devotions to st. joseph

God chose Joseph to be the husband of the Virgin Mary and is considered as the second greatest saint, next to her. He took an active part in the divine plan of Redemption, being an example of humility, and faith. Scripture also tells us that he was just, pure, gentle, prudent, and unfailingly obedient to the divine will. Joseph worked as an artisan carrying out his work for the glory of God—sanctifying his profession. He died in the presence of Jesus and Mary. We wish to imitate him by renewing our desire to be faithful. We know that the only meaning of our life is to be faithful to the Lord till the last day as was Joseph. Pope Pius IX named him Patron of the Universal Church and Pope John XXIII included his name in the Roman Canon.

“What must Joseph have been, how grace must have worked through him, that he should be able to fulfill this task of the human upbringing of the Son of God.

“For Jesus must have resembled Joseph: in his way of working, in the features of his character, in his way of speaking. Jesus’ realism, his eye for detail, the way he sat at table and broke bread, his preference for using everyday situations to give doctrine—all this reflects his childhood and the influence of Joseph.

“It’s not possible to ignore this sublime mystery: Jesus who is man, who speaks with the accent of a particular district of Israel, who resembles a carpenter called Joseph, is the Son of God.”¹

Joseph shared the happiness, but also the sufferings of Mary. The Seven Sundays devotion honors the seven joys and seven sorrows of St. Joseph. It starts on the seventh Sunday previous to March 19 (the last Sunday of January or the first Sunday of February).

First Sunday

His sorrow when he decided to leave the Blessed Virgin; his joy when the angel told him the mystery of the Incarnation, that Mary’s child is the Son of God and is the awaited Messiah.

Introductory Prayer

O chaste spouse of Mary, great was the trouble and anguish of your heart when you were considering to send away quietly your inviolate Spouse, yet your joy was unspeakable, when the surpassing mystery of the Incarnation was made known to you by the angel.

By this sorrow and this joy we beseech you to comfort our souls, both now and in the sorrows of our final hour, with the joy of a good life and a holy death after the pattern of your own life and death in the arms of Jesus and Mary.

Reading Mt 1:18-25

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly.

But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us).

When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.

Consideration

“In the course of that pilgrimage of faith which was his life, Joseph, like Mary, remained faithful to God’s call until the end. While Mary’s life was the bringing to fullness of that fiat first spoken at the Annunciation, at the moment of Joseph’s own “annunciation” he said nothing; instead he simply “did as the angel of the Lord commanded him”. And this first “doing” became the beginning of “Joseph’s way.”²

In the words of the “annunciation” by night, Joseph not only heard the divine truth concerning his wife’s indescribable vocation; he also heard once again the truth about his own vocation. This “just” man, who, in the spirit of the noblest traditions of the Chosen People, loved the Virgin of Nazareth and was bound to her by a husband’s love, was once again called by God to this love.”

“Joseph did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife” into his home; what was conceived in Mary was “of the Holy Spirit.” From expressions such as these are we not to suppose that his love as a man was also given new birth by the Holy Spirit? Are we not to think that the love of God which has been poured forth into the human heart through the Holy Spirit (cf. Rm 5:5) molds every human love to perfection? . . .

“Through his complete self-sacrifice, Joseph expressed his generous love for the Mother of God, and gave her a husband’s ’gift of self.‘ Even though he decided to draw back so as not to interfere in the plan of God which was coming to pass in Mary, Joseph obeyed the explicit command of the angel and took Mary into his home, while respecting the fact that she belonged exclusively to God.”⁴

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Second Sunday

His sorrow when he saw Jesus born in poverty; his joy when the angels announced Jesus’ birth.

Introductory Prayer

O most blessed patriarch, glorious Saint Joseph, who was chosen to be the foster father of the Word made flesh, your sorrow at seeing the child Jesus born in such poverty was suddenly changed into heavenly exultation when you heard the angelic hymn, and beheld the glories of that resplendent night.

By this sorrow and this joy, we implore you to obtain for us the grace to pass over from life’s pathway to hear the angelic songs of praise, and to rejoice in the shining splendor of celestial glory.

Reading Lk 2: 1-20

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinus was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.

And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.

And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!”

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child; and all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

Consideration

“Journeying to Bethlehem for the census in obedience to the orders of legitimate authority, Joseph fulfilled for the child the significant task of officially inserting the name ‘Jesus, son of Joseph of Nazareth’ (cf. Jn 1:45) in the registry of the Roman Empire. This registration clearly shows that Jesus belongs to the human race as a man among men, a citizen of this world, subject to laws and civil institutions, but also ‘savior of the world’ . . .

“As guardian of the mystery hidden for ages in the mind of God, which begins to unfold before his eyes ‘in the fullness of time,’ Joseph, together with Mary, is a privileged witness to the birth of the Son of God into the world on Christmas night in Bethlehem.

“Joseph was an eyewitness to this birth, which took place in conditions that, humanly speaking, were embarrassing—a first announcement of that ‘self-emptying’ (cf. Phil 2:5-8) which Christ freely accepted for the forgiveness of sins. Joseph also witnessed the adoration of the shepherds who arrived at Jesus’ birthplace after the angel had brought them the great and happy news (cf. Lk 2:15-16). Later he also witnessed the homage of the magi who came from the East (cf. Mt 2:11).”⁴

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Third Sunday

His sorrow when he saw Jesus’ blood shed in circumcision; his joy in giving Him the name Jesus.

Introductory Prayer

O glorious Saint Joseph, who faithfully obeyed the law of God, your heart was pierced at the sight of the most precious Blood that was shed by the infant Saviour during his circumcision, but the name of Jesus gave you new life and filled you with quiet joy.

By this thy sorrow and this thy joy, obtain for us the grace to be freed from all sin during life, and to die rejoicing, with the holy name of Jesus in our hearts and on our lips.

Reading Lk 2:21

And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Consideration

“A son’s circumcision was the first religious obligation of a father, and with this ceremony Joseph exercised his right and duty with regard to Jesus.

The principle which holds that all the rites of the Old Testament are a shadow of the reality (cf. Heb 9:9ff.; 10:1) serves to explain why Jesus would accept them. As with all the other rites, circumcision too is “fulfilled” in Jesus. God’s covenant with Abraham, of which circumcision was the sign (cf. Gn 17:13), reaches its full effect and perfect realization in Jesus, who is the “yes” of all the ancient promises (cf. 2 Cor 1:20).

At the circumcision Joseph names the child “Jesus.” This is the only name in which there is salvation (cf. Acts 4:12). Its significance had been revealed to Joseph at the moment of his “annunciation”: “You shall call the child Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (cf. Mt 1:21). In conferring the name, Joseph declares his own legal fatherhood over Jesus, and in speaking the name he proclaims the child’s mission as Savior.”⁵

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fourth Sunday

His sorrow when he heard the prophecy of Simeon; his joy when he learned that many will be saved through the sufferings of Jesus.

Introductory Prayer

O most faithful Saint Joseph, who shared the mysteries of our Redemption, the prophecy of Simeon touching the sufferings of Jesus and Mary caused you to shudder with mortal dread, but at the same time filled you with a blessed joy for the salvation and glorious resurrection which would be attained by countless souls.

By this thy sorrow and this thy joy, obtain for us that we may be of the number of those who, through the merits of Jesus and the intercession of Mary the Virgin Mother, are predestined to a glorious resurrection.

Reading Lk 2:22-35

And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel.”

And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”

Consideration

“This rite, to which Luke refers, includes the ransom of the first-born and sheds light on the subsequent stay of Jesus in the Temple at the age of twelve.

“The ransoming of the first-born is another obligation of the father, and it is fulfilled by Joseph. Represented in the first-born is the people of the covenant, ransomed from slavery in order to belong to God. Here too, Jesus—who is the true ‘price’ of ransom (cf. 1 Cor 6:20; 7:23; 1 Pt 1:19)—not only ‘fulfills’ the Old Testament rite, but at the same time transcends it, since he is not a subject to be redeemed, but the very author of redemption.

“The gospel writer notes that ‘his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him’, in particular at what Simeon said in his canticle to God, when he referred to Jesus as the ‘salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel’ and as a ‘sign that is spoken against.’⁶

“Together with Mary, Joseph is the first guardian of this divine mystery. Together with Mary, and in relation to Mary, he shares in this final phase of God‘s self-revelation in Christ, and he does so from the very beginning.”⁷

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fifth Sunday

His sorrow when he had to flee to Egypt with the Child Jesus and Mary; his joy in being always with Jesus and Mary.

Introductory Prayer

O most watchful guardian of the Son of God, glorious Saint Joseph, great was your toil in supporting and waiting upon the Son of the God, especially in the flight into Egypt! Yet, how you rejoiced to have God himself always near you.

By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us the grace of keeping ourselves safe from the devil, especially by fleeing from dangerous occasions. May we serve Jesus and Mary, and for them alone may we live, and happily die.

Reading Mt 2:13-15

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.”

Consideration

Herod learned from the magi who came from the East about the birth of the “king of the Jews” (Mt 2:2). And when the magi departed, he “sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under” (Mt 2:16). By killing them all, he wished to kill the new-born “king of the Jews” whom he had heard about.⁸

“. . . The Church deeply venerates this Family, and proposes it as the model of all families. Inserted directly in the mystery of the Incarnation, the Family of Nazareth has its own special mystery. And in this mystery, as in the Incarnation, one finds a true fatherhood: the human form of the family of the Son of God, a true human family, formed by the divine mystery. In this family, Joseph is the father: his fatherhood is not one that derives from begetting offspring; but neither is it an “apparent” or merely “substitute” fatherhood. Rather, it is one that fully shares in authentic human fatherhood and the mission of a father in the family. This is a consequence of the hypostatic union: humanity taken up into the unity of the Divine Person of the Word-Son, Jesus Christ. Together with human nature, all that is human, and especially the family—as the first dimension of man’s existence in the world—is also taken up in Christ. Within this context, Joseph’s human fatherhood was also “taken up” in the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation.”⁹

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sixth Sunday

His sorrow when he was afraid to return to his homeland; his joy on being told by the angel to go to Nazareth.

Introductory Prayer

O glorious Saint Joseph, you marveled to see the King of Heaven obedient to your commands. Your consolation in bringing Jesus out of the land of Egypt was troubled by your fear of Archelaus. Nevertheless, being assured by an angel, you lived in gladness at Nazareth with Jesus and Mary.

By this sorrow and this joy, obtain for us that our hearts may be delivered from harmful fears, that so we may rejoice in peace of conscience and may live with Jesus and Mary, and, like you, may die in their company.

Reading Mt 2:19-23; Lk 2:40

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, “He shall be called a Nazarene.”

And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Consideration

Work was the daily expression of love in the life of the Family of Nazareth. The Gospel specifies the kind of work Joseph did in order to support his family: he was a carpenter. This simple word sums up Joseph’s entire life. For Jesus, these were hidden years, the years to which Luke refers after recounting the episode that occurred in the Temple: “And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them” (Lk 2:51). This “submission” or obedience of Jesus in the house of Nazareth should be understood as a sharing in the work of Joseph. Having learned the work of his presumed father, he was known as “the carpenter’s son.” If the Family of Nazareth is an example and model for human families, in the order of salvation and holiness, so too, by analogy, is Jesus’ work at the side of Joseph the carpenter. In our own day, the Church has emphasized this by instituting the liturgical memorial of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1. Human work, and especially manual labor, receive special prominence in the Gospel. Along with the humanity of the Son of God, work too has been taken up in the mystery of the Incarnation, and has also been redeemed in a special way. At the workbench where he plied his trade together with Jesus, Joseph brought human work closer to the mystery of the Redemption.

In the human growth of Jesus “in wisdom, age and grace,” the virtue of industriousness played a notable role, since “work is a human good” which “transforms nature” and makes man “in a sense, more human.”

