PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR EMPLOYMENT
(Say it every day for 9 days)
Dear Saint Joseph, faithful guardian of the Holy Family and model of workers, you were once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon my current needs. See my desire to work, the efforts I am currently making, and my hopeful waiting. Strengthen me in my weakness and keep my hope steady.
Please help me find gainful employment very soon, so that I may be able to provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care. Intercede for me, that doors long closed may begin to open, and that opportunities suited to my gifts and dignity may come without delay. Guide those who make workplace decisions, that I may be remembered, considered, and chosen.
Saint Joseph, patron of workers and protector of families, pray for peace in every workplace. Where there is tension, bring calm; where there is injustice, bring fairness; where there is division, bring understanding; where there is exploitation, restore dignity. Prepare for me not just a job, but a place of growth, respect, and peace.
Help me guard against discouragement, so that I may emerge from this trial spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings from God. Amen.
MEMORARE TO ST. JOSEPH
Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, my great protector, Saint Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or implored your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding therefore in your goodness, I come before you. Do not turn down my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen.
St. Joseph, Patron of Workers, pray for us.
One time in about 2005 or 2006 - I was in the Marine Corps, and I was in Japan for six months. We were in the Post Exchange (base store) when my friend saw a new album from Tool.
We both loved Tool, but we had no idea that they were going to release something new. Amazing day.