St. Joseph POCKET PRAYER BOOK
By Rev. Thomas J. Donaghy
CATHOLIC BOOK PUBLISHING CORP. New Jersey CONTENTS The Mass—Our Greatest Prayer...... 5 Daily Prayers...... 7 Sign of the Cross ...... 7 Apostles’ Creed...... 7 Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, Glory Be...... 8 How to Say the Rosary ...... 9 Mysteries of the Rosary...... 9 Prayer to the Holy Spirit...... 12 Hail, Holy Queen ...... 13 Morning Offering...... 14 Act of Spiritual Communion...... 14 Blessing before and Grace after Meals... 15 Evening Prayer...... 15 Act of Faith, Act of Hope...... 16 Act of Love, Act of Contrition ...... 17 The Angelus...... 18 Regina Caeli...... 19 Prayers to My Guardian Angel...... 20 Serenity Prayer...... 22 Anima Christi...... 22 The “Memorare”...... 23 Canticle of Mary ...... 24 Prayers to the Saints ...... 26 St. Joseph ...... 26 3 4 Contents St. Michael the Archangel...... 28 St. Monica...... 28 St. Therese of the Child Jesus...... 29 St. Jude...... 30 St. Peregrine...... 32 St. Pio of Pietrelcina ...... 32 Prayers of the Saints ...... 34 St. Francis of Assisi...... 34 St. Augustine ...... 36 St. Ignatius...... 37 St. Patrick...... 38 Favorite Psalms...... 40 Psalm 23 ...... 40 Psalm 27 ...... 42 Psalm 51 ...... 43 Psalm 42 ...... 46 Psalm 67 ...... 47 Litanies ...... 48 Blessed Virgin Mary...... 48 St. Joseph ...... 52 Sacred Heart of Jesus ...... 56 Stations of the Cross...... 61 Prayers for the Stations ...... 61 Prayer before a Crucifix ...... 64
20 Daily Prayers nal life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayers to My Guardian Angel NGEL of God, my guardian dear, to whom His love entrusts me here, Aever this night be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
EAR Angel, in His goodness God gave you to me to guide, protect, Dand enlighten me, and to bring me back to the right way when I go astray. Encourage me when I am disheart- ened, and instruct me when I err in my judgment. Help me to become more Christlike, and so some day to be accepted into the company of Angels and Saints in heaven.
PRAYERS TO THE SAINTS St. Joseph
EAR St. Joseph, you are an out- standing model of one who strove Dfor holiness every day of your life on earth. Obtain for us the grace to strive for Christian perfection in all that we do or say. Help us to keep the Commandments of God and of His Holy Church and to practice the Evangelical Counsels in the way that applies to our state in life. Give us such an awareness of God’s mercies that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth His praise, not only with our lips, but also in our lives. Let us give ourselves to His service and walk before Him in holiness and righteous- ness all our days. May we then attain to that holiness which you and Mary now enjoy with all the Saints in the presence of the Blessed Trinity. 26