THE ROSARY OF SAINT JOSEPH

This Rosary, composed of nine mysteries in all, is divided into three parts, each part consisting of three decades, in honor of the thirty years that St. Joseph passed in the company of Jesus and Mary. Like the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, each decade is comprised of one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and a Glory Be. Each part concludes with an act of contrition, asking St. Joseph to obtain pardon and mercy for you. As with the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it may thus be conveniently divided into thirds, not necessarily recited consecutively.

• First Part
  • The Incarnation.

  • The Perplexity of St. Joseph (as to whether he should abandon his Virgin Spouse).

  • The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.

• Second Part
  • The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple.

  • The Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt.

  • The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.

• Third Part
  • The Hidden Life of Jesus at Nazareth.

  • The death of St. Joseph.

  • The Coronation of St. Joseph in Heaven.

BLESSING OF THE ROSARY OF ST. JOSEPH

(Formerly reserved to the Order of Carmelites)

P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.

Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us, 
willed that your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come 
down from heaven to earth for our salvation, taking flesh at the 
angel's message in the sacred womb of the blessed Virgin, in 
order to snatch us from Satan's tyranny; we humbly beg you in 
your boundless goodness to bless + this rosary, made and 
dedicated to the honor and praise of the Mother of your Son and 
of St. Joseph, her devoted spouse. Let it be endowed with such 
power of the Holy + Spirit, that whoever carries it on his 
person, or reverently keeps it in his home, may always and 
everywhere in this life be shielded from every visible and 
invisible foe, and at his death deserve to be presented to you by 
these holy spouses, laden with the merits of good works; through 
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.

It is sprinkled with holy water.

Sources: Particia S. Quintiliani, “My Treasury of Chaplets” (WORCESTER: Particia S. Quintiliani, 1994), pp 190-191; Philip T. Weller, “The Roman Ritual, Volume II” (MILWAUKEE: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1964).