A Prayer to St. Joseph for Workers
(This prayer places all workers under the patronage
of St. Joseph the Worker, and asks for his intercession,
so that we may see our work as a way to grow in holiness.)
O glorious Joseph, who concealed your incomparable
and regal dignity of custodian of Jesus and of the Virgin
Mary under the humble appearance of a craftsman and
provided for them with your work, protect with loving
power your sons and daughters, especially those
entrusted to you.
You know their anxieties and sufferings, because you
yourself experienced them at the side of Jesus and of
His Mother. Do not allow them, oppressed by so many
worries, to forget the purpose for which they were
created by God. Do not allow the seeds of distrust to
take hold of their immortal souls.
Remind all the workers that in the fields, in factories, in
mines, and in scientific laboratories, they are not
working, rejoicing, or suffering alone, but at their side is
Jesus, with Mary, His Mother and ours, to sustain them,
to dry the sweat of their brow, giving value to their toil.
Teach them to turn work into a very high instrument of
sanctification as you did. Amen.
– St. Pope John XXIII