Prayer to Saint Joseph — Ad te, beate Ioseph

Ad te, beáte Ioseph, in tribulatióne nostra confúgimus, atque, imploráto Sponsæ tuæ sanctíssimæ auxílio, patrocínium quoque tuum fidénter expóscimus.
Per eam, quǽsumus, quæ te cum immaculáta Vírgine Dei Genetríce coniúnxit, caritátem, perque patérnum, quo Púerum Iesum ampléxus es, amórem, súpplices deprecámur, ut ad hereditátem, quam Iesus Christus acquisívit Sánguine suo, benígnus respícias, ac necessitátibus nostris tua virtúte et ope succúrras.
Tuére, o Custos providentíssime divínæ Famíliæ, Iesu Christi sóbolem eléctam; próhibe a nobis, amantíssime Pater, omnem errórum ac corruptelárum luem; propítius nobis, sospitátor noster fortíssime, in hoc cum potestáte tenebrárum certámine e cælo adésto; et sicut olim Púerum Iesum e summo eripuísti vitæ discrímine, ita nunc Ecclésiam sanctam Dei ab hostílibus insídiis atque ab omni adversitáte defénde.
Nosque síngulos perpétuo tege patrocínio, ut ad tui exémplar et ope tua suffúlti, sancte vívere, pie emóri, sempiternámque in cælis beatitúdinem ássequi possímus.

To thee, O blessed Joseph, we fly in our tribulation, and, having implored the help of thy most holy Spouse, we confidently ask thy patronage also.
By that charity which bound thee to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by the fatherly love with which thou didst embrace the Child Jesus, we humbly beseech thee to look graciously upon the inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by his Blood, and to help us in our needs by thy power and aid.
O most provident guardian of the divine Family, protect the chosen offspring of Jesus Christ; O most loving father, keep far from us every plague of error and corruption; O our most mighty protector, be favourable to us and assist us from heaven in this struggle with the powers of darkness; and as once thou didst rescue the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now defend the holy Church of God from the snares of her enemies and from all adversity.
Shield each one of us with thy constant protection, so that, following thy example and upheld by thy help, we may live holily, die devoutly, and attain everlasting happiness in heaven.