Press him in my name and kiss his fine head for me, and ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us.

Good St. Joseph, I pray thee by the burning love thou hadst for Jesus and Mary upon earth, console me in my distress and present my petition, through Jesus and Mary, before the throne of God!

While the Fathers of the Church praised Saint Joseph in their ... encouraged the recitation of this prayer after the rosary and the Litany of Loreto during the month of October. Blessed Joseph, ...