Prayers to St. Joseph
Most Chaste Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Foster Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Head of the Holy Family; Patron saint of fathers, families, and workers, the Dying, for a Happy and Holy Death; Terror of Demons,
March 19: The Solemnity of St. Joseph and May 1: The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
Memorare to St. Joseph
Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted. Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection. Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.
Daily Novena to St. Joseph
O Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires.
O Saint Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, so that having experienced here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers.
O Saint Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Hold Him close in my name and kiss His fine head from me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me. Amen.
Praying to the Sleeping St. Joseph
“Oh Saint Joseph,
You are a man greatly favored by the Most High.
The angel of the Lord appeared to you in dreams,
while you slept, to warn you and guide you
as you cared for the Holy Family.
You were both silent and strong, a loyal and
courageous protector.
Dear Saint Joseph,
as you rest in the Lord, confident of His absolute
power and goodness, look upon me. Please take
my need… (mention your request here) …
into your heart, dream of it, and present it to
your Son. Help me then, good Saint Joseph,
to hear the voice of God, to arise, and act
with love. I praise and thank God with joy.
Saint Joseph, I love you. Amen.”
Prayers to St. Joseph — Stewards for Christ (guadalupeirma.com)
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give thee my heart and my soul.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with thee.
From Favorite Prayers to St. Joseph, Tan Books.
Act of Consecration to St. Joseph
O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life. After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen. Author: NA
Prayer to St. Joseph-Terror of Demons
Saint Joseph, Terror of Demons, cast thy solemn gaze upon the devil and all his minions and protect us with thy mighty staff.
Thou fled through the night to avoid the devil’s wicked designs; now with the power of God, smite the demons as they flee from thee!
Grant special protection, we pray, for children, fathers, mothers, families, and the dying.
By God’s grace, no demon dares approach while thou art near, so we beg of thee, Saint Joseph, always be near to us! Amen.
Saint Joseph, the terror of demons, pray for us.
Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment and Financial Help
Saint Joseph, loving and faithful guardian of the Holy Family, I come before you with a humble heart, seeking your intercession for employment and financial help.
You were entrusted with the important task of providing for Jesus and Mary, and I trust in your powerful advocacy before God.
Please pray for me, dear Saint Joseph, that I may find suitable employment that will meet my financial needs and provide stability for my life.
Guide me to opportunities where I can utilize my talents, contribute meaningfully, and experience fulfillment in my work.
Intercede for me before our Heavenly Father, that He may open doors of employment for me and grant me favor with employers.
Help me to make a favorable impression during interviews and to secure a position that aligns with my skills and aspirations.
As I seek your intercession, I also remember those who are facing similar challenges. Please extend your prayers and support to them, that they may find employment and receive the financial assistance they need.
O beloved Saint Joseph, I place my complete trust in your powerful intercession.
Thank you for your loving care and guidance. Through your prayers, may I find employment and financial help, and may my life be filled with abundance and blessings. Amen. Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Terror of Demons: an Explanation | The Divine Mercy
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Invite St. Joseph to terrify the demons | The Divine Mercy
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Men of St. Joseph Prayer
“St. Joseph, help me to be like you. Help me to be obedient to the teachings of the Church and faithful to God’s commands. Help me to patiently endure my cross each day. Let me be a model of holiness and a pillar of virtue. I solemnly promise to embrace God’s will and I accept the challenge to work tirelessly for my family’s salvation. Be my guide and companion on this journey. St. Joseph, terror of demons, pray for us.
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Prayer to St. Joseph after Praying the Rosary
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.
Prayer in a Difficult Problem
O GLORIOUS St. Joseph, thou who hast power to render possible even things which are considered impossible, come to our aid in our present trouble and distress. Take this important and difficult affair under thy particular protection, that it may end happily.
(Name your request.)
O dear St. Joseph, all our confidence is in thee. Let it not be said that we would invoke thee in vain; and since thou art so powerful with Jesus and Mary. Show that thy goodness equals thy power.
Amen, St. Joseph, friend of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
From Favorite Prayers to St. Joseph, Tan Books.
Go to St. Joseph
O blessed Joseph, faithful guardian of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, protector of thy chaste spouse, the virgin Mother of God, I choose thee this day to be my special patron and advocate and I firmly resolve to honor thee all the days of my life. Therefore, I humbly beseech thee to receive me as thy client, to instruct me in every doubt, to comfort me in every affliction, to obtain for me and for all the knowledge and love of the Heart of Jesus, and finally to defend and protect me at the hour of my death. Amen
'I know by experience, ' says St. Teresa of Avila, 'that the glorious St. Joseph assists us generally in all necessities. I never asked him for anything which he did not obtain for me. '
Glory of home life, pray for us.
Guardian of virgins, pray for us.
Pillar of families, pray for us.
Solace of the wretched, pray for us.
Hope of the sick, pray for us.
Patron of the dying, pray for us.
Terror of demons, pray for us.
Protector of Holy Church, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
He made him the lord of his household, And prince over all his possessions.
Let us pray:
O God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever. Amen. Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Litany of St. Joseph
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Renowned offspring of David, pray for us.
Light of Patriarchs, pray for us.
Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us.
Chaste guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.
Foster father of the Son of God, pray for us.
Diligent protector of Christ, pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.
Joseph most just, pray for us.
