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request that] he return [this] kiss when we draw our dying breaths.  O Holy Saint Joseph, Patron of depart­ing souls, pray for us. Amen.

Prayer of St. Broth­er Andre Bes­sette to Saint Joseph — very powerful

O Good Saint Joseph of [Ville Marie], grant us what Thou wouldst ask if Thou wert in our place on earth with a numer­ous, [Catholic] fam­i­ly and numer­ous finan­cial dif­fi­cul­ties to over­come.  O Good Saint Joseph of [Ville Marie], be our help; hear­ken to our prayer.

Expand­ed Prayer to St. Joseph,  Patron of a Hap­py Death:

O Holy Saint Joseph, Holy, Vir­gin Fos­ter Father and Pro­tec­tor of our Lord, Jesus Christ, True, Chaste, Celi­bate Spouse of The Most Blessed Vir­gin Mary, Blessed Head of The Holy Fam­i­ly, pray for us and for those, who will die this day and night.  Amen.

Guardian Angel Prayer

O Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to whom His Love com­mits me here.  Ever this day, be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.  Amen.

Prayer ref­er­enc­ing Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.’s Names for our Guardian Angel

O Angel of Faith, Peace, Prayer, Penance, and of Bap­tismal Promis­es, pray for me, pro­tect me, and guide me and all souls to Heaven.

Com­mu­nion of Saints Prayer

O Holy Souls, O Holy, Great Saints, whose names I bear, and all of Ye Holy Angels and Saints, pray for me, pro­tect me, that like Thee I may serve our Lord Alone here on earth and mag­ni­fy our Lord ever­last­ing­ly with Thee in Heaven.

Short Litany to our Lady

O Mary, Moth­er of Good Coun­sel, give me good counsel.

O Mary, our Lady of Vic­to­ry, grant me the vic­to­ry.                      O Mary, our Lady of Good Rem­e­dy, grant me the rem­e­dy.                                           O Mary, our Lady of Good Suc­cess, grant me suc­cess in all things for the greater glo­ry of God.                                                     O Mary, our Lady of Czeste­chowa, pray for me, pro­tect me, help me and all souls to imi­tate Thee; guide me and all souls to Heav­en.   O Mary, our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the unborn and us, pro­tect them and us; help them and us.                                                 O Mary, our Lady of Amer­i­ca, help me and all Amer­i­cans to be tru­ly pure and to help all oth­ers be pure in heart, soul, mind, body, and in inten­tion, and guide Amer­i­ca back to Thee.                   O Mary, Help of Chris­tians, help me and all souls to be holy, Catholic Chris­tians.                          O Mary, our Lady, whose Feast day this is, pray for me, pro­tect me, help me and all souls to imi­tate Thee, and guide me and all souls to Heav­en. Amen.

Old Prayer to St. Michael:

St. Michael, St. Michael, Angel of Light.  In this grave moment show forth Thy might.  (3 times).

Pray the above prayer nine times in a short nove­na or con­tin­u­al­ly when you are face to face with an ene­my, are con­front­ed with a strong temp­ta­tion, etc.

Make the Sign of The Cross:

In Nomine Patris, et Fil­ii, et Spir­i­tus Sanc­ti.  Amen.   Or

In The Name of The Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spir­it.  Amen.Give thanks to The Lord, for He Is Good; His Mer­cy endures for­ev­er. Amen.

O Holy God, Thou Art Good all of the time. Amen.

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