Petitions to Saint Joseph

 

Ite ad Joseph! Go to Joseph!

Reason

This hymn was written as a prayer to Saint Joseph, Light of Patriarchs. The time has come for a resurgence of true Christian patriarchy, based on the Catholic Faith and the attitude of chivalry. There is a vast difference between worldly patriarchy and Christian patriarchy. When feminism proclaims to be against patriarchy, it rejects worldly patriarchy and starves for Christian patriarchy. The lack of distinction between the two is the reason feminism indiscriminately rejects all patriarchy, and it thereby starves itself of Christian patriarchy.

In this age of relativism (denial of any objective truth), feminism (rejection of patriarchy), and effeminacy (men living for pleasure and comfort), it is now more important than ever to run to Saint Joseph, the Light of the Patriarchs. We have an uphill battle in front of us to reclaim surrendered ground, but if we run to Saint Joseph, we can be confident of plenty in spite of famine.

The text is meant to be sung to the tune Ellacombe (1784) and is now under copyright in the Library of Congress.

Hymn Text

1.  Saint Joseph, as a husband,
Like thee, I made a vow
To cherish, love, and honor,
As only love knows how.
Help me be pure and faithful
And patient as thou art,
And help my understanding
The seasons of the heart.

2.  Saint Joseph, as a father,
Thou knowest my own care,
To raise my children rightly,
With strength of character,
To form in them good conscience
All pure, upright, and just;
Saint Joseph, help me to be
The father that I must.

3.  Saint Joseph, in our culture
The Christian life has waned,
And with it, shriveled manhood
Has tried to stake its claim.
The time has now arisen
For patriarchs once more –
O win us grace and virtue,
True manhood to restore.

4.  Help us to be courageous,
To stand for truth and life,
Where e’er the Spirit leads us
To shine our holy light,
To keep the flame still burning
Of our Baptismal grace,
And ne’er through sin to lose it,
Nor Holy Ghost displace.

© 2021 David Varella