Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY NINE
O good Saint Joseph, help us to be like you,
gentle to those whose weakness leans on us; help us to give to those who
seek our aid, succour that they may journey unafraid. Give us your faith,
that we may see the right shining above the victories of might. Give us
your hope that we may stand secure, untouched by doubting, steadfast to
endure. Give us your love that as the years increase an understanding
heart may bring us peace. Give us your purity that the hour of death finds
us untouched by evil’s breath. Give us your love of labour that we shirk
no lot in life that calls us for honest work. Give us your love of poverty
so that we live contented, let wealth come or go. Give us your courage
that we may be strong; give us your meekness to confess our sins. Give us
your patience that we may possess the kingdom of our souls without
distress. Help us, dear Saint, to live that when life ends we pass with
you to Jesus and His friends.
O Glorious Saint Joseph, hear our prayers and
obtain our petitions. Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
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