Devotion to get protection from heaven and many thanks
GUARD OF HONOR OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Following the example of the Guard of Honor dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and that addressed to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Guard of Honor of the Holy Family, already conceived and created by Blessed Pietro Bonilli at the end of the last century (and no longer increased in the years following his disappearance) he proposes to honor the three most holy characters of the Holy Family, to beg their powerful help for humanity, to repair the offenses that God receives, and to consecrate the world to the Holy Family.
SPECIFIC PURPOSES
1. Adore, praise, thank the Holy Trinity for the privileges granted to the Holy Family, the model and support of every home.
2. Honor, following the example of the heavenly hosts, the most noble Holy Family for its virtues than for the royal lineage, with the commitment to imitate its example, to spread its healthy and holy devotion.
3. To implore their powerful intercession to obtain the holiness of families, religious communities, priests and the salvation of souls and the world, according to God's plans.
4. To repair the offenses caused to God and to the Holy Family itself, by the families who live in sin and immorality, far from the sacraments and the most holy examples that Jesus, Mary and Joseph have given with their life of grace and candor.
5. Consecrate the world to the Holy Family, so that Jesus, Mary and Joseph take back in their hearts that place that "they should never have lost", according to the affirmation of Pius IX. This consecration to the Holy Family was repeatedly approved and recommended by Pius IX with the Brief of January 5, 1870 and by Leo XIII with the Encyclical on the Holy Family of June 14, 1892.
The Guard of Honor of the Holy Family can be made by any person who wishes to give glory to God by committing himself whenever he wants to offer an hour of guard of his choice, during the day, during which to be in the presence of the Holy Family to love and implore her for the aforementioned purposes.
The Ora can also be done publicly in church or in another place in front of the statue of the Holy Family.
HOW THE WATCH TIME IS PERFORMED
Exhibition of the chapel of the Holy Family (The chapel must be placed in a worthy way for veneration: in the center of the altar, or in another clearly visible place placed on a placemat suitable for the occasion with flowers, candles, etc ...)
Initial prayer
1 ° The devotees get on their knees and the animator (or animator) begins to greet the Holy Family with prayer:
PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY
Here we are prostrate before your majesty, Sacred Characters of the little house of Nazareth, we, in this humble place, contemplate the baseness in which you would like to live in this world among men. While we admire your excellent virtues, especially of continuous prayer, of humility, of obedience, of poverty, in contemplating these things, we are sure not to be rejected by you, but welcomed and embraced not only as your servants, but as your beloved children.
Therefore, arise most holy characters from the Family of David; blacken the sword of the fortress of God and come to our aid, so that we are not touched by the waters that flow from the dark abyss and which, with demonic vexation, attract us to follow the cursed sin. Hurry, then! defend us and save us. So be it. Pater, Ave, Gloria
Jesus Joseph and Mary give you my heart and soul.
Our Sacred Characters, who with your excellent virtues deserved to renew the face of the whole world, since it was full and dominated by the idolatrous yoke. Come back today too, so that with your merits, the earth will be washed again of so many heresies and errors, and all the poor sinners will convert heartily to God. Amen. Pater, Ave, Gloria
Jesus, Joseph and Mary, assist me in the last agony.
Our Sacred Characters, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, if by your virtue all the places where you lived remained consecrated, consecrate this too, so that whoever makes use of it may be heard, both spiritually and materially, provided that it is your will. Amen. Pater, Ave, Gloria.
Jesus, Joseph and Mary, breathe my soul in peace with you.
Hour Guard offer
2 ° The devotees can remain on their knees or sit down, and one of those present can recite the offer to the Holy Family.
WATCH TIME OFFER
O Holy Family of Nazareth, we offer you this Hour of Guard to honor you and to love you with all our heart, to plead with you for help and mercy for us and for all the families of the earth, especially for those who live in sin and who continually offend God and your holiness, with abortions, impurities, infidelities, divorces, hatreds, violence, and all sorts of sin that degrades man and family in his image and likeness to God and to you, o Most Holy Family, who with your holy and immaculate life have given us a perfect model to imitate in order to be holy and immaculate in charity. We therefore entrust and consecrate ourselves to you so that this Hour may be pleasing to God as a tribute to our love and devotion and to implore every grace and blessing on us and our families.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, placate divine justice and obtain for us the mercy and conversion of the poor sinners and of every Christian family.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Holy Family, pray for us, because we are made worthy to offer our supplications for this poor humanity.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, strengthen our prayers with your powerful intercession and offer to the SS. Trinity your merits and your sorrows for this Hour of guard, so that you may be loved, honored and imitated by all in your holy virtues and in the life of grace. Amen.
SS. Trinity we offer you the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, to repair all the offenses you receive from most families and to satisfy your infinite goodness and mercy. Have mercy on us, and for the merits of the Holy Family, give us holy families, according to your will. Amen.
Prayers to the Holy Family
3 ° After the offer, we remain a few minutes in silent prayer in front of the statue of the Holy Family and then we begin the various prayers of your choice reported in the booklet; it is advisable to also make some spontaneous prayers, followed by this invocation: "Listen to us, o Holy Family".
Recitation of the Holy Rosary
4 ° We recommend the recitation of the official Rosary to the Madonna with the Litanies to the Holy Family, or the Rosary to the Holy Family.
Consecration of the world to the Holy Family
5 ° The Watchtower ends with the Consecration of the world to the Holy Family and with the supplication to implore the blessing of the Holy Family on all families.
CONSECRATION OF THE WORLD TO THE HOLY FAMILY
O Most Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we consecrate the whole world to you with all the creatures who live on earth and who will live until the end of time.
We consecrate all those who love you and who spread your glory and we consecrate all those people and families who live in mortal sin. Take possession of every heart that beats on earth, lead it to the life of grace and help it to abandon sin.
We implore you, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, welcome our consecration as an act of love and request for help for this poor humanity. Enter all families and all homes and spread the love flame of your hearts to extinguish the hatred and attachment to sin that destroys families. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Holy Family of the Incarnate Word, you can save us! Do it, please! We consecrate all the nations, cities, towns, districts, countryside, parishes, sanctuaries, churches, chapels, religious institutes, families from all over the world, that are there, and that will rise up to at the end of the centuries. We also consecrate schools, public bodies, hospitals, companies, offices, shops, and every other place that is needed for human life on earth.
O Holy Family, the world is yours, we consecrate it to you! Save all men, take down the proud, stop those who plot evil, defend us from our enemies, annihilate the power of satan and take possession of every heart that beats on earth. O Holy Family, accept our act of love which turns into heartfelt and trusting prayer.
To you, who are the Trinity of the earth, we consecrate the whole world. So it is and so we want it to be every time we pray and breathe, every time the Holy Sacrifice of the Altar is celebrated. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Glory to Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Forever and ever. Amen. Long live the Most Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Always be praised. Amen.