mondaymorning

Morning has broken.

Arise in moments of silence, align your heart.

Allow his love and power to fill your spirit.

Go with Him into the day.

Prepare to follow His week.

Today begins the most holiest week of the year.  A holy week like none other we have experienced before.  In solitude, in quiet.  Maybe we should take advantage of this quiet ...

open your door to receive Him, unlock your soul to Him, 

offer Him a welcome 

in your mind, your heart, your being and accept the riches of simplicity, the treasures of peace, the joy of grace 

and walk with Him into this week.

St. Joseph Litany - pray for intercession that we may return to work.

Pray to Saint Joseph the Worker who understands what work is all about. Let’s ask him to intercede for us so that everyone can go back to work by his Feast Day, May 1st. Pass this on! 

St. Theresa of Avila echoed this idea when she wrote “I know by experience that the glorious St. Joseph assists us generally in all necessities. I never asked him for anything which he did not obtain for me.”

Litany of Saint Joseph

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.
Noble son of the House of David, pray for us.
Light of Patriarchs, pray for us.
Husband of the Mother of God, pray for us.
Guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.
Foster father of the Son of God, pray for us.
Faithful guardian of Christ, pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.
Joseph, just and chaste, pray for us.
Joseph, prudent and brave, pray for us.
Joseph, obedient and loyal, pray for us.
Pattern of patience, pray for us.
Lover of poverty, pray for us.
Model of workers, pray for us.
Example to parents, pray for us.
Guardian of virgins, pray for us.
Pillar of family life, pray for us.
Comfort of the troubled, pray for us.
Hope of the sick, pray for us.
Patron of the dying, pray for us.
Terror of evil spirits, pray for us.
Protector of the Church, pray for us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

God made him master of his household.
And put him in charge of all that he owned.

Let us pray.

Almighty God,
in your infinite wisdom and love
you chose Joseph
to be the husband of Mary,
the Mother of your Son,
As we enjoy his protection on earth,
may we have the help
of his protection in heaven.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.