Daily prayer to St Joseph - "O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation ..."

Daily prayer to St Joseph
According to Pope Leo XIII's instructions, this powerful prayer was added to Rosary.

To you, O blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father,
ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector,
be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness;
and, as once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God?s Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die holily, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.

Following this prayer comes  comes the prayer for departed souls in Purgatory.

Recite the following block of prayers 5 times.

==== Prayer for departed souls starts ====

Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

==== Prayer for departed souls ends ====

As a conclusion Prayer you may also recite St. Gertrude's prayer after it:

The Prayer of St. Gertrude
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

Malayalam version of "O blessed Joseph..." prayer





 
What is Purgatory?
As per Catholic teaching, purgatory is a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. In purgatory, the souls of many of those who have died in God’s grace undergo purification so that they may enter heaven.

Crucified Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on the souls in purgatory.