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 was soon troubled by the fear of Archelaus. But reassured by the angel of the Lord, thou didst abide with joy at Nazareth in the company of Jesus and Mary ; obtain for us by this joy and this sorrow, that, disengaged from all fear, we may enjoy the peace of a good conscience, and may live in security, in union with Jesus and Mary, experiencing the effect of thy salutary assistance at the hour of our death.

AITHFUL Coadjutor of the great counsel, by the bitter sorrow with which the loss of the Child Jesus crushed thy heart, and by the livery and holy joy which inundated thy soul in recovering thy treasure on entering the temple, I conjure thee not to permit me to lose for a moment my Saviour, Jesus ; yet should this misfortune befall me, grant that I may share thy eagerness in seeking Him, and obtain for me the grace to find him again, never to lose Him more.

OST glorious St. Joseph, Virgin Spouse of the Immaculate Mother of God, my loving Patron, remember that it has never been known that any one invoked thy help, or solicited thy patronage, without obtaining relief. Encouraged by this assurance, I commend my soul and body, my temporal and eternal interests, to thy powerful protection. O Thou, the adopted Father of the Eternal Son, despise not this appeal, but listen to my prayer, and plead for my necessities. Amen.

An indulgence of three hundred days may be pained once a day, by reciting the above prayer, as by rescript of His Holiness, Pius IX.