S. Joseph Sponsi B.M.V. ConfessorisS. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor
Incipit
℣ Deus ✠ in adjutórium meum inténde.
℟ Dómine, ad adjuvándum me festína.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Laus tibi, Dómine, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.
℣ O God, ✠ come to my assistance.
℟ Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Praise to you, O Lord, King of eternal glory.
Psalmi
Ant. Ibant paréntes Jesu * per omnes annos in Jerúsalem, in die solémni Paschæ.
Psalmus 92 [1]
92:1a Dóminus regnávit, decórem indútus est: * indútus est Dóminus fortitúdinem, et præcínxit se.
92:1b Étenim firmávit orbem terræ, * qui non commovébitur.
92:2 Paráta sedes tua ex tunc: * a sǽculo tu es.
92:3a Elevavérunt flúmina, Dómine: * elevavérunt flúmina vocem suam.
92:3b Elevavérunt flúmina fluctus suos, * (4a) a vócibus aquárum multárum.
92:4b Mirábiles elatiónes maris: * mirábilis in altis Dóminus.
92:5 Testimónia tua credibília facta sunt nimis: * domum tuam decet sanctitúdo, Dómine, in longitúdinem diérum.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Ibant paréntes Jesu per omnes annos in Jerúsalem, in die solémni Paschæ.
Ant. Cum redírent, * remánsit puer Jesus in Jerúsalem, et non cognovérunt paréntes ejus.
Psalmus 99 [2]
99:2a Jubiláte Deo, omnis terra: * servíte Dómino in lætítia.
99:2b Introíte in conspéctu ejus, * in exsultatióne.
99:3a Scitóte quóniam Dóminus ipse est Deus: * ipse fecit nos, et non ipsi nos.
99:3b Pópulus ejus, et oves páscuæ ejus: † (4a) introíte portas ejus in confessióne, * átria ejus in hymnis: confitémini illi.
99:4b Laudáte nomen ejus: (5) quóniam suávis est Dóminus, † in ætérnum misericórdia ejus, * et usque in generatiónem et generatiónem véritas ejus.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Cum redírent, remánsit puer Jesus in Jerúsalem, et non cognovérunt paréntes ejus.
Ant. Non inveniéntes * Jesum, regréssi sunt in Jerúsalem requiréntes eum; et post tríduum invenérunt illum in templo sedéntem in médio doctórum, audiéntem et interrogántem eos.
Psalmus 62 [3]
62:2a Deus, Deus meus, * ad te de luce vígilo.
62:2b Sitívit in te ánima mea, * quam multiplíciter tibi caro mea.
62:3 In terra desérta, et ínvia, et inaquósa: † sic in sancto appárui tibi, * ut vidérem virtútem tuam, et glóriam tuam.
62:4 Quóniam mélior est misericórdia tua super vitas: * lábia mea laudábunt te.
62:5 Sic benedícam te in vita mea: * et in nómine tuo levábo manus meas.
62:6 Sicut ádipe et pinguédine repleátur ánima mea: * et lábiis exsultatiónis laudábit os meum.
62:7 Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, † in matutínis meditábor in te: * (8a) quia fuísti adjútor meus.
62:8b Et in velaménto alárum tuárum exsultábo, † (9) adhǽsit ánima mea post te: * me suscépit déxtera tua.
62:10 Ipsi vero in vanum quæsiérunt ánimam meam, † introíbunt in inferióra terræ: * (11) tradéntur in manus gládii, partes vúlpium erunt.
62:12 Rex vero lætábitur in Deo, † laudabúntur omnes qui jurant in eo: * quia obstrúctum est os loquéntium iníqua.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Non inveniéntes Jesum, regréssi sunt in Jerúsalem requiréntes eum; et post tríduum invenérunt illum in templo sedéntem in médio doctórum, audiéntem et interrogántem eos.
Ant. Dixit Mater ejus * ad illum: Fili, quid fecísti nobis sic? Ecce pater tuus, et ego doléntes quærebámus te.
Canticum Trium Puerorum [4]
Dan 3:57-88,56
3:57 Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino: * laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.
3:58 Benedícite, Ángeli Dómini, Dómino: * benedícite, cæli, Dómino.
3:59 Benedícite, aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes virtútes Dómini, Dómino.
3:60 Benedícite, sol et luna, Dómino: * benedícite, stellæ cæli, Dómino.
3:61 Benedícite, omnis imber et ros, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes spíritus Dei, Dómino.
3:62 Benedícite, ignis et æstus, Dómino: * benedícite, frigus et æstus, Dómino.
3:63 Benedícite, rores et pruína, Dómino: * benedícite, gelu et frigus, Dómino.
