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Coordinator of
Women's Ministry
Barbara Prasad
573-635-9127, ext. 222

Administrative Assistant for
Women's Ministry
Nicole Secker
573-635-9127, ext. 226

Alphonse J. Schwartze Catholic Center
2207 West Main St.
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914

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Join women throughout the diocese in a common prayer practice this year.

This year we turn our focus to Christian Joy. Add our prayer of the year,  the Litany of Joy, to your 2026 prayer routine.

Also join us each month and switch up your prayer plan a little. Add our prayer of the month to your routine. These prayers will have a special focus on the liturgical theme of the month.

The family that prays together stays together!

Prayer of the Month

Find our Prayer of the Month here! 

Prayer of the Year

Join us in Praying the Litany of Joy our  2026 Prayer of the Year! 

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March Prayer of the Month

The month of March is dedicated to St Joseph.

The dedication of March to St. Joseph is a rich tradition that invites us to reflect on this great Saint’s faith, humility, obedience, and selfless love. He is an exceptional model for us in navigating our spiritual journey.

St. Joseph is the patron for many causes. He is the patron of the Universal Church. He is the patron of the dying because Jesus and Mary were at his death-bed. He is also the patron of fathers, of carpenters, and of social justice.

Consider adding one of the prayers to St Joseph to your routine this month in honor of this saint who was chosen to be the earthly father of Jesus.

St Joseph Pray for Us

Prayer to St. Joseph, from the 1st century

Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so prompt, so strong, before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires.


Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most Loving of Fathers.


Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine Head for me and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath.

St. Joseph, Patron of departed souls – pray for me. Amen.

Prayer Before Work to St. Joseph the Worker

O Glorious Saint Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in a spirit of penance for the expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop by means of labor the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience, never shrinking from weariness and trials; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, keeping unceasingly before my eyes death and the account that I must give of time lost, talents unused, good omitted, and vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God.

All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch, Saint Joseph. Such shall be my watch-word in life and in death. Amen.

 

 

Prayer of the Year 

Join us in praying the Litany of Joy 

From my need to be in control, deliver me Jesus.
From the distorted view of what will make me happy, deliver me Jesus.
From disappointment and discouragement in the weakness of others, deliver me Jesus.
From disappointment and discouragement in my own weakness, deliver me Jesus.
From letting the evil one control my reactions throughout my day, deliver me Jesus.
From the lie that You are far from me, deliver me Jesus.
From the moments when I place my identity in someone or something else, deliver me Jesus.
From my fear of discomfort and suffering, deliver me Jesus.
From the lie that I am not enough, deliver me Jesus.
From the lie that You are not enough and cannot fulfill the longings of my heart, deliver me Jesus.

In the times I am feeling the weight of the Cross, Jesus come be my joy.
In times of confusion, Jesus come be my joy.
When I am afraid, Jesus come be my joy.
In the times I feel overwhelmed, Jesus come be my joy.
In the times when I feel Your peace, Jesus come be my joy.
In times of friendship and community, Jesus come be my joy.
In times of misunderstanding and hurt, Jesus come be my joy.
When I am jealous, Jesus come be my joy.
When I am angry, Jesus come be my joy.
When I want to give up, Jesus come be my joy.
When I am fighting temptation, Jesus come be my joy.
In times of planning and work, Jesus come be my joy.
In times when I am tired, Jesus come be my joy.
In times of doubt, Jesus come be my joy.
When I cannot see the future ahead of me, Jesus come be my joy.
At all times, seasons, and moments in my life, Jesus come be my joy.
Amen.