Prayers to Angels and Saints, including Mary and Joseph
St. Thérèse of the Infant Jesus, who didst show so much love for thy Divine Spouse, and didst ever hold “that deeds, even the most brilliant, without love count as nothing — that true love is nourished by sacrifice.”
The following prayers were written by Pope Leo XIII after he witnessed a vision of God and Satan during Mass, in 1884, 33 years before the appearance of Our Lady at Fatima.
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in thee all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from Thy Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, …
O Saint Catherine Laboure, who by thy filial confidence in the Blessed Virgin, merited the privilege of contemplating and conversing with her while on this earth, obtain for us a faith like unto thine in her maternal love. Grant that we may understand and appreciate the value of prudent silence …
To thee, O blessed Joseph, do we have recourse in our tribulation…
O Glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defense in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness
O my Redeemer, will that dreadful time ever come, when but few Christians shall be left who are inspired by the spirit of faith, that time when Thine anger shall be provoked and Thy protection shall be take away from us? Have our vices and our evil lives irrevocably moved Thy justice to take vengeance, perhaps this very day, upon Thy children?
