A Prayer to St. Joseph in the Time of the Pandemic

Saint Joseph, Hope of the Sick, pray for us! 
Faithful Joseph the carpenter,
who was raised up from the family of your servant David
to be the guardian of your incarnate Son
and husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
the Son of God placed his life in your hands. 
With the Virgin Mary, our Blessed Mother,
you cared for the Child Jesus,
who is the force of life in our world.
May your compassion embrace our fragility 
and bring us the comfort of the divine presence.

Loving Saint Joseph,

we join with you in prayer by crying out: 

Lord Jesus, Son of the Living God,

say a word for our healing!

Make us sensitive to the illnesses

of those closest to us.

Support us in our efforts

to care for our sick brothers and sisters. 

Hopeful Saint Joseph, 

Give us courage in facing life.

Help us to find meaning

in God’s great project for humanity

beyond the sickness and suffering that blind us. 

May the Love of God be with us,

because our best hope is in our faithful Lord.

We make this prayer

through the intercession of Saint Joseph

to Christ Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen.