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 in every  affliction,  to  obtain  for  me  and  for  all  the  knowledge and love  of  the  Heart  of  Jesus,  and  finally  to  defend  and protect me  at  the  hour  of  death. Amen.

BLESSED Joseph! who didst  die  in  the  arms  of  Jesus and Mary,  obtain  for  me,  I  beseech  thee,  the  grace  of a  happy  death. Defend me  from  the  attacks  of  my  infernal enemy in  that  hour  of  dread  and  anguish,  to  which  I  now invite thee,  that  thou  mayest  assist  me  by  thy  presence  and protect me  by  thy  power. Obtain of  thy  divine  Son  that  I may  breathe  out  my  soul  in  praise,  saying  in  spirit,  if  I  can not utter  the  words:  Jesus,  Mary,  and  Joseph,  I  give  you  my heart  and  my  soul. Amen.

Ordered by  Pope  Leo  XIII. to be  said  as  part  of  the  devotions for  the  month  of  October.

O thee,  O  blessed  Joseph,  we  have  recourse  in  our  afflictions, and,  after  imploring  the  help  of  thy  most  holy spouse, we  confidently  invoke  thy  patronage  also. By that affection which  united  thee  to  the  immaculate  virgin  Mother of God,  and  by  the  fatherly  love  with  which  thou  didst  embrace the  Infant  Jesus,  look  down,  we  beseech  thee,  with gracious eyes  on  the  precious  inheritance  which  Jesus  Christ purchased by  His  blood,  and  help  us  in  our  necessities  by thy  power  and  aid. Protect, O  most  provident  guardian of the  Holy  Family,  the  elect  children  of  Jesus  Christ;  ward off from  us,  O  most  loving  father,  all  plagues  of  errors  and depravity; be  propitious  to  us  from  heaven,  O  most  powerful protector,  in  this  our  struggle  with  the  powers  pf  darkness; and  as  thou  didst  once  rescue  the  Child  Jesus  from  the greatest peril  to  His  life,  so  now  defend  God's  holy  Church from the  snares  of  the  enemy  and  all  adversity. Finally, shield every  one  of  us  with  thy  patronage,  that,  imitating thy example  and  strengthened  by  thy  help,  we  may  live  a holy  life,  die  a  happy  death,  and  attain  to  everlasting  happiness in  heaven. Amen.

An indulgence of  300  days,  applicable  to  the  souls  in  purgatory; seven years  and  seven  quarantines  for  each  public  recital  during the month  of  October.— Leo  XIII.,  Sept. 21, 1889.