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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.

The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:

And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary . . .

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.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine 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.

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.

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.

With childlike confidence I present myself before thee, O holy Joseph, faithful foster father of Jesus! I beg thy compassionate intercession and support in this, my present necessity. [Name your petition.]

I firmly believe that thou art most powerful near the throne of God, who chose thee for the foster father of his well-beloved son, Jesus Christ. O blessed Saint, who saved that treasure of heaven, with his virginal mother, from the fury of his enemies, who with untiring industry supplied his earthly wants and with paternal care accompanied and protected him in all the journeys of his childhood, take me also, for the love of Jesus, as thy child. Assist me in my present difficulty with thy prayers before God. The infinite goodness of our savior, who loved and honored thee as his father upon earth, cannot refuse thee any request now in heaven.

How many pious souls have sought help, from thee in their needs and have experienced, to their joy, how good, how ready thou art to assist. How quickly thou dost turn to those who call upon thee with confidence! How powerful thou art in bringing help and restoring joy to anxious and dejected hearts! Therefore, do I fly to thee, O most worthy father of Jesus, most chaste spouse of Mary! Good St. Joseph, I pray thee by the burning love thou hadst for Jesus and Mary upon earth, console me in my distress and present my petition, through Jesus and Mary, before the throne of God! One word from thee will move him to assist my afflicted soul. Then most joyfully shall I praise him and thee, and more earnest shall be my thanksgiving! Amen.

O Glorious Saint Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in a spirit of penance for the expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop by means of labor the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience, never shrinking from weariness and trials; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, keeping unceasingly before my eyes death and the account that I must give of time lost, talents unused, good omitted, and vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God.

All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch, Saint Joseph. Such shall be my watch-word in life and in death. Amen.

Bless me, O dearly beloved father, St. Joseph; bless my body and my soul; bless my resolutions, my words and deeds, all my actions and omissions, my every step; bless all that I possess, all my interior and exterior goods, that all may redound to the greater honor of God. Bless me for time and eternity, and preserve me from every sin. Obtain for me the grace to make atonement for all my sins by love and contrition here on earth, so that after my last breath I may, without delay, prostrate at thy feet and return thee thanks in heaven for all the love and goodness thou, O dearest father, hast shown me here below. Amen.

St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us.

Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.

As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.

Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.

Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.

Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.

Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions

(mention in silence here) before God, our Father.

With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.

As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.

Amen.

Dear St. Ann,

You were truly twice blessed

To have our blessed Mother as your daughter

And Jesus our Savior as your grandson.

I know that every period of our lives

Has its responsibilities as well as its joys.

Today, it seems that grandparents

Have either too little use or too much;

Either we are shunted aside to do nothing,

Or we are called upon to do everything.

Help me to know just where my duties lie

In my particular situation

And to carry them out as best I can.

Take care of my family, my children, and their children.

Inspire them all to follow your Grandson

And lead truly Christian lives.

Keep all of us in your loving care,

Never let us turn away from Jesus,

And help us in the end to receive the joy

Of entering into your Grandsons’

Glorious presence forever.

Good St. Ann pray for us grandparents.

Amen.

O, God, we humbly beseech You,

through Your servant St. Dymphna,

who sealed with her blood the love she bore You,

to grant relief to those who suffer

from mental afflictions and nervous disorders,

especially (state the name here.)

St. Dymphna, helper of the mentally afflicted,

pray for us.

Say 3 Glory Be...

Most holy apostle, St. Jude,

faithful servant and friend of Jesus,

the Church honors and invokes you universally,

as the patron of hopeless cases,

of things almost despaired of.

Pray for me,

I am so helpless and alone.

Make use I implore you,

to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of.

Come to my assistance in this great need

that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven

in all my necessities,

tribulations, and sufferings, particularly -

(Here make your request)

and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever.

I promise, O blessed St. Jude,

to be ever mindful of this great favor,

to always honor you as my special and powerful patron,

and to gratefully encourage devotion to you.

Amen.