Page:StVincentsManual.djvu/485



Begin with  the  Litany  of  the  Saint,  at  page  86;  say  one of the  following  prayers;  recite  the  Our  Father,  and  the Hail Mary,  three  times;  and  conclude  by  the  Oblation; O Holy  Joseph,  &c., page  476.

LESSED St.  Joseph,  born  to  be  the  guardian  of Jesus,  the  protector  and  consoler  of  Mary! make powerful intercession  for  me,  that  my  pious  resolutions may  not  prove  abortive;  that  I  may  be  born  to an  interior  and  spiritual  life;  that  I  may  have  such  an increase  of  sanctity,  so  ardent  a  love  of  purity,  so great  a  conviction  of  my  own  vileness,  so  clear  a  light of the  emptiness  and  vanity  of  worldly  grandeur,  as to  esteem  and  relish  only  things  that  are  eternal: Through our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  &amp;c. &amp;c.

MNIPOTENT Creator,  whose  unerring  providence  adds  joy  every  moment  to  the  Angels  in heaven,  and  to  the  Saints  upon  earth! I most  humbly  beg,  through  the  intercession  of  St.  Joseph,  that  I may  cheerfully  acquiesce  and  rejoice  in  every  thing that comes  from  thy  fatherly  hand;  that  I  may  be vigorous  in  executing  thy  divine  will,  and  glorify  thee in my  present  state. Grant me  the  true  spirit  of  mortification, to  subdue  my  stubborn  passions,  to  satisfy for what  is  past,  and  to  be  a  preservative  from  future dangers. Grant, that  by  purity  of  intention,  the meanest of  my  actions  may  be  acceptable  to  thee,  as was  the  mite  of  the  poor  widow,  which  was  put  into the treasury  of  the  temple:  Through  Jesus  Christ  out Lord. ''Amen. ''