XXX.
My holy Patriarch, through the tears which thou didst shed in contemplating the future Passion of thy Jesus, obtain for me a con- tinual and compassionate remembrance of the sor- rows of my Redeemer; and through that holy flame of love which, in thy colloquies and reflections with Mary, was kindled in thy heart, obtain a spark of that love for my soul, which, by its sins, has con- tributed so much to the sufferings of Jesus.
- St. Joseph, may the cross of Jesus be ever in my
mind and in my heart.
XXXI.
We should especially be devout to St. Joseph, in order that the saint may obtain us a good Bgg death. He, on account of having saved the Infant Jesus from the snares of Herod, has the special privilege of delivering dying persons from the snares of the devil. Moreover, on account of the services which he rendered for so many years to Jesus and Mary, having by his labors provided them a dwelling and food, he has the privilege of obtaining the special assistance of Jesus and Mary for his devout clients at death. It is, also, well known by every one that he is the patron of a good death, because he had the happiness of dying in the arms of Jesus and Mary. Let us, then, often say to him :
- St. Joseph, obtain for me that, like thee, I may
die in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
