SAINT JOSEPH THE HUSBAND OF VIRGIN MARY - FEAST Universalis Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife
First Reading 2 Samuel 7:4-5,12-14,16
The Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor David
The word of the Lord came to Nathan:
‘Go and tell my servant David, Thus the Lord speaks: “When your days are ended and you are laid to rest with your ancestors, I will preserve the offspring of your body after you and make his sovereignty secure. (It is he who shall build a house for my name, and
I will make his royal throne secure for ever.) I will be a father to him and he a son to me. Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before me and your throne be established for ever.”’
Second Reading Romans 4:13,16-18,22 Abraham hoped, and he believed
Gospel Matthew 1:16,18-21,24 How Jesus Christ came to be born
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus who is called Christ.
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph; being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do. CDR
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph pray for me. Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Blessed Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels and Saints pray for me. My Guardian Angel pray for me.
Pray the Holy Rosary: Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee. Hail Blessed Virgin Mother of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Prayer to Saint Joseph: To you, O
Blessed Joseph, we come in our trials, and having asked the
help of your most holy spouse, we confidently ask your patronage also. Through
that sacred bond of charity which united you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of
God and through the fatherly love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we
humbly beg you to look graciously upon the beloved inheritance which Jesus
Christ purchased by his blood, and to aid us in our necessities with your power
and strength.
O most provident guardian of the Holy Family,
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ. Most beloved father, dispel the
evil of falsehood and sin. Our most mighty protector, graciously assist us from
heaven in our struggle with the powers of darkness. And just as you once saved
the Child Jesus from mortal danger, so now defend God’s Holy Church from the
snares of her enemies and from all adversity. Shield each one of us by your
constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your help, we may
be able to live a virtuous life, to die a holy death, and to obtain eternal
happiness in heaven. Amen. OSJ
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