September 16, 2017
Remember, most pure spouse of the Virgin Mary,
Saint Joseph, our beloved patron,
never was it known that anyone invoked your protection
and sought your aid without being comforted.
Inspired with this confidence,
I come to you and commend myself to you.
Do not despise my petition,
dear foster father of our Redeemer,
but accept them graciously
and pray for me to adopted Son, Our Lord.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.