3:64 Benedícite, glácies et nives, Dómino: * benedícite, noctes et dies, Dómino.
3:65 Benedícite, lux et ténebræ, Dómino: * benedícite, fúlgura et nubes, Dómino.
3:66 Benedícat terra Dóminum: * laudet et superexáltet eum in sǽcula.
3:67 Benedícite, montes et colles, Dómino: * benedícite, univérsa germinántia in terra, Dómino.
3:68 Benedícite, fontes, Dómino: * benedícite, mária et flúmina, Dómino.
3:69 Benedícite, cete, et ómnia, quæ movéntur in aquis, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes vólucres cæli, Dómino.
3:70 Benedícite, omnes béstiæ et pécora, Dómino: * benedícite, fílii hóminum, Dómino.
3:71 Benedícat Israël Dóminum: * laudet et superexáltet eum in sǽcula.
3:72 Benedícite, sacerdótes Dómini, Dómino: * benedícite, servi Dómini, Dómino.
3:73 Benedícite, spíritus, et ánimæ justórum, Dómino: * benedícite, sancti, et húmiles corde, Dómino.
3:74 Benedícite, Ananía, Azaría, Mísaël, Dómino: * laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sǽcula.
3:75 (Fit reverentia:) Benedicámus Patrem et Fílium cum Sancto Spíritu: * laudémus et superexaltémus eum in sǽcula.
3:56 Benedíctus es, Dómine, in firmaménto cæli: * et laudábilis, et gloriósus, et superexaltátus in sǽcula.
Ant. Dixit Mater ejus ad illum: Fili, quid fecísti nobis sic? Ecce pater tuus, et ego doléntes quærebámus te.
Ant. Descéndit Jesus * cum eis, et venit Názareth, et erat súbditus illis.
Psalmus 148 [5]
148:1 Laudáte Dóminum de cælis: * laudáte eum in excélsis.
148:2 Laudáte eum, omnes Ángeli ejus: * laudáte eum, omnes virtútes ejus.
148:3 Laudáte eum, sol et luna: * laudáte eum, omnes stellæ et lumen.
148:4 Laudáte eum, cæli cælórum: * et aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, laudent nomen Dómini.
148:5 Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt: * ipse mandávit, et creáta sunt.
148:6 Státuit ea in ætérnum, et in sǽculum sǽculi: * præcéptum pósuit, et non præteríbit.
148:7 Laudáte Dóminum de terra, * dracónes, et omnes abýssi.
148:8 Ignis, grando, nix, glácies, spíritus procellárum: * quæ fáciunt verbum ejus:
148:9 Montes, et omnes colles: * ligna fructífera, et omnes cedri.
148:10 Béstiæ, et univérsa pécora: * serpéntes, et vólucres pennátæ:
148:11 Reges terræ, et omnes pópuli: * príncipes, et omnes júdices terræ.
148:12 Júvenes, et vírgines: † senes cum junióribus laudent nomen Dómini: * (13) quia exaltátum est nomen ejus solíus.
148:14a Conféssio ejus super cælum et terram: * et exaltávit cornu pópuli sui.
148:14b Hymnus ómnibus sanctis ejus: * fíliis Israël, pópulo appropinquánti sibi.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Descéndit Jesus cum eis, et venit Názareth, et erat súbditus illis.
Ant. The parents of Jesus went * every year to Jerusalem on the solemn day of the Passover.
Psalm 92 [1]
92:1a The Lord has reigned. He has been clothed with beauty. * The Lord has been clothed with strength, and he has girded himself.
92:1b Yet he has also confirmed the world, * which will not be moved.
92:2 My throne is prepared from of old. * You are from everlasting.
92:3a The floods have lifted up, O Lord, * the floods have lifted up their voice.
92:3b The floods have lifted up their waves, * (4a) before the noise of many waters.
92:4b Wondrous are the surges of the sea; * wondrous is the Lord on high.
92:5 Your testimonies have been made exceedingly trustworthy. * Sanctity befits your house, O Lord, with length of days.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. The parents of Jesus went every year to Jerusalem on the solemn day of the Passover.
Ant. As they returned, * the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and his parents did not know it.
Psalm 99 [2]
99:2a Shout joyfully to God, all the earth. * Serve the Lord with rejoicing.
99:2b Enter into his sight * in exultation.
99:3a Know that the Lord himself is God. * He made us, and we ourselves did not.
99:3b We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. † (4a) Enter his gates with confession, * his courts with hymns, and acknowledge him.
99:4b Praise his name. (5) For the Lord is sweet, † his mercy is in eternity, * and his truth is from generation to generation.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. As they returned, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and his parents did not know it.
