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Litany of St. Joseph
Litany of Saint Joseph; Litany of St. Joseph
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- What it is
- Pray the Litany of St. Joseph, seeking the patronage of St. Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family. Traditionally prayed on March 19 and May 1.
- Language and form
- English and Latin. Approved for public recitation.
- Related use
- Traditional association: March, March 19, May 1. 4 related novenas are available in the library.
- Source
- The Raccolta; or, Collection of Indulgenced Prayers & Good Works (1910), London: Burns & Oates; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati: Benziger Bros.. Appendix, pp. 413-415. English from the Raccolta, 1910; Latin text uses the older St Joseph litany form without later additions. View the scanned source. Read the source standards.
IndulgencesTraditional grants recorded in 1910
Historical grants; current availability is not established here.
Indulgence sources
The Raccolta (1910), No. 489, pp. 413-415
The Church revised indulgence discipline in 1967. These notes report the grants in this older edition and do not establish their current availability.
An indulgence is the remission of temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven. A partial indulgence remits part of that punishment; a plenary indulgence remits all of it.
In these older grants, days and years express the equivalent of the Church’s ancient penances. They do not count days or years taken off a stay in Purgatory. A “quarantine” means a period of forty days of penance.
Meaning and general conditionsThe source’s instructionsThe 1967 revision
300 days once a day
Devoutly recite the complete litany.
To receive the indulgence, you must be in a state of grace, intend to gain the indulgence, and devoutly complete the prescribed prayer or work.
The Litany of St. Joseph is a traditional Catholic litany seeking the patronage of St. Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, 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 worldHave mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity one God,Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
St Joseph,Pray for us.
Renowned offspring of David,Pray for us.
Light of Patriarchs,Pray for us.
Spouse of the Mother of God,Pray for us.
Chaste guardian of the Virgin,Pray for us.
Foster father of the Son of God,Pray for us.
Diligent protector of Christ,Pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family,Pray for us.
Joseph most just,Pray for us.
Joseph most chaste,Pray for us.
Joseph most prudent,Pray for us.
Joseph most strong,Pray for us.
Joseph most obedient,Pray for us.
Joseph most faithful,Pray for us.
Mirror of patience,Pray for us.
Lover of poverty,Pray for us.
Model of artisans,Pray for us.
Glory of home life,Pray for us.
Guardian of virgins,Pray for us.
Pillar of families,Pray for us.
Solace of the wretched,Pray for us.
Hope of the sick,Pray for us.
Patron of the dying,Pray for us.
Terror of demons,Pray for us.
Protector of Holy Church,Pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
He made him the lord of his household.
And prince over all his possessions.
Let us pray. O God, who in thy ineffable providence didst vouchsafe to choose blessed Joseph to be the spouse of thy most holy Mother; grant, we beseech thee, that we may have him for our intercessor in Heaven, whom we venerate as our protector on earth: who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
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