Act of Faith in St Joseph
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 favor we now implore.
O guardian of the Word Incarnate, we feel filled with confidence that your prayers on our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
O Glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His name, hear our prayers and obtain our petitions. (Repeat 7times)
Let us pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for us a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. Be our guide, father and model through life, that we may merit to die as you did, in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
DAY ONE
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O great St. Joseph, with feelings of unlimited confidence, we beg you to bless this novena that we begin in your honor. “You are never invoked in vain” says St. Theresa of Jesus. Be you then to me what you have been to the blessed Lady and graciously hear me as you did her. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY TWO
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O blessed Saint Joseph, tender hearted father, we pray and beseech you to offer to God the Father, the favor for which we implore your intercession. Amid the splendors of eternity, forget not the sorrows of those who pray, those who weep; stay the almighty arm which smites us, that by your prayers and those of your most holy spouse, the Heart of Jesus may be moved to pity and to pardon. Amen (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY THREE
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O Blessed St. Joseph, enkindle in our cold hearts a spark of your charity. May God be always the first and only object of our affections. Keep our souls always in sanctifying grace and, if we should be so unhappy as to lose it, give us the strength to recover it immediately by a sincere repentance. Help us to such a love of our God as will always keep us united to Him. Amen (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY FOUR
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O Saint Joseph, pride of Heaven, graciously accept our prayer of praise. You were appointed spouse of the chaste Virgin by the Creator of the world. He willed that you be called “father” of the Word and serve as agent of our salvation. May the triune God who bestowed upon you heavenly honors, be praised forever. And may He grant us through your merits the joy of a blessed life
and a favorable answer to our petition. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY FIVE
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O holy St. Joseph, what a lesson your life is for us, ever so eager to appear so anxious to display before the eyes of men the graces that we owe entirely to the liberality of God. grant that we may attribute to God the glory of all things, that we may love the humble and hidden life, that we may not desire any other position than the one given to us by Providence and that we may always be a docile instrument in the hands of God. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY SIX
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O glorious Saint Joseph, appointed by the Eternal Father as the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus Christ, you who had the happiness of living with Jesus and Mary, and of dying in their arms, be moved with confidence we place in you, and procure for us from the Almighty, the particular favor which we humbly ask through your intercession. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY SEVEN
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O faithful and prudent Saint Joseph, watch over our weakness and our inexperience; obtain for us that prudence which reminds us of our end, which directs our paths and which protects us from every danger. Pray for us, then, O great Saint, and by your love for Jesus and Mary, and by their love for you, obtain for us the favor we ask in this novena. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY EIGHT
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O blessed Joseph, to whom it was given not only to see and to hear that God whom many kings longed to see and saw not; to hear and heard not; but also to carry Him in your arms, to embrace Him, to clothe Him, and to guard and defend Him, come to our assistance and intercede with Him to look favorably on our present petition. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.
DAY NINE
(Act of Faith in St Joseph)
O good Saint Joseph, help us to be like you. Give us your hope that we may stand secure, untouched by doubting, and steadfast to endure. Give us your love that as the years increase an understanding heart may bring us peace. Give us your purity that the hour of death finds us untouched by evil’s breath. Give us your love of labor that we shirk no lot in life that calls us for honest work. Give us your love of poverty so that we live contented, let wealth come or go. Give us your courage that we may be strong; give us your meekness to confess our sins. Give us your patience that we may possess the kingdom of our souls without distress. Help us, dear Saint, to live that when life ends we pass with you to Jesus and His friends. O Glorious Saint Joseph, hear our prayers and obtain our petitions. Amen. (State your request here…)
Our Father…
Hail Mary..
Glory be …
St Joseph Pray for us
Let us Pray
O Glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore your powerful intercession in 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 eternal life in the presence of our Lord, Amen.