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The St. Joseph Novena begins today in preparation for the feast of this greatest of saints after Our Lady. It is hard to believe that a whole year has gone by, since we invited our readers to pray the novena for the protection of the Church in relation to the Synod.
This year we propose to pray the prayer beyond the 9-days of the novena and invite our readers to join us by praying it every day until and through the Synod in October.
To encourage us, let us first recall St. Teresa of Avila's 'guarantee': 'To other saints, Our Lord seems to have given power to succour in some special necessity - but to this glorious saint, I know by experience, He has given the power to help us in all. Our Lord would have us understand that, as He was subject to St. Joseph on earth - for St. Joseph bearing the title of father and being His guardian, could command Him - so now in Heaven, Our Lord grants us all his petitions. I have asked others to recommend themselves to St. Joseph, and they, too, know the same thing by experience' (Autobiography VI, 9).
Daily Prayer to St. Joseph for the Synod
Glorious St. Joseph, foster-father and protector of Jesus Christ! To you we raise our hearts and our hands to implore your powerful intercession. Please obtain for us, from the kind Heart of Jesus, the help and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare. We ask particularly for the grace of a happy death and the special favour which we now implore - for Pope Francis and the Rome Synod of Bishops on The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization, to preserve, defend and confidently promote the Tradition of Catholic Orthodoxy for the Glory of God, the Good of the Church, the Salvation and Sanctification of Souls, and the Well-being of Society.
Guardian of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence that your prayers on our behalf will be graciously heard before the Throne of God.
O Glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name, hear our prayers and obtain our petitions. Amen.
St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church - Ora Pro Nobis! Â
