To thee oh Blessed Joseph do we come in our tribulation,

        and having implored the help of thy most holy spouse,

        we confidently inv  oke thy patronage also.

 

        Through that charity which bound thee to the Immaculate
                Virgin Mother of God,
        and through the paternal love with which thou embraced the
                Child Jesus,
        we humbly beg thee to regard graciously the inheritance which
                Jesus Christ has purchased by his blood,

        and with thy power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

     

        Oh most watchful guardian of the Holy Family,

        defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ.

 

        Oh most loving father,

        ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting
                influence.

 

        Oh our most mighty protector,

        be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle
                with the power of darkness,

        and as once thou rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,

        so now protect God’s holy church from the snares of the enemy
                and from all adversity.

 

        Shield too each one of us by thy constant protection,

        so that supported by thy example and thy aid,
                we may be able to live piously, to die holily and to obtain
                eternal happiness in heaven.
        Amen.