Great Saint Joseph, you whom God has singled out among His
most faithful servants to become the guardian of the Infant
Jesus, you whom He has showered with blessings and graces
in view of this incomparable privilege, deign to listen to the
humble prayer we address to you on this day; like Jesus in
Nazareth, we surrender ourselves to your personal guidance:
Saint Joseph, guard us and obtain for us the grace of…
Novena to Saint Joseph
Great Saint Joseph, you who were chosen to be the
guardian of Mary’s virginity, deign to protect us from the
seductions of the world and the attacks of the devil. Do not
allow us ever to stray from the path of virtue; preserve us
from the errors to which our weakness and passions expose
us. In this war of all against the spirit of evil, Saint Joseph,
help us and obtain for us the grace of…
Great Saint Joseph, august Head of the Holy Family, you
who had the good fortune to carry the Saviour of the world
in your arms so often and to serve His divine Mother as
consoler and support, be our protector, be the strength and
salvation of our souls in the battles they have to sustain.
Loving foster Father of Jesus, worthy husband of the Virgin
Mary, Saint Joseph, protect us and obtain for us the grace of…
Great Saint Joseph, who spent many years in Nazareth
under the same roof as Jesus and Mary, you whose days
were sanctified by work, prayer and the practice of all the
virtues, deign to watch over us, so that we may remain
habitually united with the divine Master. In the midst of the
corruption of the world, Saint Joseph, watch over us and
obtain for us the grace to…
Great Saint Joseph, who was subjected to the cruellest trials
throughout your life and who bore them with perfect
abandonment to the divine will, grant that we may receive
from the hands of Providence all the crosses that it will
please Him to send us. May we imitate your docility to the
voice of the Angel, your resignation in the midst of the rigors
of poverty and the privations of exile. In sorrows and
difficulties, in grief and trials, Saint Joseph, assist us and
obtain for us the grace of…
Great Saint Joseph, who received with such profound
humility the unheard-of favors granted to you by Heaven,
you who hid in the silence of retirement the most glorious
privileges and the most admirable virtues, do not allow us to
seek in our works the praise of men; but make us live like
you under the gaze of God, having no other ambition than to
please Him. Saint Joseph, pray for us and obtain for us the
grace to…
Great Saint Joseph, whose heart was always filled with
charity for his neighbor, who, forgetting your own interests,
thought only of the needs of your brothers and sisters and
the salvation of their souls, obtain for us, we beg you, this
virtue of charity, the distinctive character of Christians. May
we practice gentleness towards our neighbor; may we avoid
what might cause him pain; may we repress our egoism, so
that we may always be in the holy disposition to render him
service and devote ourselves to him. Saint Joseph, help us
and obtain for us the grace to…
Great Saint Joseph, Patron of interior souls, you of whom
Saint Theresa was able to say: “Let him who finds no one to
teach him prayer, take this admirable Saint for his teacher”,
do not refuse to direct our souls in the ways of piety; give us
the love of prayer, of the frequentation of the sacraments, of
solid and lasting virtues. Saint Joseph, show us that you are
our father and obtain for us the grace of…
Great Saint Joseph, who had the good fortune to die in the
arms of Jesus and Mary, you who were assisted at your last
hour by the Son of God Himself and by His august Mother,
you whom the piety of the faithful proclaims the patron saint
of the good death, obtain for us the precious grace of dying
in Their love and yours. May we, after having loved you all
our lives, feel the sweetness of your presence, at the
moment of appearing before God, and may we say one last
time with all the ardor that animates us on this day:
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Day One - March 10
Day Two - March 11
Day Three - March 12
Day Four - March 13
Day Five - March 14
Day Six - March 15
Day Seven - March 16
Day Eight - March 17
Day Nine - March 18
Novena to Saint Joseph
Great
Saint
Joseph,
you
whom
God
has
singled
out
among
His
most
faithful
servants
to
become
the
guardian
of
the
Infant
Jesus,
you
whom
He
has
showered
with
blessings
and
graces
in
view
of
this
incomparable
privilege,
deign
to
listen
to
the
humble
prayer
we
address
to
you
on
this
day;
like
Jesus
in
Nazareth,
we
surrender
ourselves
to
your
personal
guidance:
Saint
Joseph,
guard
us
and
obtain
for
us
the grace of…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
you
who
were
chosen
to
be
the
guardian
of
Mary’s
virginity,
deign
to
protect
us
from
the
seductions
of
the
world
and
the
attacks
of
the
devil.
