O dearest Saint Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Prayers to St. Joseph, the foster-father of Jesus, date back almost as far as 50 A.D.! Lord, have mercy. Each day you can end your consecration prayer with the recitation of the Litany of St. Joseph. And also, Fr. I find this practice helpful and beneficial as I am very devoted to Mother Mary and St. Joseph. The prayers to St. Joseph are inspiring, I can't wait to start the 33 Days of Consecration. Each day of the preparation to consecration focuses on a line from the Litany of St. Joseph, a beautiful prayer, which has been around since the 15th or 16th century. The Litany helps you memorise many of the virtues of St. Joseph such as obedience, strength, faithfulness, guardianship of the Church, families etc. Mine was much simpler, with a Litany of St. Joseph each day and a much simpler Consecration. Dear Men of St. Catherine's Parish, I want to invite you all to join me on March 19, 2020, the feast of St. Joseph, in making a special consecration to St. Joseph. Here's the consecration: Day of Consecration to St. Joseph Dear St. Joseph, On this day, before God and your Immaculate Spouse, Mary, I _____ choose you as my spiritual father forever. O Glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His name, hear our prayers and obtain for us protection from the coronavirus and from every evil. Christ, hear us. The prayer therefore honors St. Joseph for each of the 30 years he spent with Jesus and Mary on earth. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God.I place in you all my interests and desires. Calloway. Matthew’s gospel characterizes him as a … Fr. The book is so pleasant to look through, including the art that was commissioned by Fr. O spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation in … (It’s okay to consecrate yourself to Mary and Joseph both.) I formally entrust myself to your fatherly care. Prayer to Saint Joseph (Written by Pope Leo XIII in 1889) To thee do we cry in our tribulations, O Blessed ... Joseph. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life. I love you, and I trust in your prayers for my life. Using Fr. Even though he came from King David’s noble ancestry, St. Joseph lived a life of great humility and adoration to his Holy Family as a carpenter. Traditonal Catholic Prayer to St. Joseph. St Joseph and Infant Jesus. Calloway did some intense research into St. Joseph and all the Saints and blessed people that were devoted to St. Joseph. Calloway has just released a book on Consecration to St. Joseph, so I am planning to consecrate myself to St. Joseph also this year. You may be more familiar with the tradition in the Church of making a consecration to the Blessed Virgin … Donald Calloway’s new book, Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father, the men completed a 33-day preparation for consecration based on prayers, Scripture and reflections; and consecrated their lives to him as their spiritual father, to protect and guide them to heaven. This preparation for the Consecration to St. Joseph and the Holy Family is based on a personal prayer of mine, which I have altered based on the one offered by the Benedictines of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in New Mexico. Christ, graciously hear us. 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