Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.

I believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

Maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

consubstantial with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit

was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son he is adored and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come.

Angel of God,

my guardian dear,

To whom God's love

commits me here,

Ever this day,

be at my side,

To light and guard,

Rule and guide.

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. 

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there 

and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within your wounds conceal me.

Do not permit me to be parted from you.

From the evil foe, protect me.

At the hour of my death, call me.

And bid me come to you,

to praise you with all your saints

for ever and ever. Amen.

En ego, o bone et dulcissime Iesu

Here,

O good and gentle Jesus,

I kneel before you,

and with all the fervor of my soul

I pray that you engrave within my heart

lively sentiments of faith, hope, and love,

true repentance for my sins,

and a firm purpose of amendment.

While I see and I ponder your five wounds

with great affection and sorrow in my soul,

I have before my eyes those words of yours

that David prophesied about you:

"They have pierced my hands and feet;

I can count all my bones." (Ps 22, 17)

Amen.

St. Michael the Archangel,

defend us in battle.

Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,

and do thou,

O Prince of the heavenly hosts,

by the power of God,

thrust into hell Satan,

and all the evil spirits,

who prowl about the world

seeking the ruin of souls.

I adore You, Lord and Creator, hidden in the Most Blessed

Sacrament. I adore You for all the works of Your hands, that reveal

to me so much wisdom, goodness and mercy, O Lord. You have

spread so much beauty over the earth and it tells me about Your

beauty, even though these beautiful things are but a faint

reflection of You, incomprehensible Beauty. And although You

have hidden Yourself and concealed Your beauty, my eye,

enlightened by faith, reaches You and my soul recognizes its

Creator, its Highest Good, and my heart is completely immersed in

prayer of adoration.

My Lord and Creator, Your goodness encourages me to converse

with You. Your mercy abolishes the chasm which separates the

Creator from the creature. To converse with You, O Lord, is the

delight of my heart. In You I find everything that my heart could

desire. Here Your light illumines my mind, enabling it to know You

more and more deeply. Here streams of graces flow down upon

my heart. Here my soul draws eternal life. O my Lord and Creator,

You alone, beyond all these gifts, give Your own self to me and

unite Yourself intimately with Your miserable creature.

O Christ, let my greatest delight be to see You loved and Your

praise and glory proclaimed, especially the honor of Your mercy. O

Christ, let me glorify Your goodness and mercy to the last moment

of my life, with every drop of my blood and every beat of my heart.

Would that I be transformed into a hymn of adoration of You.

When I find myself on my deathbed, may the last beat of my heart

be a loving hymn glorifying Your unfathomable mercy.

Amen.

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee; and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

O Mother, Virgin, Queen of Peace and Mediatrix of all graces, I offer and consecrate to you my body and soul, my heart: all that I am, all that I have. 

I consecrate myself to you out of love and for love. I offer myself to your care as a Mother. As Jesus did throughout his life, I want to honor you, united to your Heart. 

O Mother, I want above all to imitate your purity, your humility: in short, all your attitudes. Mother, I want to devote myself and fight under your orders so that the Kingdom of God would come. 

Mother, accept my act of consecration: take me as your child and together with Jesus, offer me together to the Heavenly Father. 

Help me to be faithful until death. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. 

Amen.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of Mercy.

Hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope.

To thee do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve;

to thee do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping,

in this vale of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate,

thine eyes of mercy toward us;

and after this our exile, show unto us

the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving,

O sweet virgin Mary.

The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:

And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of

our death. Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.

Hail Mary . . .

And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary . . .

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:

Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, 

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children forever.

Lord, have mercy. 

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

God our Father ln Heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Holy Mother of God, pray for us.

Most honored of virgins, pray for us.

Mother of Christ, pray for us.

Mother of the Church, pray for us.

Mother of divine grace, pray for us.

Mother most pure, pray for us.

Mother of chaste love, pray for us.

Mother and virgin, pray for us.

Sinless Mother, pray for us.

Dearest of Mothers, pray for us.

Model of motherhood, pray for us.

Mother of good counsel, pray for us.

Mother of our Creator, pray for us.