Do
not
allow
us
ever
to
stray
from
the
path
of
virtue;
preserve
us
from
the
errors
to
which
our
weakness
and
passions
expose
us.
In
this
war
of
all
against
the
spirit
of
evil,
Saint
Joseph,
help
us
and
obtain
for us the grace of…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
august
Head
of
the
Holy
Family,
you
who
had
the
good
fortune
to
carry
the
Saviour
of
the
world
in
your
arms
so
often
and
to
serve
His
divine
Mother
as
consoler
and
support,
be
our
protector,
be
the
strength
and
salvation
of
our
souls
in
the
battles
they
have
to
sustain.
Loving
foster
Father
of
Jesus,
worthy
husband
of
the
Virgin
Mary,
Saint
Joseph,
protect us and obtain for us the grace of…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
who
spent
many
years
in
Nazareth
under
the
same
roof
as
Jesus
and
Mary,
you
whose
days
were
sanctified
by
work,
prayer
and
the
practice
of
all
the
virtues,
deign
to
watch
over
us,
so
that
we
may
remain
habitually
united
with
the
divine
Master.
In
the
midst
of
the
corruption
of
the
world,
Saint
Joseph,
watch
over
us
and
obtain
for
us
the grace to…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
who
was
subjected
to
the
cruellest
trials
throughout
your
life
and
who
bore
them
with
perfect
abandonment
to
the
divine
will,
grant
that
we
may
receive
from
the
hands
of
Providence
all
the
crosses
that
it
will
please
Him
to
send
us.
May
we
imitate
your
docility
to
the
voice
of
the
Angel,
your
resignation
in
the
midst
of
the
rigors
of
poverty
and
the
privations
of
exile.
In
sorrows
and
difficulties,
in
grief
and
trials,
Saint
Joseph,
assist
us
and
obtain for us the grace of…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
who
received
with
such
profound
humility
the
unheard-of
favors
granted
to
you
by
Heaven,
you
who
hid
in
the
silence
of
retirement
the
most
glorious
privileges
and
the
most
admirable
virtues,
do
not
allow
us
to
seek
in
our
works
the
praise
of
men;
but
make
us
live
like
you
under
the
gaze
of
God,
having
no
other
ambition
than
to
please
Him.
Saint
Joseph,
pray
for
us
and
obtain
for
us
the
grace to…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
whose
heart
was
always
filled
with
charity
for
his
neighbor,
who,
forgetting
your
own
interests,
thought only of the needs of your brothers and sisters and the
salvation
of
their
souls,
obtain
for
us,
we
beg
you,
this
virtue
of
charity,
the
distinctive
character
of
Christians.
May
we
practice
gentleness
towards
our
neighbor;
may
we
avoid
what
might
cause
him
pain;
may
we
repress
our
egoism,
so
that
we
may
always
be
in
the
holy
disposition
to
render
him
service
and
devote
ourselves
to
him.
Saint
Joseph,
help
us
and obtain for us the grace to…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
Patron
of
interior
souls,
you
of
whom
Saint
Theresa
was
able
to
say:
“Let
him
who
finds
no
one
to
teach
him
prayer,
take
this
admirable
Saint
for
his
teacher”,
do
not
refuse
to
direct
our
souls
in
the
ways
of
piety;
give
us
the
love
of
prayer,
of
the
frequentation
of
the
sacraments,
of
solid
and
lasting
virtues.
Saint
Joseph,
show
us
that
you
are
our
father and obtain for us the grace of…
Great
Saint
Joseph,
who
had
the
good
fortune
to
die
in
the
arms
of
Jesus
and
Mary,
you
who
were
assisted
at
your
last
hour
by
the
Son
of
God
Himself
and
by
His
august
Mother,
you
whom
the
piety
of
the
faithful
proclaims
the
patron
saint
of
the
good
death,
obtain
for
us
the
precious
grace
of
dying
in
Their
love
and
yours.
May
we,
after
having
loved
you
all
our
lives,
feel
the
sweetness
of
your
presence,
at
the
moment
of
appearing
before
God,
and
may
we
say
one
last
time with all the ardor that animates us on this day:
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Day One - March 10
Day Two - March 11
Day Three - March 12
Day Four - March 13
Day Five - March 14
Day Six - March 15
Day Seven - March 16
Day Eight - March 17
Day Nine - March 18
