​ Folletos to Inspire

To thee, O blessed Joseph, do we fly in our tribulation;

and having implored the help of thy most holy spouse,

we confidently crave thy patronage also.  

Through that charity which bound thee

to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,

and through the paternal love

with which thou didst embrace the Child Jesus,

we humbly beseech thee graciously

to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ

hath purchased by His Blood and with thy power

and strength to aid us in our necessities.



O most watchful guardian of the Divine family,

defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;

O most loving Father,

ward off from us every contagion of error

and corrupting influence;  

O our most mighty protector,

be propitious to us,

and from heaven assist us in this

our struggle with the power of darkness;

and as once thou didst rescue the Child Jesus

from deadly peril,

so now protect God's Holy Church

from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity:  

Shield, too, each one of us by thy constant protection,

so that, supported by thine example and thine aid,

we may be able to live piously,

to die holily, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.

 Amen.​