Prayer of the Pious Union for the dying
As a commitment there is the prayer for the Dying, to be recited devoutly several times a day. The prayer is as follows:
“O Saint Joseph,
putative father
of Jesus Christ
and true husband of the Virgin Mary,
pray for us
and for the dying
of this day (or this night)”
The “Ave” to St. Joseph
Rejoice, O Joseph,
full of grace,
God the Father is always with you.
You are blessed among all men,
holy husband of the Virgin Mary,
chosen to welcome
the Savior of the world, Jesus.
St. Joseph,
protector of the People of God,
guide our steps
on the way to the cross
until our time
happy death.
Amen.
Prayer to Saint Joseph the Worker
Dear Saint Joseph,
You were a worker like us
and you have known fatigue and sweat.
Help us ensure work for all.
You were a righteous man who led,
in the shop and in the community, an integral life
in service to God and others.
Make sure that we too have integrity in our work
and attentive to the needs of our neighbors.
You were a groom who brought a pregnant Maria into the house
by the work of the Holy Spirit.
Make our parents welcome the lives that God sends.
You accepted to be the father of Jesus
and you took care of him against those who wanted to kill him
and you protected him in the flight to Egypt.
Let our parents protect their sons and daughters against the drugs that corrupt and the diseases that kill.
You were Jesus' educator, teaching him to read the Scriptures and introducing him to the traditions of his people.
Let us preserve family piety
and we always remember God in everything we do.
Dear Saint Joseph,
in your human face we see the face of the divine Father portrayed.
May He give us refuge, protection
and the certainty that we are carried in the palm of his hand.
Show us, Saint Joseph, the strength of your fatherhood:
Give us determination in the face of problems,
courage in the face of risks, a sense of the limits of our strengths
and unlimited trust in the heavenly Father.
We ask you all this in the strength of the Father,
in the love of the Son and in the enthusiasm of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.