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VER blessed  and  glorious  Joseph,  kind  and  indulgent Father, and  compassionate  friend of all  in  sorrow,  through  that  bitter grief  with  which  thy  heart  was saturated when  thou  didst  behold the sufferings  of  the  Infant  Saviour, and  in  prophetic  view  didst contemplate His  most  ignominious passion and  death;  take  pity,  I beseech  thee,  on  my  poverty  and necessities; council  me  in  my doubts;  and  console  me  in  all  my anxieties. Thou art  the  good