The prayers we pray together.
The Guild's devotional life follows the rhythm of the Church and the patronage of St. Joseph: the daily prayer of the household, the monthly meeting, the Novena, the 33 Days of Consecration, and the great Feast Days. What is gathered here is for Guild members, their families, and any man who would pray with us.
O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee we raise our hearts and hands, to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the compassionate heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare.
Prayers of the Guild.
33 Days of Consecration to St. Joseph
The full thirty-three day preparation, prayed by Guild members ahead of the Solemnity on 19 March.
Joys & Sorrows of St. Joseph
Nine days of meditation on the seven joys and seven sorrows of the foster-father of Christ.
Litany of St. Joseph
Approved by the Apostolic See; prayed in common at the close of every monthly meeting.
The evening prayer of the Mhuri
A short prayer for the head of the household, to be offered with one's wife and children before the day is closed.
Mukombe waMambokadzi — the Memorare
The Memorare of the Blessed Virgin Mary, set in Shona and English side-by-side, as prayed in the parent Guild.
Solemnity of St. Joseph — 19 March
Order of prayer for the great Feast of the patron of the Guild and of the Universal Church.
St. Joseph the Worker — 1 May
The secondary feast of the patron, in honour of the labour of the Holy Family at Nazareth.
Reception of an Aspirant
The order of prayer for the reception of a man into the Guild at the first stage of formation.
Vesting of a Full Member
The blessing of the bhanire as the Full Member receives the cream-side-outward scapular.
Pray with the Guild.
Submit an intention through your local Secretary; Guild members remember it at the monthly meeting and in the evening prayer.