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LESSED St.  Joseph,  chosen  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,  etc.

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  everything  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 our Lord. Amen.

MNIPOTENT God,  at  whose  command  every  tree produces fruit  of  its  kind! grant, through  the