Joseph most chaste, pray for us.
Joseph most prudent, pray for us.
Joseph most strong, pray for us.
Joseph most obedient, pray for us.
Joseph most faithful, pray for us.
Mirror of patience, pray for us.
Lover of poverty, pray for us.
Model of artisans, pray for us.
Glory of home life, pray for us.
Prayer to St. Joseph to Know One’s Vocation
O Great Saint Joseph, you were completely obedient to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Obtain for me the grace to know the state of life that God in His providence has chosen for me.
Since my happiness on earth, and perhaps even my final happiness in heaven, depends on this choice,
let me not be deceived in making it.
Obtain for me the light to know God’s Will, to carry it out faithfully, and to choose the vocation which will lead me to a happy eternity. Amen.
From Favorite Prayers to St. Joseph, Tan Books.
Prayer to St. Joseph
St. Joseph, chosen to protect the Holy Family, Mary and Jesus, protect our families, our clergy and those of religious lay duty from the evil enemy that attempts daily division. St. Joseph remove the dark veils that keep us from seeing the love of God in us. Help prepare us for times of trials, pain and woe and keep us within your protective, holy cloak.
St. Joseph, walk with me these nine days. Inspire me to look to you for counsel, strength, guidance in my life, and my walk of faith. Please St. Joseph, pray for me and my brethren.
St. Joseph, my Spiritual Father, intercede in my prayer as I ask our Heavenly Father to have mercy upon his children on earth. O Abba, the trials you have sent us have spent themselves repeatedly, yet we continue to devour them without repentance. Not all mankind has refused you Father, yet many like in Sodom and Gomorrah, many continue to sin; help us to return to you. Be merciful Father in your mighty justice. Amen.
R/Have mercy, God, in your kindness.
St. Joseph, through your continued and powerful intercession, hear my petition to my Lord and Savior, that all who pray with me know your love and compassion for humanity: O sweet Savior, I hear the loudness of the Mute that no longer speaks of you; no longer cry’s for your healing; no longer prays out loud and no longer evangelizes to others through your Word. Yet their tongues confirm the science of man for healing; reply’s “Yes” to the importance of power, wealth, success and pleasure as primary needs in life, and profess themselves as non-believers. Their muteness so loud, they drown you out.
And there is the Deaf my Lord, who have turned from your voice; their selective deafness to the Word of God disables them to hear the spiritual pain others feel and fail to bring them to you. O Jesus, through the intercession of St. Joseph, heal our senses to listen closely and speak clearly as your disciples and bring these souls to you. Amen.
R/Have mercy, God, in your kindness.
Act of Consecration to St. Joseph
O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life. After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen. Author: NA
THIRTY DAY PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH
IN HONOR OF THE 30 YEARS HE SPENT WITH JESUS AND MARY
Ever blessed and glorious Joseph, kind and loving father, and helpful friend of all in sorrow! You are the good father and protector of orphans, the defender of the defenseless, the patron of those in need and sorrow.
Look kindly on my request. My sins have drawn down on me the just displeasure of my God, and so I am surrounded with unhappiness. To you, loving guardian of the Family of Nazareth, do I go for help and protection. Listen, then, I beg you, with fatherly concern, to my earnest prayers, and obtain for me the favors I ask.
I ask it by the infinite mercy of the eternal Son of God, which moved Him to take our nature and to be born into this world of sorrow.
I ask it by the weariness and suffering you endured when you found no shelter at the inn of Bethlehem for the Holy Virgin, nor a house where the Son of God could be born. Then, being everywhere refused, you had to allow the Queen of Heaven to give birth to the world’s Redeemer in a cave.
I ask it by the loveliness and power of that sacred Name, Jesus, which you conferred on the adorable Infant.
I ask it by the painful torture you felt at the prophecy of holy Simeon, which declared the Child Jesus and His holy Mother future victims of our sins and of their great love for us.
I ask it through your sorrow and pain of soul when the angel declared to you that the life of the Child Jesus was sought by His enemies. From their evil plan, you had to flee with Him and His Blessed Mother to Egypt.
I ask it by all the suffering, weariness, and labors of that long and dangerous journey.
I ask it by all your care to protect the Sacred Child and His Immaculate Mother during your second journey, when you were ordered to return to your own country.
I ask it by your peaceful life in Nazareth where you met with so many joys and sorrows. I ask it by your great distress when the adorable Child was lost to you and His mother for three days.
I ask it by your joy at finding Him in the temple, and by the comfort you found at Nazareth, while living in the company of the Child Jesus.
I ask it by the wonderful submission He showed in His obedience to you.
I ask it by the perfect love and conformity you showed in accepting the Divine order to depart from this life, and from the company of Jesus and Mary.
I ask it by the joy which filled your soul, when the Redeemer of the world, triumphant over death and hell, entered into the possession of His kingdom and led you into it with special honors.
I ask it through Mary’s glorious Assumption, and through that endless happiness you have with her in the presence of God. O good father!
I beg you, by all your sufferings, sorrows, and joys, to hear me
and obtain for me what I ask.
(Here name your petitions or think of them.)
Obtain for all those who have asked my prayers everything that is useful to them in the plan of God.
Finally, my dear patron and father, be with me and all who are dear to me in our last moments,
that we may eternally sing the praises of: JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH.