Saint Joseph, father and guardian of virgins,
into whose faithful keeping were entrusted Innocency itself,
Christ Jesus, and Mary, the Virgin of virgins,
I pray and beseech You through Jesus and Mary, those pledges so dear to You,
to keep me from all uncleanness,
and to grant that my mind may be untainted,
my heart pure and my body chaste;
help me always to serve Jesus and Mary in perfect chastity.
Amen.
Indulgences
An indulgence of 3 years. An indulgence of 7 years every day in March and on any Wednesday throughout the year. A plenary indulgence, on the usual conditions, if this prayer is devoutly repeated every day for an entire month. (S.C. Ind., Feb. 4, 1877; S.P.Ap., May 18, 1936 and March 10, 1941)
