Wednesday, April 26, 2017

NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH - THIRD DAY


           NOVENA IN PREPARATION 
    FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH 

       THE PATRONAGE OF ST. JOSEPH 
 JOYS AND DOLORS OF SAINT JOSEPH
                    Day Three
                        Prayer                     
O Great Joseph, a man according to God's own heart! by the grief thou didst feel at the circumcision of the tender infant Jesus, shedding his most precious blood, and by the joy thou hadst in giving him the most sweet name of Jesus, according to the revelation which the angel had made to thee; pray for us to thy blessed Son, that we may be washed and purified with his most precious blood, and always bear his name imprinted in our hearts. Amen.

                    Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

                    Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death. Amen.

               Novena Prayer
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession, obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare; particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favour we now implore...

     [Here mention your request]


O guardian of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence that your prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.

   LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH 
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus, receive our prayers. Lord, Jesus, grant our petitions.
O God the Father, Creator of the world, Have mercy on us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind, Have mercy on us.
Holy Ghost, perfecter of the elect, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, spouse of St. Joseph, pray for us.
St. Joseph, advocate of the humble, pray for us.
St. Joseph, blessed amongst men, pray for us.
St. Joseph, defender of the meek, pray for us.
St. Joseph, exiled with Christ into Egypt, pray for us.
St. Joseph, favourite of the King of heaven. pray for us.
St. Joseph, guardian of the Word incarnate, pray for us.
St. Joseph, honoured amongst men, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pattern of humility and obedience, pray for us.
St. Joseph, kind intercessor for the afflicted, pray for us.
St. Joseph, lily of chastity and temperance, pray for us.
St. Joseph, example of silence and resignation, pray for us.
St. Joseph, nursing father to the Son of God. pray for us.
St. Joseph, the just and perfect man, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pattern of the industrious and innocent, pray for us.
St. Joseph, endowed with all virtue, pray for us.
St. Joseph, ruler of the family of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Joseph, spouse of the ever-blessed virgin, pray for us.
St. Joseph, possessed of all glorious privileges, pray for us.
St. Joseph, union of all Christian perfections, pray for us.
St. Joseph, protector of the dying, pray for us.
St. Joseph, our dear patron and defender, pray for us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy St. Joseph.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

                Let us pray
Grant, O Lord, we beseech Thee, by the merits of the spouse of Thy most holy Mother, that what our unworthiness cannot obtain may be given us by his intercession with Thee, Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.


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