to Joseph HAIL JOSEPH (Written by Pope Leo XIII in 1889) St. Joseph Chaplet To thee do we cry in our tribulations, O Blessed Seven sorrows and joys of St. Joseph Hail Joseph, Son of , , as we confidently invoke your (Pray also every first Wednesday of the month) the just and the chaste, patronage, after that of your most holy spouse, wisdom is with you; the Blessed Virgin Mary. By the sacred bond of devotion which linked Blessed are you among all men you to the Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God, and blessed is , and for the fatherly love you lavished on the the fruit of Mary, your faithful spouse. child, Jesus, we beg you to cast a glance on those heavenly gifts which the Divine Redeemer Holy Joseph, worthy foster-father has obtained for all mankind through his And guardian of Jesus Christ Precious Blood and through your power and and of the holy mercy, help us in our needs. pray for us sinners and O holy protector of the , protect us, obtain divine Wisdom for us from God, children of the Lord Jesus Christ; keep far from now and at the hour of our death. Amen us the errors and evils which corrupt the world; assist us from Heaven in our struggles against the powers of darkness. And as you once START protected the Divine Child from the cruel edict (Prayer to the Holy Spirit) of Herod, now defend the Church and keep it The Apostles Creed, safe from all dangers and threats; spread over all Our Father of us your holy patronage so that by following your example and aided by your spiritual “Whatever grace you ask St. Joseph, he surely guidance, we may all aspire to a virtuous life, Glory be…to the Most Holy Trinity will grant it!” (Saint Theresa of Avila) (for having exalted Saint Joseph to such an look to a holy death and secure for ourselves the blessings of eternal happiness in Heaven. Amen. Every First Wednesday is dedicated in a special way to St. exceptional dignity)

Consecration to the Joseph. Make the First Nine Wednesday (in a manner similar to the First Nine Fridays of the ) in We honor you Saint Joseph and your Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph honor of St. Joseph for a happy death, for yourself and Most Chaste Heart of Saint Joseph, protect and defend Most Chaste Heart, chosen by God the your dear ones. As charity is one of the best ways to be Father, to be the foster-father of Jesus my family against every evil and danger. Most Chaste worthy of the graces of a happy death, offer your First Heart of Saint Joseph, pour on all humanity the graces Wednesday and Communion and devotions in honor and the Protector of the Holy Church and virtues of your most chaste heart. Saint Joseph I of St. Joseph in a special way for the of the dying, . really entrust myself to you. most especially for an undying sinner who is to lose his Hail Joseph, son of David…. I consecrate to you my soul and my body, my heart and soul without the grace of final repentance. all my life. Saint Joseph defend the devotion to the Our Lord permits St. Joseph to take from His Divine We honor you St. Joseph and your Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of treasury with full hands in order to give souls the treasures Chaste Heart, chosen and loved by God Mary. With the graces of your most chaste heart, of Divine grace and mercy, like Joseph the son of Jacob, destroy the plans of Satan, bless the entire Holy Church, who took corn from the granaries of the King of to the son to be His foster father, whom he the Pope, the Bishops and Priests of the whole world. feed his brethren and all who had recourse to him. From obeyed and respected in his earthly life. We consign ourselves to you with love and trust, now the heights of Heaven, the King of Glory speaks to us the and forever. Amen! same words as Pharaoh spoke to the starving people of Hail Joseph, son of David… (Given by Jesus to Edson Glauber on June 1997) Egypt: “Go to Joseph”.

We honor you St. Joseph and your Most 3. St. Joseph, by your 6. St. Joseph, by your Chaste Heart, chosen by the Holy Spirit sorrow and joy at the sorrow and joy at the to be the just, chaste holy spouse of the of Jesus, return from Egypt, be Blessed Virgin Mary. be my guide through life my guide through life and death. and death. Hail Joseph, son of David... Our Father, Our Father, Glory Be. ten Hail Joseph, ten Hail Joseph, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian Glory be. Glory be. of our family! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian 1. St. Joseph, by of our family! of our family!

your sorrows and joy at 7. St. Joseph, by your the Virgin Mary’s 4. St. Joseph, by your sorrow and joy at the pregnancy, be my guide sorrow and joy at the loss and the finding of through life and death. prophecy of , be my the child Jesus in the

guide through life and temple, be my guide Our Father, death. through life and death. ten Hail Joseph…, Our Father, Our Father, Glory be. ten Hail Joseph, ten Hail Joseph,

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Glory be. Glory be. Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian of our family! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian 2. St. Joseph, by of our family! of our family!

your sorrow and joy at 5. St. Joseph, by your Jesus’ birth, be my TO SAINT JOSEPH sorrow and joy at the guide through life and Remember, O most chaste spouse of the , be my death. Virgin Mary, that never was it known guide through life and that anyone who implored your help and death. Our Father, sought your intercession were left Our Father, ten Hail Joseph, ten Hail Joseph, unassisted. Full of confidence in your Glory be. Glory be. power, I fly unto you, and beg your protection. Despise not, O foster-father Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we love you, save souls! of the Redeemer, my humble of our family! Most Chaste heart of St. Joseph, be the guardian supplication but in your bounty, hear and of our family! answer me. Amen.