Feast of Saints Philip and James the Lesser

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Fresco in Holy Trinity Parish Church in Schwarzenberg, by Angelica Kauffmann, 1757

Prayer to Saint Philip, the Apostle

O Glorious Saint Philip,
at the Last Supper
you said to Jesus,
“Lord, show us the Father
and it will be enough for us.”
Help us to make this our prayer
also and to seek God in all things.
Obtain for us the grace to know
the Father and Jesus Christ
whom he has sent – for in this does
eternal life consist.
Amen.

Fresco in Holy Trinity Parish Church in Schwarzenberg, by Angelica Kauffmann, 1757

Prayer to Saint James the Lesser, the Apostle

O Glorious Saint James, you were our Lord’s cousin
and at the same time his friend and follower.
You wrote that every good and perfect gift
comes to us from the Father and lights,
and that faith without works is useless.
You preached the divinity of Jesus
until your death as a martyr.
Obtain for us from the Father of lights
the great gift of a living faith
in Jesus’ divinity which will inspire us
to unstinting labor in the service of God
and our fellow human beings and
enable us to reach our heavenly destiny.
Amen.

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Malachi 2:10

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Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Malachi 2:10

Solemnity of Saint Joseph

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The Holy Family, by Rafael Flores, 1857

Prayer to Saint Joseph
By Pope Leo XIII

To thee do we cry in our tribulations,
O Blessed Saint Joseph,
as we confidently invoke your patronage,
after that of your most holy spouse,
the Blessed Virgin Mary.

By that sacred bond of devotion
which linked you to the Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God,
and for the fatherly love you lavished on the child Jesus,
we beg you to cast a glance on those heavenly gifts
which the Divine Redeemer has obtained for all mankind
through His Precious Blood
and through your power and mercy,
help us in our needs.

O holy protector of the holy family,
protect us children of the Lord Jesus Christ;
keep far from us the errors and evils
which corrupt the world;
assist us from Heaven in our struggles
against the powers of darkness.
And as you once protected the Divine Child
from the cruel edict of Herod,
now defend the church
and keep it safe from all dangers and threats;
spread over all of us your holy patronage
so that by following your example
and aided by your spiritual guidance,
we may all aspire to a virtuous life,
look to a holy death and secure for ourselves
the blessing of eternal happiness in Heaven.

Amen.