About St. Joseph
St. Joseph was of the royal family of David by birth, but was living in humble obscurity as a carpenter when God raised him to the highest sanctity, and chose him to be the spouse of His Virgin Mother, and foster-father and guardian to Jesus. Joseph, says Holy Scripture, was a just man; he was innocent and pure, and became the husband of Mary, he was gentle and tender, as one worthy to be named the father of Jesus. When he learned that Mary carried within her womb the Lord of Heaven, he feared to take her as his wife, but an angel told him not to fear, and all doubts vanished.
When Herod sought the life of the divine infant, an angel told Joseph in a dream to flee with the Child and His Mother into Egypt. Joseph at once arose and obeyed.
Being directed by God in another vision he returned to the land of Herod Antipas, in Galilee, to his former home in Nazareth. When Jesus was a little older Joseph and Mary found him in the temple after being missing for three days. When Mary asked him why He had done this to them Jesus replied, “Did you not know that I must be about my Father’s business”? Even though he stayed in the temple unknown to His parents, in the end He was still obedient to them.
There is no further mention of St. Joseph in Scripture after this and he is presumed to have died before the marriage of Cana and the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. We can imagine the happiness of Jesus and Mary attending to his death praying by him and comforting him in his last moments.
| Novena Begins: | March 10th |
| Feast Day: | March 19th |
Name Meaning: “He Shall Add”
Patron Saint of: Families, Carpenters, Married Couples, Laborers, House Seekers, The Universal Church, A Happy Death
This prayer was found in the 50th year of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In 1505 it was sent from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle. Whoever shall read this prayer or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall never die a sudden death, or be drowned, not shall poison take effect of them; neither shall they fall into the hands of the enemy; or shall be burned in any fire, or shall be overpowered in battle.
Say for nine mornings for anything you may desire. It has never been known to fail, so be sure you really want what you ask. Amen
Day 1 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 2 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 3 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 4 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 5 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 6 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 7 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 8 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Day 9 – Saint Joseph Novena
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires…. (Mention your request here…)
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me.
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Saint Joseph Prayer of Protection
“Great St. Joseph,
whose protection is so strong and prompt before
the Throne of God, I place in you all my interests
and desires. Assist me by your most powerful
intercession to obtain all spiritual blessings,
in Jesus Christ, our Lord. And, by gaining here
below your Heavenly favor, I offer my thanksgiving
and homage to God, the most loving of Fathers.
Oh Great St. Joseph, I never weary in thinking of you,
with the Child Jesus asleep in your arms.
Ask for me the favor of His love, when I draw my
dying breath! St. Joseph, the Patron of
departing souls — Pray for me.”
Powerful Prayer to St. Joseph
“Saint Joseph,
father and guardian of virgins,
into whose faithful keeping
were entrusted Innocency itself,
Christ Jesus, and Mary,
the Virgin of virgins,
I pray and beseech Thee
through Jesus and Mary,
those pledges so dear to you,
to keep me from all uncleanness,
and to grant that my mind
may be untainted, my heart
pure and my body chaste;
help me always to serve Jesus
and Mary in perfect chastity.
Amen.”
Please St Joseph, help my nephew J to find peace in his heart and mind and to accept help for his grief and addiction. For my nephew J for God to bring him home and for all my nephews that they may be well. For M, C and D may they rest in peace.
St. Joseph please provide my neighbors, who cause my family so much anxiety, an opportunity to move out of our neighborhood this summer. Please bless them with a job offer or some other reason to find a new home. I know that you see how much strife they have caused in our life and that my family doesn’t feel comfortable in our own yard when they are outside. You know the history we have and the situations that are causing us anxiety. Please beg Jesus to have mercy on us and let us feel at peace in our home. St. Joseph, please pray for us and bless us. Amen.
I pray to please help keep bullies, both physical and emotional, away from my grandson JF .. I also pray to:please help DZ be more calm in school and listen carefully to teachers, please help the teachers be patient and look for the good, and help my daughter be prepared for what may happen at her work to ease her anxiety . Thank you for hearing my prayers. Amen
Please St. Joseph, ask God to listen to my prayer for a job that satisfies me, doesn’t; fill me with dread or anxiety, is a service to others, helps others, and is a service to God. Please let it provide financial security for now and the future. Please let it be something that I love to do. Most importantly, let God’s will be done. I ask only for a sign of what to do to get there. Thank you and bless you.
Amen and Amen. I am also praying for a job and I hope our prayers gets answers.