Mother of our Savior, pray for us.

Virgin most wise, pray for us.

Virgin rightly praised, pray for us.

Virgin rightly renowned, pray for us.

Virgin most powerful, pray for us.

Virgin gentle in mercy, pray for us.

Faithful Virgin, pray for us.

Mirror of justice, pray for us.

Throne of wisdom, pray for us.

Cause of our joy, pray for us.

Shrine of the Spirit, pray for us.

Glory of Israel, pray for us.

Vessel of selfless devotion, pray for us.

Mystical Rose, pray for us.

Tower of David, pray for us.

Tower of ivory, pray for us.

House of gold, pray for us.

Ark of the covenant, pray for us.

Gate of heaven, pray for us.

Morning star, pray for us.

Health of the sick, pray for us.

Refuge of sinners, pray for us.

Comfort of the troubled, pray for us.

Help of Christians, pray for us.

Queen of angels, pray for us.

Queen of patriarchs and prophets, pray for us.

Queen of apostles and martyrs, pray for us.

Queen of confessors and virgins, pray for us.

Queen of all saints, pray for us.

Queen conceived without sin, pray for us.

Queen assumed in to heaven, pray for us.

Queen of the rosary, pray for us.

Queen of families, pray for us.

Queen of peace, pray for us.

Blessed be the name of the Virgin Mary now and forever.

Lord, have mercy.

R. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

R. Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

R. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us.

R. Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father in heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Illustrious son of David, pray for us.

Light of Patriarchs, pray for us.

Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us.

Guardian of the Redeemer, pray for us.

Pure Guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.

Provider for the Son of God, pray for us.

Zealous defender of Christ, pray for us.

Servant of Christ, pray for us.

Minister of salvation, pray for us.

Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.

Joseph, most just, pray for us.

Joseph, most chaste, pray for us.

Joseph, most prudent, pray for us.

Joseph, most brave, pray for us.

Joseph, most obedient, pray for us.

Joseph, most loyal, pray for us.

Mirror of patience, pray for us.

Lover of poverty, pray for us.

Model for workers, pray for us.

Glory of family life, pray for us.

Guardian of virgins, pray for us.

Cornerstone of families, pray for us.

Support in difficulties, pray for us.

Comfort of the sorrowing, pray for us.

Hope of the sick, pray for us.

Patron of exiles, pray for us.

Patron of the afflicted, pray for us.

Patron of the poor, pray for us.

Patron of the dying, pray for us.

Terror of demons, pray for us.

Protector of the Holy Church, pray for us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

He has made him lord of his household, and prince over all his possessions.

Let us pray.

O God, who, in your loving providence, chose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most Holy Mother, grant us the favor of having him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our protector. You, who live and reign forever and ever.

R. Amen.

O Glorious Patriarch and Patron of the Church! O Virgin Spouse of the Virgin Mother of God! O Guardian and Virginal Father of the Word Incarnate! In the presence of Jesus and Mary, I choose you this day to be my father, my guardian, and my protector.

O great St. Joseph, whom God has made the Head of the Holy Family, accept me, I beseech you, though utterly unworthy, to be a member of your “Holy House.” Present me to your Immaculate Spouse; ask her also to adopt me as her child. With her, pray that I may constantly think of Jesus, and serve him faithfully to the end of my life. O Terror of Demons, increase in me virtue, protect me from the evil one, and help me not to offend God in any way.

O my Spiritual Father, I hereby consecrate myself to you. In faithful imitation of Jesus and Mary, I place myself and all my concerns under your care and protection. To you, after Jesus and Mary, I consecrate my body and soul, with all their faculties, my spiritual growth, my home, and all my affairs and undertakings.

Forsake me not, but adopt me as a servant and child of the Holy Family. Watch over me at all times, but especially at the hour of my death. Console and strengthen me with the presence of Jesus and Mary so that, with you, I may praise and adore the Holy Trinity for all eternity. Amen.

Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so prompt, so strong,

before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires.

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.

So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power,

I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers.

Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms;

I dare not approach while he reposes near your heart.

Press him in my name and kiss his fine head for me and

ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.

