In our tribulation we fly to You, O blessed Joseph;
and, after imploring the help of your most holy Spouse,
we ask also with confidence for your patronage.
By the affection which united you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,
and the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we beseech you to look kindly upon the inheritance
which Jesus Christ acquired by His precious Blood,
and by your powerful aid to help us in our needs.
Protect, most careful Guardian of the Holy Family,
the chosen people of Jesus Christ.
Keep us, most loving father,
from all pestilence of error and corruption.
Be mindful of us, most powerful protector,
from your place in heaven,
in this warfare with the powers of darkness:
and, as you snatched the Child Jesus from danger of death,
so now defend the holy Church of God
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity.
Guard each one of us by your perpetual support,
so that, sustained by your example and help,
we may live in holiness, die a holy death,
and obtain the everlasting happiness of heaven.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.