Novena to Saint
Joseph2019

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 Dear Friends,

Please join us in the novena in honor of  

Saint Joseph

March 11-19

 

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 Novena Prayer 

Dear Saint Joseph, you had the great joy of being the guardian of Jesus, a privilege that came with many trials and anxieties. But with the grace of God you persevered with joy because you knew that Jesus was Emmanuel – God-with-us. 

Pray that we will not lose hope or joy in our own troubles, but that we will be able to remember that God is always with us.  Present our petitions to Jesus, who alone can bring relief to our needs and change our trials into joys. 

O Guardian of Jesus, our only Joy, pray that we will imitate you in welcoming Jesus into our lives as openly as you did and so too always possess divine joy in all the ups and downs of life. May Jesus, in whose name we pray, answer with favor all the intentions we bring to him through you, O blessed and happy saint!  Amen.

 

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"Original illustration by Sister Mary Grace Melcher, OCD
Illustration adapted from a photo of a Tuareg father and son published by Al Jazeera Media Network; all rights reserved.”