Saint-related
Prayer to Saint Joseph for a Happy Death
Prayer of intercession
A prayer asking St. Joseph, who died in the presence of Jesus and Mary, to be present at the hour of one's own death. St. Joseph has long been honoured by the Church as patron of a happy death.
O Blessed Joseph, you gave your last breath in the loving embrace of Jesus and Mary. When the seal of death shall close my life, come with Jesus and Mary to aid me. Obtain for me this solace for that hour - to die with their holy arms around me. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I commend my soul, living and dying, into your sacred arms. Amen.
When it is prayed
- deathbed
- illness
- march-19