O glorious St. Joseph,

to you God committed the care of His only begotten Son amid the many
dangers of this world.

We come to you and ask you to take under your special protection the
children God has given us.

Through holy baptism they became children of God and members of His holy
Church.

We consecrate them to you today, that through this consecration they may
become your foster children.

Guard them, guide their steps in life, form their hearts after the
hearts of Jesus and Mary.

St. Joseph,

who felt the tribulation and worry of a parent when the child Jesus was
lost, protect our dear children for time and eternity.

May you be their father and counsellor. Let them, like Jeus, grow in age
as well as in wisdom and grace before God and men.

Preserve them from the corruption of his world, and give us the grace
one day to be united with them in Heaven forever.

Amen.