St. Joseph, patron of departing souls - pray for me.

Amen.

Say for nine consecutive mornings for anything you may desire. It has seldom been known to fail.

To you, O blessed Joseph, 

do we come in our tribulation, 

and having implored the help of your most holy spouse, 

we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,  and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;

O most loving father, 

ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence;

O our most mighty protector, 

be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness;

and, as once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;

shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die holily, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. 

Amen.

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted.

Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection.

Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me.

Amen.

Ever blessed and glorious Joseph, kind and loving father, and helpful friend of all in sorrow! You are the good father and protector of orphans, the defender of the defenseless, the patron of those in need and sorrow. Look kindly on my request. My sins have drawn down on me the just displeasure of my God, and so I am surrounded with unhappiness. To you, loving guardian of the Family of Nazareth, do I go for help and protection.

Listen, then, I beg you, with fatherly concern, to my earnest prayers, and obtain for me the favors I ask.

I ask it by the infinite mercy of the eternal Son of God, which moved Him to take our nature and to be born into this world of sorrow.

I ask it by the weariness and suffering you endured when you found no shelter at the inn of Bethlehem for the holy Virgin, nor a house where the Son of God could be born. Then, being everywhere refused, you had to allow the Queen of Heaven to give birth to the world's Redeemer in a cave.

I ask it by the loveliness and power of that sacred Name, Jesus, which you conferred on the adorable infant.

I ask it by that painful torture you felt at the prophecy of holy Simeon, which declared the Child Jesus and His holy Mother future victims of our sins and of their great love for us.

I ask it through your sorrow and pain of soul when the angel declared to you that the life of the Child Jesus was sought by His enemies. From their evil plan you had to flee with Him and His Blessed Mother to Egypt. I ask it by all the suffering, weariness, and labors of that long and dangerous journey.

I ask it by all your care to protect the Sacred Child and His Immaculate Mother during your second journey, when you were ordered to return to your own country. I ask it by your peaceful life in Nazareth where you met with so many joys and sorrows.

I ask it by your great distress when the adorable Child was lost to you and His Mother for three days. I ask it by your joy at finding Him in the Temple, and by the comfort you found at Nazareth, while living in the company of the Child Jesus. I ask it by the wonderful submission He showed in His obedience to you.

I ask it by the perfect love and conformity you showed in accepting the Divine order to depart from this life, and from the company of Jesus and Mary. I ask it by the joy which filled your soul, when the Redeemer of the world, triumphant over death and hell, entered into the possession of His kingdom and led you into it with special honors.

I ask it through Mary's glorious Assumption, and through that endless happiness you have with her in the presence of God.

O good father! I beg you, by all your sufferings, sorrows, and joys, to hear me and obtain for me what I ask.

(make your request)

Obtain for all those who have asked my prayers everything that is useful to them in the plan of God. Finally, my dear patron and father, be with me and all who are dear to me in our last moments, that we may eternally sing the praises of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

For any Special Intention

*This prayer can be said any 30 days of the year

Hail, Joseph, image of the Eternal Father;

Hail, Joseph, guardian of the Eternal Son;

Hail, Joseph, temple of the Eternal Spirit;

Hail, Joseph, beloved of the Trinity.

Hail, Joseph, spouse and companion of the Mother of God.

Hail, Joseph, friend of angels.

Hail, Joseph, believer in miracles.

Hail, Joseph, follower of dreams.

Hail, Joseph, lover of simplicity.

Hail, Joseph, exemplar of righteousness;

Hail, Joseph, model of meekness and patience;

Hail, Joseph, model of humility and obedience.

Blessed are the eyes that have seen what you saw.

Blessed are the ears that have heard what you heard.

Blessed are the arms that have embraced what you embraced.

Blessed is the lap that has held what you held.

Blessed is the heart that has loved what you loved.

Blessed is the Father who chose you;

Blessed is the Son who loved you:

Blessed is the Spirit who sanctified you.

Blessed is Mary, your spouse, who honored and loved you.

Blessed is the angel who guarded and led you.

And blessed be forever all who remember and honor you.

- Father Jean-Jacques Olier