APRIL 20: REDEMPTORIS CUSTOS: GUARDIAN OF THE REDEEMER
2021: Embracing the Year of St. Joseph to Grow
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
REDEMPTORIS CUSTOS
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
JOHN PAUL II
ON THE PERSON AND MISSION OF
SAINT JOSEPH
IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST AND OF THE CHURCH
LINK:
Redemptoris Custos (August 15, 1989) | John Paul II (vatican.va)
QUAMQUAM PLURIES
ENCYCLICAL OF
POPE LEO XIII
ON DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH
Quamquam Pluries (August 15, 1889) | LEO XIII (vatican.va)
APOSTOLIC LETTER
PATRIS CORDE
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON THE 150th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PROCLAMATION OF SAINT JOSEPH
AS PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
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PRAYER OF ST. JOHN PAUL II
FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH (MARCH 19)
St. Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mother of God, teach us unceasingly all the divine truth and all the human dignity contained in the vocation of spouses and parents!
St. Joseph, obtain from God that we may cooperate, with constancy, with the grace of the great sacrament in which man and woman promise each other love, fidelity, and conjugal integrity till death!
St. Joseph, man of justice, teach us responsible love towards those whom God entrusts to us in a special way: love between spouses and love between parents and those to whom they give life! Teach us responsibility towards every life, from the first moment of its conception to its last instant on this earth. Teach us a great respect for the gift of life. Teach us to adore deeply the Creator, Father, and Giver of life.
St. Joseph, Patron of human work, assist us in all work, in that vocation of man on earth. Teach us to resolve the difficult problems connected with work in the life of each generation, beginning with the young, and in the life of society.
St. Joseph, Protector of the Church, today, on your solemnity, we pray to God with these words: "Almighty God, who chose to entrust the beginnings of our redemption to the loving care of St. Joseph, by his intercession grant that your Church may cooperate faithfully in the fulfillment of the work of salvation. Amen.
LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Pray for us. (Repeat for each one below.)
Saint Joseph,
Noble Offspring of David,
Light of Patriarchs,
Spouse of the Mother of God,
Chaste Guardian of the Virgin,
Foster-Father of the Son of God,
Zealous Defender of Christ,
Head of the Holy Family,
Joseph Most Just,
Joseph Most Chaste,
Joseph Most Prudent,
Joseph Most courageous,
Joseph Most Obedient,
Joseph Most Faithful,
Mirror of Patience,
Lover of Poverty,
Mosel of Workmen,
Glory of Domestic Life,
Guardian of Virgins,
Pillar of Families,
Comfort of the Afflicted,
Hope of the Sick,
Patron of the Dying,
Terror of Demons,
Protector of the Holy Church,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V. He has made him lord of his household,
R. And prince over all his possessions.
Let us pray. O God, who, in your loving providence, chose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most Holy Mother, grant us the favor of having him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our protector: You, who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.
DEVOTIONS TO ST. JOSEPH
Seven Sundays Devotion to St. Joseph | 2021 | St. Josemaria Institute
CHAPLET OF ST. JOSEPH
ST. JOSEPH (MARCH 19) - BY FR. RIPPERGER