Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Prayer of Pope Leo XIII to St. Joseph
To you, O Blessed Joseph, we come in our trials, and having asked the help of your most holy spouse, we confidently ask your patronage also. Through that sacred bond of charity which united you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the fatherly love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you to look graciously upon the beloved inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by his blood, and to aid us in our necessities with your power and strength.
O most provident guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ. Most beloved father, dispel the evil of falsehood and sin. Our most mighty protector, graciously assist us from heaven in our struggle with the powers of darkness. And just as you once saved the Child Jesus from mortal danger, so now defend God’s Holy Church from the snares of her enemies and from all adversity. Shield each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your help, we may be able to live a virtuous life, to die a holy death, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.
Holy Spouses Litany
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy
God our Father in heaven, have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us
Holy Mary, pray for us
Saint Joseph, pray for us
Holy Spouses, pray for us
Holy parents of Jesus, pray for us
Holy protectors of the Body of Christ, pray for us
Teachers of the Holy Child, pray for us
Holy Virgins, pray for us
Spouses most loving, pray for us
Spouses most faithful, pray for us
Spouses most pure, pray for us
Spouses most just, pray for us
Spouses most obedient, pray for us
Spouses most humble, pray for us
Spouses most generous, pray for us
Models of family life, pray for us
Models for couples, pray for us
Models of parenthood, pray for us
Parents to those without parents, pray for us
Patrons of the unborn, pray for us
Models for virgins, pray for us
Lovers of poverty, pray for us
Comfort of the troubled, pray for us
Patrons of Emigrants, pray for us
Servants of the Lord, pray for us
Ministers of Salvation, pray for us
Mother and Patron of the Church, pray for us
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us
Holy Father, who joined together by a virginal bond the glorious Mother of your Son and the just man, Saint Joseph, that they might be faithful cooperators in the mystery of the Word Incarnate, we beseech you, that by meditating upon the mysteries of the Incarnation and hidden life of your only begotten Son, we may live in more intimate union with Christ and may walk more joyfully in the way of love, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.