Thank you St. Joseph for intervening to our Lord Jesus on behalf of my daughter. The cancer did not spread to her lymph node as I had begged. Please now help her through this second surgery, which we did not expect, and let treatment go as planned that she may be fully healed and cured. St. Joseph, Protector of the Holy Family, pray for my daughter’s healing and peace.
Thank you St Joseph for my sons new job pls help him in this job. Pls heal me from my illnesses
Praying St . Joseph for the need of family & sons & certain people ..
to be by my side with warm arms.
Stop snares of the devil.
Father Joseph, please intervene,i went for an interview and i was told to wait for a feedback, Father Joseph please touch that employer’s heart and let him respond to me positive, i really want that job, i have all it takes,i am really struggling financially.
Thank you Father Joseph. Nale
Dear St Joseph please help my son find the job that he needs to support his family. Thank you
Beloved Father who protected Jesus and Mama Maria on this earth please protect me too from all adversity and I need your powerful intervention to settle my funeral insurance policy and relieve me of ever anxiety. I thank You to speak with Jesus for me
Please keep my wife and children from sicknesses and dangers, and I pray for good health and good fortune
Saint Joseph please intercede with the Lord for my husband, who’s middle name is Joseph, to be healed.
Saint Joseph Please take my need into your heart, dream of it, and present it to
your Son Jesus and pray for me. SdM
St. Joseph please help my children to learn to pray,read the holy bible, and begin to attend mass. Help and protect my granddaughters spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically, medically. Stop all bullying.
Help all married couples, Strengthen our marriages. Help me in all my needs
St Joseph pray for my family that they may be safe and healthy and for my husband Jeffrey that he is at peace with God in Heaven 🙏❤️🌹
Saint Joseph, pray for my families continued health, happiness and guidance. That our anxieties, worries and fears are greatly relieved and we are safe and protected. Amen
St Joseph pls help me in my needs, I need the job that I’m applying in Bahrain, so pls help me to process my documents without delay, that I could start my job on time that my employer want. And help me on my digital business too. Thank you Papa Joseph
Dearest St. Joseph please pray to Jesus for the protection of my Family from the attacks of the evil one , for Health , Safety and Success Amen 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
St. Joseph please pray for us all, especially my family, for the forgiveness of all our sins, for good health, for guidance and protection, for healing of the sick and healing of the world🙏🙏🙏
I pray for my daughters partner, with whom they have 3 kids. For him to find the job his looking for, where he will stay and take care of his home , to be a great provider. And continue being a great loving father and loving partner to my daughter.
Thank you St Joseph
St Joseph please pray for my dear son and niece, that they may both have joy and prosperity in their lives and always be in the presence of Jesus. May our family be healed in mind, body soul and spirit. With humble and grateful thanks. Amen 🙏
St Joseph spouse of Mary, pray for my children and grandchildren for good health, divine favour and prosperity 🙏
St.Joseph please pray for my daughter and her family to return to your most holy church and your precious Son. He
Dear St Joseph please pray that Awele will pass her exam in April with flying colors. Thank you St. Joseph.
St Joseph please intercede for my husband to be healed.
Request prayers for purity and for family members away from the church.
Clear My son’s speech and language delay…reverse autistic diagnosis through Christ our lord
Please pray for Alex,that her mental health be stabilised,Camillas anxiety decreases and that little Brecken comes safely through his heart surgery.
Heal my mother’s illness, free my brother from whatever ties him, heal my friends Ann, Hellen, Teresia and an old lady l met in the hospital from cancer. Bless my country Kenya with rain so that people will stop dying of hunger. Lord you know my needs please grant them according to your will. I pray for peace in the world and all those who are doing these Novena please hear and answer their petitions. In Jesus name l pray. Amen.
Heal my family and friends and help me get though two lovers
Heal my marriage and cure my husband’s depression and intrusive thoughts
Saint Joseph:
I pray that I get this job that I’ve tried numerous times to get but have been rejected a few times. Very recently I got an email back from a manager of this company to fill out an availability form to send it back to him. It has been about 24 hours since I sent the form back with no response back yet. I am hoping and praying they will consider hiring me because I’ve been unemployed for 10 months (looking for 5 of those months) after working my last job for 9 years. I hope it’s in His plan for me that I get this job! I feel it’s about 80% there but the last 20% is deciding whether to be brought in or not. I pray that they do bring me in! Good pay, solid hours, which is what I truly need!
Dear St Joseph, I urgently need to find a stable job in my city to enable me sustainably support myself and my family. Please pray for me as well to find a good spouse for marriage.
O! St. Joseph intercede for my son’s university admission