Saints LightPrayer to St Joseph the Worker
A prayer to St Joseph as the patron of workers, honored on the feast of St Joseph the Worker on May 1; written for this app. Pray it at the start of a workday, when looking for a job, or when work is hard.
The prayer
Glorious St Joseph, carpenter of Nazareth, you earned your family's bread by the work of your hands, and you taught the Son of God your trade.
Pray for me and for all who work. Help me to do my job honestly, carefully and without complaint, offering each task to God. Give strength to the tired, courage to those who are treated unjustly, and good work to those who have none. Keep me from greed, laziness and the worry that steals my peace.
May I, like you, find holiness in ordinary labor and in caring for those who depend on me. St Joseph the Worker, pray for us. Amen.
Pray it this week
Pray this on each workday this week, and if you know someone looking for work, pray it for them by name.
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