Consecration To Saint Joseph

O noble St. Joseph, to you the Lord entrusted the care of His only Son amidst the many challenges of this earthly life. We approach you now, asking that you shield the children entrusted to us with your loving protection. Through the sacrament of baptism, they have become God's beloved children and part of His holy Church. Today, we dedicate them to you, praying that in this act of consecration, they may become your cherished foster children. Watch over them, guide their footsteps through life, and shape their hearts to be like those of Jesus and Mary. St. Joseph, who experienced the trials and anxieties of parenthood during the time when the child Jesus was lost, safeguard our precious children for both this life and the next. Be their father and counselor. May they grow, like Jesus, in wisdom, age, and grace in the eyes of God and man. Keep them safe from the evils of this world, and grant us the grace to be reunited with them in heaven forever.Amen.