Novena to St. Joseph.

O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ,

to you we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession

in obtaining from the benign heart of Jesus,

all the helps and grace is necessary for our

spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly for the grace of a happy death, and the special

favor we now request.

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.

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. Amen.

Day 5.

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, in addition to the special favor for which we plead in this novena.

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 us by providence,

and that we may always be a docile instrument in the hands of God. Amen.

St. Joseph, pray for us.