• Today, 19th March, feast of St Joseph, we offer up this prayer:

    • Saint Joseph, with you, for you,
      we bless the Lord.
      He chose you among all men
      to be the chaste spouse of Mary,
      the one who would remain at the threshold of the mystery
      of her divine maternity,
      and who, after her, would accept it in faith
      as the work of the Holy Spirit.

      You gave to Jesus legal paternity in the line of David.
      You constantly watched over
      the Mother and the Child with an affectionate concern,
      in order to protect their lives
      and to allow them to accomplish their destiny. 

  • The Saviour Jesus deigned to submit himself to you, as to a father,
    throughout his childhood and adolescence
    and to receive from you an apprenticeship in human life,
    while you shared his life in the adoration of his mystery. 

    You remain at his side.
    Continue to protect the whole church,
    the family born of the salvation of Jesus.
    See the spiritual and material needs
    of all those who beg your intercession,
    particularly families and those who are poor, in every sense;
    through you, they are certain to find Mary’s maternal face
    and the hand of Jesus to assist them. 

    Amen.