Novena to St. Joseph to start tomorrow (June 10) for the preservation of the TLM

 Amici,

Rumors (they seem well-founded, but so far as we know, as of now they're still rumors) is that Bergoglio is going to squash (restrict, gut, take the stuffing out of) Pope Benedict's Summorum Pontificum, which allowed the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) to be celebrated without the local ordinary's (local bishop's) permission. In practice, though, any priest who tries to celebrate the TLM is in for episcopal trouble, of various sorts, from most of the world's bishops. Actually repealing or restricting Pope Benedict's approval would most likely therefore result in a new persecution of the TLM.

Fr. Z has the details on a French proposal for a novena to St. Joseph to start tomorrow to avert this. 

Below is the novena prayer. Please pass it on and consider participating.

An Préachán

Saint Joseph, so faithful foster father of the divine Child, virginal husband of the Mother of God, powerful protector of the Holy Church, we come to you to recommend us to your special protection.

You have sought nothing in this world except the glory of God and the good of your neighbor. Given everything to the Savior, it was your joy to pray, to work, to sacrifice yourselves, to suffer, to die for him.

You were unknown in this world and yet known to Jesus, his gaze rested with complacency on your simple and hidden life in him.

Saint Joseph, you have already helped so many men, we come to you with great confidence.

You see in the light of God what we lack, you know our worries, our difficulties, our sorrows.

We recommend to your fatherly concern this particular matter, the preservation without restrictions of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum in the Church.

We place it in your hands, who saved Jesus the Child, but first of all implore for ourselves the grace to never separate ourselves from Jesus by mortal sin, to know him and to love him always more, as well as his holy Mother, to live always in the presence of God, to do everything for his glory and the good of souls, and to one day arrive at the blessed vision of God to praise him eternally with you.

Amen.