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NOVENA PRAYERS
To Saint Joseph & St. Joseph Marello
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O glorious St. Joseph, I sincerely venerate you as the chaste spouse of the Mother of God as the head of the Holy Family, as the foster father of Jesus Christ, as the faithful preserver of the treasures of the Blessed Trinity. In you I venerate the choice of God the Father, who desired to share with you His authority over His only begotten Son. In you I venerate the choice of God the Son, who wished to be dependent on you and to owe His subsistence to the labor of your hands. In you I venerate the choice of God the Holy Spirit who wished to entrust to you His faithful spouse and to give you to her as her guardian and companion through life. In you I venerate the choice of the Vicar of Christ, who declared you patron, protector, and defender of the Church, founded by our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
SAINT JOSEPH MARELLO’S PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH
O glorious St. Joseph, you had the privilege of living in the company of Jesus and Mary. Help us to learn their beautiful virtues, which you so perfectly imitated. Next to the Blessed Virgin Mary, you were the first to bear in your arms the Divine Redeemer. Be our exemplar in our daily lives. Show us the way, guide our every step, be our teacher and our helper, and lead us safely to the port of salvation.
Amen.
V. St. Joseph, our protector.
R. Pray for us.
Glory be to the Father…
MEMORARE TO SAINT JOSEPH
Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
my great protector, St. Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or implored your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness, I come before you. Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them.
Amen.
V. St. Joseph, our protector.
R. Pray for us.
Glory be to the Father…
NOVENA PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH
O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession, to obtain from the gentle heart of Jesus all the help and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death and the special favors we now implore. (Short pause * Mention your requests).
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.
(The following versicle is said seven times in honor of the seven sorrows and the seven joys of St. Joseph).
V. O glorious St. Joseph, through the love you
bear to Jesus Christ and for the glory of His name,
R. Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO SAINT JOSEPH
Most glorious patriarch, St. Joseph, spouse of the Mother of God and foster father of our Lord Jesus Christ, confiding in your great holiness and inspired by the love that Jesus and Mary have for you, I choose you this day as my special patron and loving guide. I consecrate myself to your honor, and I entrust myself to you, that you may always be my father and my counselor, my protector and my guide on the way to salvation. I place under your protection my body and soul, my family and friends, my community and my country. Obtain for me a great purity of heart and a fervent love of the interior life. Following your example, may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. And please, O blessed St. Joseph, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death.
Amen
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH MARELLO
Founder of the Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph
O Saint Joseph Marello, like your patron and model St. Joseph, you are proof that sanctity consists not in extraordinary achievements that attract the world’s attention, but in the daily exercise of the virtues of simplicity, charity and humility. With complete trust in Divine Providence, you founded the Congregation of the Oblates of St. Joseph, to serve the interests of Jesus in imitation of His guardian and protector. Father of youth, protector of the poor and aged, gentle shepherd of your flock, model of charity, you blended strength with kindness, prayer with action, and faithfulness to the Church with zealous attention to the signs of the times.
May your holy life inspire youth to take the Gospel as their sure guide; your Oblates to be hidden and faithful instruments of God’s work; Priests and Bishops to be loyal and loving shepherds. Pray with us that we may all live with that peacefulness of mind and heart that comes only from a trusting surrender to God’s will.
Amen.
St. Joseph Marello, Pray for us!
PRAYER FOR A SPECIAL INTENTION
TO SAINT JOSEPH MARELLO
O God our Father, you inspired St. Joseph Marello to model his life on that of Jesus Christ in the imitation of St. Joseph: following his example of meekness, humility and untiring labor, may we live in faithfulness and joy the duties of our Christian life.
Through his intercession, grant us the favor that we so confidently ask…
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…
St. Joseph Marello, Pray for us.
Those attending Mass will have the opportunity for an
Individual Blessing with St. Joseph Marello Relic following the Novena prayers.
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