Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to Saint Joseph for Spiritual Combat
A short prayer, indulgenced by Saint Pius X, asking Saint Joseph for daily help in the spiritual combat and at the hour of death.
Source: The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, page 283.
O Joseph, virgin father of Jesus, most pure spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for us daily to the Son of God, that, armed with the weapons of His grace, we may fight as we ought in life, and be crowned by Him in death.
About this prayer
Prayer source
The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, page 283.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- A short prayer, indulgenced by Saint Pius X, asking Saint Joseph for daily help in the spiritual combat and at the hour of death.
- Prayer intention
- Grace and perseverance in the spiritual struggle.
- When to pray
- It may be prayed at any time.
- Languages
- English and Latin
- Latin prayer source
- The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, page 283. View the Latin source.
- English prayer source
- The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, page 283. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to Saint Joseph for Spiritual Combat
Source: The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, page 283.
O Joseph, virgin father of Jesus, most pure spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for us daily to the Son of God, that, armed with the weapons of His grace, we may fight as we ought in life, and be crowned by Him in death.