Wednesdays are Dedicated to St. Joseph -Prayer for the Spirit of Work

 

Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who pass their life in labor, 

obtain for me the grace tow work in a spirit of penance to atone for my many sins; 

to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my own inclinations;

to work with gratitude and joy, considering it an honor to use and develop by my labor the gifts I have received from God; 

to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience, without ever recoiling before weariness or difficulties. 

Help me to work, above all, with purity of intention and with detachment from self, 

having always before my eyes the hour of death and the accounting which I must render of time lost, talents wasted, good omitted, and vain complacency in success, 

which is so fatal to the work of God. 

All for Jesus, 

all for Mary, all after your example, O Patriarch Joseph! 

This shall be my watchword in life and in death. Amen.

New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book