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y holy  Patriarch,  through  the  pain  which  thou didst feel  in  seeing  the  divine  Word  born in a  stable,  so  poor,  without  fire,  without clothes, and  in  hearing  the  cries  caused  by  the  cold which afflicted  Him. I pray  thee  to  obtain  for  me  a true  sorrow  for  my  sins,  by  which  I  have  drawn  tears from Jesus;  and  through  the  consolation  which  thou didst receive  at  the. first sight  of  the  Infant  Jesus born in  the  crib,  so  beautiful  and  lovely  that  thy heart began  from  that  moment  to  burn  with  such great love  for  so  loving  and  amiable  an  infant,  obtain for me  also  the  grace  to  love  Him  with  an  ardent love on  this  earth,  that  I  may  one  day  go  to  enjoy Him in  heaven.


 * St. Joseph,  penetrate  our  hearts  with  contrition, and  render  them  more  sensible  of  the  loveliness  of Jesus.

y holy  protector,  through  the  prompt  obedience which  thou  hast  always  shown  to  the Divine Will,  obtain  for  me  from  thy  Jesus  the grace of  perfect  obedience  to  the  divine  commands. Obtain for  me  the  grace  that,  in  the  journey  which my soul  is  making  to  eternity,  in  the  midst  of  so many  enemies. I may  never,  till  the  last  moment  of my  life,  lose  the  society  of  Jesus  and  Mary. If I  am accompanied  by  them,  all  the  toils  of  this  life,  and even death  itself,  shall  be  sweet  and  agreeable  to me.


 * St. Joseph.  I  wish  to  be  all  thine,  that  by  thee  I may  remain  all  Jesus  and  Mary's.

great Saint,  through  the  merits  of  the  pains which thou  didst  suffer  at  having  lost  Jesus in the  Temple,  obtain  for  me  tears  to  weep continually for  the  injuries  I  have  done  Him. And