Litany of St. Joseph
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YRI- E e-lé- i-son. ij. Chri ste e-lé- i-son. ij. Ky-ri- e Lord
have mercy.
Christ
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have mercy.
Lord
e-lé- i-son. ij. Chri-ste audi nos ij. Chri ste exaudi nos ij. have mercy.
Christ
hear us.
Christ
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Pa-ter de cae-lis
De- us, mi-se-ré-re no-bis.
God the Father of heaven,
have mercy on us.
Fili Redémptor mun-di De-us,
miserere nobis.
God the Son Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
Spiritus San-cte De-us,
miserere nobis.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Sancta Trinitas un-us De-us,
miserere nobis.
Holy Trinity one God,
have mercy on us.
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graciously hear us.
Sancta Ma- rí- a,
o-ra pro no-bis.
Holy Mary
pray for us.
San-cte Jó-seph,
ora pro nobis.
Holy Joseph,
pray for us
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Proles Da-vid íncly- ta,
o-ra pro no-bis.
Illustrious son of David,
pray for us.
Lumen Patriarchárum, * Dei Genitrícis sponse, Custos pudíce Vírginis, Fílii Dei nutrície, Christi defénsor sédule, Almae Famíliae praeses, Joseph justíssime, Joseph castíssime, Joseph prudentíssime, Joseph fortíssime, Joseph obedientíssime, Joseph fidelíssime, Spéculum patiéntiae, Amátor paupertátis, Exémplar opíficum, Domésticae vitae décus, Custos vírginum, Familiárum cólumen, Solátium miserórum, Spes aegrotántium, Patróne moriéntium, Ter-ror daémonum, Protéctor sanctae Ecclésiae, * ora pro nobis.
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Light of Patriarchs, * Spouse of the Mother of God Chaste guardian of the Virgin, Foster-father of the Son of God, Watchful defender of Christ, Head of the Holy Family, Joseph most just, Joseph most chaste, Joseph most prudent, Joseph most strong, Joseph most obedient, Joseph most faithful, Mirror of patience, Lover of poverty, Model of labourers, Glory of family life, Guardian of virgins, Strength of families, Solace of the afflicted, Hope of the sick, Patron of the dying, Terror of demons, Protector of holy Church, * pray for us.
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GNUS De- i, qui tol-lis peccá-ta mundi, Lamb of God,
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Dómi-ne.
Agnus
us
O Lord.
Lamb of God,
De- i, qui
Dómi-ne.
of the world, graciously hear us O Lord.
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of the world,
peccá-ta
who takest away the sins
Agnus De- i, qui tol-lis Lamb of God,
who takest away
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peccá-ta mundi, mi-se-ré-re the sins
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no-bis
mundi,
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who takest away the sins of the world, spare
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no-bis.
have mercy on us.
B Constítuit eum dóminum domus suae. He appointed him lord of his house. RC Et príncipem omnis posessiónis suae. And ruler of all his substance. Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus qui ineffábili providéntia beátum Joseph sanctíssimae Genitrícis tuae sponsum elígere dignitátus es; praesta quaésumus, ut quem protectórem venerámur in terris, intercessórem habére mereámur in coelis. Qui vivis et regnas in saécula saeculórum. Amen.
O God Who in Thine unfathomable providence wast pleased to choose blessed Joseph for the spouse of Thy most holy Mother, grant that we may deserve to have as our advocate in heaven him whom we revere as our protector on earth. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
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Prayer to St. Joseph This prayer was written by Leo XIII and attached to his encyclical, Quamquam Pluries. It is to be included at the end of the Rosary, especially during the month of October. Pope John Paul II also recommended this prayer in his 1989 Apostolic Exhortation, Redemptoris Custos. To thee, O blessed Joseph, do we come in Ad te beate Ioseph, in tribulaour tribulation, and having implored the tione nostra confugimus, atque, help of thy most holy Spouse, we confi- implorato Sponsae tuae sanctissimae auxilio, patrocinium quoque dently invoke thy patronage also. tuum fidenter exposcimus. Through that charity which bound thee to Per eam, quaesumus quae te cum the immaculate Virgin Mother of God and immaculata Virgine Dei Genetrice through the paternal love with which thou coniunxit, caritatem, perque paternum, quo Puerum Iesum amembraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg plexus es, amorem, supplices depthee to graciously regard the inheritance recamur, ut ad hereditatem, quam which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Iesus Christus acquisivit Sanguine Blood, and with thy power and strength to suo, benignus respicias, ac necessitatibus nostris tua virtute et ope aid us in our necessities. succurras. O most watchful Guardian of the Holy Tuere, o Custos providentissime Family, defend the chosen children of Je- divinae Familiae, Iesu Christi sus Christ; O most loving father, ward off sobolem electam; prohibe a nobis, amantissime Pater, omnem errofrom us every contagion of error and cor- rum ac corruptelarum luem; prorupting influence; O our most mighty pro- pitius nobis, sospitator noster fortector, be propitious to us and from heaven tissime, in hoc cum potestate teneassist us in our struggle with the power brarum certamine e caelo adesto; of darkness; and, as once thou rescued the et sicut olim Puerum Iesum e summo eripuisti vitae discrimine, Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now pro- ita nunc Ecclesiam sanctam Dei ab tect God’s Holy Church from the snares of hostilibus insidiis atque ab omni the enemy and from all adversity; shield, adversitate defende: nosque sintoo, each one of us by thy constant protec- gulos perpetuo tege patrocinio, ut ad tui exemplar et ope tua suffulti, tion, so that, supported by thy example and sancte vivere, pie emori, sempiterthy aid, we may be able to live piously, to namque in caelis beatitudinem asdie holy, and to obtain eternal happiness in sequi possimus. Amen.
heaven. Amen.
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