What is crucially important here is the sanctification of daily life, a sanctification which each person must acquire according to his or her own state, and one which can be promoted according to a model accessible to all people: “St. Joseph is the model of those humble ones that Christianity raises up to great destinies; . . . he is the proof that in order to be a good and genuine follower of Christ, there is no need of great things—it is enough to have the common, simple and human virtues, but they need to be true and authentic.”¹⁰

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Seventh Sunday

His sorrow when he lost the Child Jesus; his joy in finding Him in the temple.

Introductory Prayer

O glorious Saint Joseph, pattern of all holiness, when you lost the child Jesus, you sought him sorrowing for the space of three days, until with great joy you found him again in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors.

By this sorrow and this joy, we ask you, with our hearts upon our lips, to keep us from ever having the misfortune to lose Jesus through mortal sin. Grant also that we always may seek him with unceasing sorrow, when we commit a serious sin, until we find him again, ready to show us his great mercy in the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Reading Lk 2:41-50

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day’s journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.”

And he said to them, “How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.

Consideration

Joseph, of whom Mary had just used the words “your father,” heard this answer. That, after all, is what all the people said and thought: Jesus was “the son (as was supposed) of Joseph” (Lk 3:23). Nonetheless, the reply of Jesus in the Temple brought once again to the mind of his “presumed father” what he had heard on that night twelve years earlier: “Joseph . . . do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.” From that time onwards he knew that he was a guardian of the mystery of God, and it was precisely this mystery that the twelve-year-old Jesus brought to mind: “I must be in my Father’s house.”¹¹

Here the Litany of St. Joseph may be recited. Otherwise the following prayer may be said.

Concluding Prayer

℣. Pray for us, blessed Joseph.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy

Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy

Holy Trinity, one God have mercy on us

Holy Mary pray for us

Saint Joseph pray for us

Noble son of the House of David pray for us

Light of patriarchs pray for us

Husband of the Mother of God pray for us

Guardian of the Virgin pray for us

Foster father of the Son of God pray for us

Faithful guardian of Christ pray for us

Head of the holy family pray for us

Joseph, chaste and just pray for us

Joseph, prudent and brave pray for us

Joseph, obedient and loyal pray for us

Pattern of patience pray for us

Lover of poverty pray for us

Model of workers pray for us

Example to parents pray for us

Guardian of virgins pray for us

Pillar of family life pray for us

Comfort of the troubled pray for us

Hope of the sick pray for us

Patron of the dying pray for us

Terror of evil spirits pray for us

Protector of the Church pray for us

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us

℣. God made him master of his household.

℟. And put him in charge of all that he owned.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, in your infinite wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. As we enjoy his protection on earth may we have the help of his prayers in heaven.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

℟. Amen.

Before

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me. I adore you with profound reverence; I beg your pardon for my sins and the grace to spend this time of prayer fruitfully. My immaculate Mother, St. Joseph my father and lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.

After

I thank you, my God, for the good resolutions, affections and inspirations that you have communicated to me in this meditation. I beg your help in performing them. My immaculate Mother, St. Joseph my father and lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.

Before

Veni, Sancte Spíritus, reple tuórum corda fidélium, et tui amóris in eis ignem accénde. Emitte Spíritum tuum, et creabúntur.

℟. Et renovábis fáciem terræ.

Orémus. Deus, qui corda fidélium Sancti Spíritus illustratióne docuísti, da nobis in eodem Spíritu recta sápere, et de ejus semper consolatióne gaudére. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

℟. Amen.

Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created.

℟. And you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O God, who has taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the gift of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation. Through Christ our Lord.

℟. Amen.

After

℣. Agimus tibi grátias, omnípotens Deus, pro univérsis benefíciis tuis, qui vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.

℟. Amen.

℣. Deus det nobis suam pacem.

℟. Et vitam ætérnam.

℣. Amen.

℣. We give you thanks, almighty God, for all your benefits, who live and reign for ever and ever.

℟. Amen.

℣. May the Lord grant us his peace.

℟. And life everlasting.

℣. Amen.

℣. Bénedic, Dómine, nos et hæc tua dona quæ de tua largitáte sumus sumptúri. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.

℟. Amen

(Add for midday)

℣. Mensæ cæléstis partícipes fáciat nos, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.

℟. Amen.

