Prayers to St. Joseph to be recited every Wednesday to obtain a grace
Glorious Father San Giuseppe, you are elected among all the saints;
blessed among all the righteous in your soul, since she was sanctified and full of grace more than that of all the righteous, to be worthy Spouse of Mary, Mother of God and worthy adoptive father of Jesus.
Blessed be your virginal body, which was the living altar of the Divinity, and where the immaculate Host rested who redeemed humanity.
Blessed are your loving eyes, which saw the Desired of the nations.
Blessed are your pure lips, who kissed the face of the Child God with tender affection, before which the heavens tremble and the Seraphim cover their face.
Blessed are your ears, which heard the sweet name of father from the mouth of Jesus.
Blessed be your language, which many times conversed familiarly with the eternal Wisdom.
Blessed are your hands, which worked so hard to sustain the Creator of heaven and earth.
Blessed be your face, which often covered itself with sweat to feed those who feed the birds of the sky.
Blessed be your neck, to which many times he clung with his little hands and the Child Jesus squeezed.
Blessed be your breast, on which so many times the head reclined and the Fortress itself rested.
Glorious St. Joseph, how much I rejoice in these your excellences and blessings! But remember, my Holy One, that you largely owe these graces and blessings to poor sinners, since if we had not sinned, God would not have become a Child and would not have suffered for our love, and for the same reason you would not have fed and preserved with many labors and sweats. Let it not be said of You, O exalted Patriarch, that in exaltation you forget your fellow brothers in misfortune.
So give us, from your lofty throne of glory, a compassionate gaze.
Always look at us with loving pity.
Contemplate our souls surrounded by enemies and so eager for You and your Son Jesus, who died on a cross to save them: perfectional, protect them, bless them, so that we, your devotees, live in holiness and justice, die in grace and we enjoy eternal glory in your company. Amen.
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Our father…
I. Be blessed, my Father St. Joseph, the angels and the righteous fill you with praise, because you were chosen to be the shadow of the Most High in the mystery of the Incarnation. Our father
II. Be blessed, my Father Saint Joseph, the seraphim, the saints and the righteous fill you with praise for the good fortune you had in being chosen as father of the same God. Our Father
III. Be blessed, my Father St. Joseph, the thrones, the saints and the righteous fill you with praise, for the name of Jesus that you imposed on the Savior in Circumcision. Our father
IV. Be blessed, my Father St. Joseph, the dominations, the saints and the righteous fill you with praise for the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Our father
V. Be blessed, my Father St. Joseph, the cherubim, the saints and the righteous fill you with praise, for the great labors that you imposed on yourself to save the divine Child from the persecutions of Herod. Our father
YOU. Be blessed, my Father St. Joseph, the archangels, the saints and the righteous fill you with praise, for the many troubles that you suffered in Egypt to meet the needs of Jesus and Mary. Our father
VII. Be blessed, my Father St. Joseph, and I want the virtues and all creatures to praise you, for the immense pain you felt in losing Jesus and for the incomparable joy in finding him in the Temple. Our father
FINAL PRAYER
Most glorious St. Joseph, virginal father of Jesus, true spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, protector of the dying poor, trusting in your powerful intercession, I ask you these three graces:
the first, to serve Jesus with that diligence and love with which You served him;
the second, to feel for Mary that reverence and trust that You had;
the third, that Jesus and Mary attend my death as they witnessed yours. Amen.
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Jesus, Joseph, Mary, I give you my heart and soul.
Jesus, Joseph, Mary, assist me in the last agony.
Jesus, Joseph and Mary, breathe my soul in peace with you.