Litany of St. Joseph

Lord, have mercy upon us.
  Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon 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, Sanctifier of the Faithful,
  have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
  have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Spouse of Joseph,
  Pray for us.
Holy Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mary,
  Pray for us.
Foster-father of Jesus,
  Pray for us.
Man after God's own heart,
  Pray for us.
Model of industry, consecrating the labor of thy hands to God,
  Pray for us.
Guardian of the Virginity of Mary,
  Pray for us.
Companion and solace of Mary,
  Pray for us.
St. Joseph, declared a just man by the Holy Spirit,
  Pray for us.
Taught from above the mystery of the Incarnate Word,
  Pray for us.
Journeying to Bethlehem with Mary thy Spouse,
  Pray for us.
Bearing in thine arms the Son of God,
  Pray for us.
Fleeing at the warning of the Angel into Egypt with the young Child and his Mother,
  Pray for us.
Who, sorrowing, sought the Child Jesus, and found him in the temple,
  Pray for us.
To whom the Lord of lords was subject on earth,
  Pray for us.
Who was the happy witness of his hidden life,
  Pray for us.
Who died in the arms of Jesus and Mary,
  Pray for us.
Whose praise is in the Gospel,
  Pray for us.
In all our necessities,
  Pray for us.
In all our distresses,
  Pray for us.
In the hour of death,
  Pray for us.
In the day of Judgment,
  Pray for us.

We sinners beseech thee to hear us, O Lord, that thou wouldest vouchsafe to pardon our sins
  We beseech thee to hear us.
That you would teach us to follow your Saints in all godly living
  We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldst bestow the chastity of the Religious State on those whom thou dost call
  We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou woudst bless all those who live in the holy bonds of matrimony
  We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldst direct all parents in the Christian education of their children
  We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldst support us in the hour of our death,

  We beseech thee to hear us.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
  spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
  hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
  have mercy on us.
V. He made him the lord of his household.
  R. And prince over all his possessions.

Let us pray.

O God, you chose St. Joseph to be the spouse of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, and the guardian and foster-father of thine Incarnate Son; we humbly beseech thee to grant us, through his patronage and merits, such purity of mind and body, that, with the true marriage garment, we may, by thy great mercy, be admitted to the heavenly nuptials. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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