The Catholic Defender: St. Joseph Novena - Day 7
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, you are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have confidence in you and that, after Jesus and Mary, I come to you as an example for holiness, for you are especially close with God. Therefore, I humbly commend myself, with all who are dear to me and all that belong to me, to your intercession. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, not to abandon me during life and to assist me at the hour of my death.
Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, pray for me to have a pure, humble, charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. Be my guide, my father, and my model through life that I may die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Loving Saint Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, I raise my heart to you to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the Divine Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special grace I now implore:
(Mention your request)
prayer for protection and guidance, often invoking the help of God and the Archangel Saint Michael, to ensure the safety and well-being of law enforcement officers.
O God, our Father, we humbly pray for Your Church, the Body of Christ, that it may be a beacon of Your love and a source of grace for all people. May it grow in holiness, unity, and fidelity to Your Word. Guide its leaders and inspire its members to serve with love and compassion, that the world may know Your truth and find salvation through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful,
look favorably on your servant Francis,
whom you have set at the head of your Church as her shepherd;
grant, we pray, that by word and example
he may be of service to those over whom he presides
so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care,
he may come to everlasting life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
We commend them to your loving care, because their duty is dangerous. Grant them strength and courage in their daily assignments. Holy Father, protect these brave men and women. Grant them your almighty protection, unite them safely with their families after duty has ended.
Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel confident that your prayers on my behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
St. Joseph Pillar of Families, Terror of Demons Pray for us!
Amen.
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.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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