(Add for evening)

℣. Ad coénam vitæ ætérnæ perdúcat nos, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.

℟. Amen.

℣. Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts which we are about to receive from your bounty, through Christ our Lord.

℟. Amen

(Add for midday)

℣. May the King of everlasting glory make us partakers of the heavenly table.

℟. Amen.

(Add for evening)

℣. May the King of everlasting glory lead us to the banquet of life eternal.

℟. Amen.

℣. Ágimus tibi grátias, omnípotens Deus, pro univérsis benefíciis tuis, qui vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.

℟. Amen.

℣. Deus det nobis suam pacem.

℟. Et vitam ætérnam.

Amen.

℣. We give you thanks, almighty God, for all your benefits, who live and reign for ever and ever.

℟. Amen.

℣. May the Lord grant us his peace.

℟. And life everlasting.

℣. Amen.

Abba, Pater! (Gal 4:6)

Adauge nobis fidem (Lk 17:5).

Ago tibi grátias pro univérsis benefíciis tuis, étiam ignótis.

Apud Deum ómnia possibília sunt (Mt 19:26).

Cor contrítum, et humiliátum, Deus non despícies (Ps 50:19).

Cor Iesu sacratíssimum, dona nobis pacem.

Cor Maríæ dulcíssimun, iter para tutum.

Cor mundum crea in me, Deus (Ps 50:12).

Credo, sed ádjuva incredulitátem meam (Mk 9:23).

Deo omnis glória.

Diligéntibus Deum ómnia coóperantur in bonum (Rom 3:28).

Dómine, quid me vis fácere? (Acts 9:6).

Dómine, tu ómnia nosti; tu scis quia amo te (Jn 21:17).

Dómine, ut vídeam (Lk 18:41).

Dóminus meus et Deus meus. (Jn 20:28).

Ecce ego, quia vocásti me (1 Kgs. 3:6).

Fílius hóminis non venit ut ministrarétur ei, sed ut ministráret (Mk 10:45).

Iesu, fili David, miserére mei peccatóris (Mk 10:47).

Iesu, Iesu, esto mihi semper Iesus.

Illum oportet créscere, me autem mínui (Jn 3:30).

In te, Dómine, sperávi; non confúndar in ætérnum (Ps 30:2).

Jesu, fili David, miserére mei (Mk 10:47).

Mater pulchræ dilectiónis, fílios tuos ádjuva.

Meus cibus est ut fáciam voluntátem ejus qui misit me, ut perfíciam opus ejus (Jn 4:34).

Monstra te esse matrem.

Non volúntas mea, sed tua fiat (Mt 26:39).

Ómnia possum in eo qui me confórtat (Phil 4:13).

Páuper servus et húmilis.

Quia tu es, Deus, fortitúdo mea (Ps 42:2).

Regína apostolórum, ora pro nobis.

Sancta María, spes nostra, ancílla Dómini, ora pro nobis.

Sancta María, spes nostra, sedes sapiéntiæ, ora pro nobis.

Sancta María, stella maris, fílios tuos ádiuva.

Sine me nihil potéstis fácere (Jn 15:5).

Tantum dic verbo (Mt 8:8).

A clean heart create for me, O God.

A contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not despise.

A poor and lowly servant am I.

All the glory for God.

For those who love God all things work together unto good.

For you, O God, are my strength.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Here I am, for you did call me.

Holy Mary, our hope, handmaid of the Lord, pray for us.

Holy Mary, our hope, seat of wisdom, pray for us.

Holy Mary, star of the sea, help your children.

I can do all things in Him who strengthens me.

I do believe; help my unbelief.

I give you thanks for all your benefits, even the unknown ones.

In you, O Lord, I take refuge: let me never be put to shame.

Jesus, Jesus, always be Jesus to me.

Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me, a sinner!

Lord, increase our faith.

Lord, that I may see!

Lord, what do you want me to do?

Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you!

Mother of fair love, help your children.

My Lord and my God!

Not as I will, but as you will.

Queen of apostles, pray for us.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, grant us peace.

Show that you are our mother.

Sweet heart of Mary, prepare a safe way for us.