Mark Mallett 是一個加拿大的歌手、音樂創作人、電視新聞記者、福傳工作者、作家、網路媒體人…
這篇意境深刻美麗的「奉獻於聖若瑟祈禱文」是 Mark Mallett 在教宗方濟各宣布2021年為「聖若瑟年」之後所編寫。 歡迎讀者參考使用。
奉獻於聖若瑟祈禱文
至愛的聖若瑟,
基督的監護人,瑪利亞的淨配,教會的保護者:
我把自己放在你慈父般的照顧下。
就像耶穌和瑪利亞在穿越死蔭幽谷時,寄託於你的保護和指引,
你的餵養和守衛他們一樣。
我將我自己交託在你神聖的父權下。
將我聚集到你慈愛的臂膀中,就像你聚集你的聖家一樣。
將我緊貼在你的心懷裡,就像你緊抱你的聖子一樣;
緊牽著我,就像你緊牽著你的童貞新娘一樣;
為我和我所愛的人祈禱,就像你為你心愛的家人祈禱一樣。
把我當成你自己的孩子,保護我、看守我,
永遠不要讓我離開你的視線。
如果我迷失了,請尋找我,就像你尋找你的聖子一樣,
並再次將我放在你慈愛的看顧中,使我能變得堅強,
充滿智慧,並有天主的恩寵在我身上。
因此,我將自己完完全全地奉獻在你聖潔的手中。
如同你雕刻、琢磨大地的木頭一樣,請雕塑、打造我的靈魂
成為我們救主完美的反映。
如同你憇息在天主的聖意裡ㄧ樣,同樣地,也請以你的父愛,
幫助我時時憇息、並且停留在天主的聖意內,
直到我們最後在祂永恆的國度裡
互相擁抱,從現在直到永遠,阿們。
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH
Beloved St. Joseph,
Custodian of Christ, Spouse of the Virgin Mary
Protector of the Church:
I place myself beneath your paternal care.
As Jesus and Mary entrusted you to protect and guide,
to feed and safeguard them through
the Valley of the Shadow of Death,
I entrust myself to your sacred fatherhood.
Gather me into your loving arms, as you gathered your Holy Family.
Press me to your heart as you pressed your Divine Child;
hold me tightly as you held your Virgin Bride;
intercede for me and my loved ones
as you prayed for your beloved Family.
Take me, then, as your own child; protect me;
watch over me; never lose sight of me.
Should I go astray, find me as you did your Divine Son,
and place me again in your loving care that I may become strong,
filled with wisdom, and the favor of God rest upon me.
Therefore, I consecrate all that I am and all that I am not
into your holy hands.
As you carved and whittled the wood of the earth,
mold and shape my soul into a perfect reflection of Our Savior.
As you rested in the Divine Will, so too, with fatherly love,
help me to rest and remain always in the Divine Will,
until we embrace at last in His Eternal Kingdom,
now and forever, Amen.