Ant. Not finding * Jesus, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him; and after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Psalm 62 [3]
62:2a O God, my God: * to you, I keep vigil until first light.
62:2b For you, my soul has thirsted, * to you my body, in so many ways.
62:3 By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, † so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, * in order to behold your virtue and your glory.
62:4 For your mercy is better than life itself. * It is you my lips will praise.
62:5 So will I bless you in my life, * and I will lift up my hands in your name.
62:6 Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; * and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.
62:7 When I have remembered you on my bed † in the morning, I will meditate on you. * (8a) For you have been my helper.
62:8b And I will exult under the cover of your wings. † (9) My soul has clung close to you. * Your right hand has supported me.
62:10 Truly, these ones have sought my soul in vain. † They will enter into the lower parts of the earth. * (11) They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.
62:12 Truly, the king will rejoice in God: † all those who swear by him will be praised, * because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Not finding Jesus, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him; and after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Ant. His Mother said * to him: Son, why have you done this to us? Behold, your father and I have been seeking you in sorrow.
Canticle of the Three Young Men [4]
Daniel 3:52,56-88
3:57 All works of the Lord, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all forever.
3:58 Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: * Heaven, bless the Lord.
3:59 All waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: * All powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.
3:60 Sun and moon, bless the Lord: * Stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
3:61 Every rain and dew, bless the Lord: * Every breath of God, bless the Lord.
3:62 Fire and steam, bless the Lord: * Cold and heat, bless the Lord.
3:63 Dews and frost, bless the Lord: * Sleet and winter, bless the Lord.
3:64 Ice and snow, bless the Lord: * Nights and days, bless the Lord.
3:65 Light and darkness, bless the Lord: * Lightning and clouds, bless the Lord.
3:66 May the land bless the Lord: * and praise and exalt him above all forever.
3:67 Mountains and hills, bless the Lord: * All things that grow in the land, bless the Lord.
3:68 Fountains, bless the Lord: * Seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
3:69 Whales and all things that move in the waters, bless the Lord: * All things that fly in the heavens, bless the Lord.
3:70 All beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: * Sons of men, bless the Lord.
3:71 May Israel bless the Lord: * and praise and exalt him above all forever.
3:72 Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: * Servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
3:73 Spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: * Those who are holy and humble in heart, bless the Lord.
3:74 Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all forever.
3:75 (All make a bow:) Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit: * let us praise and exalt him above all forever.
3:56 O Lord: Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven: * praiseworthy, and glorious, and exalted above all forever.
Ant. His Mother said to him: Son, why have you done this to us? Behold, your father and I have been seeking you in sorrow.
Ant. Jesus went down * with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them.
Psalm 148 [5]
148:1 Praise the Lord from the heavens. * Praise him on the heights.
148:2 Praise him, all his Angels. * Praise him, all his hosts.
148:3 Praise him, sun and moon. * Praise him, all stars and light.
148:4 Praise him, heavens of the heavens. * And let all the waters that are above the heavens praise the name of the Lord.
148:5 For he spoke, and they became. * He commanded, and they were created.
148:6 He has stationed them in eternity, and for age after age. * He has established a precept, and it will not pass away.
148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth: * you dragons and all deep places,
148:8 fire, hail, snow, ice, windstorms, * which do his word,
148:9 mountains and all hills, * fruitful trees and all cedars,
148:10 wild beasts and all cattle, * serpents and feathered flying things,
148:11 kings of the earth and all peoples, * leaders and all judges of the earth,
148:12 young men and virgins. † Let the older men with the younger men, praise the name of the Lord. * (13) For his name alone is exalted.
148:14a Confession of him is beyond heaven and earth, * and he has exalted the horn of his people.
148:14b A hymn to all his holy ones, * to the sons of Israel, to a people close to him.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Jesus went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them.
Capitulum Hymnus Versus
Prov 28:20; 27:18
Vir fidélis multum laudábitur. Et, qui custos est Dómini sui, glorificábitur.
℟ Deo grátias.
Hymnus
Iste, quem læti cólimus, fidéles,
Cujus excélsos cánimus triúmphos,
Hac die Joseph méruit perénnis
Gáudia vitæ.
O nimis felix, nimis o beátus,
Cujus extrémam vígiles ad horam
Christus et Virgo simul astitérunt
Ore seréno.
Hinc stygis victor, láqueo solútus
Carnis, ad sedes plácido sopóre
Migrat ætérnas, rutilísque cingit
Témpora sertis.
Ergo regnántem flagitémus omnes,
Adsit ut nobis, veniámque nostris
Obtinens culpis, tríbuat supérnæ
Múnera pacis.
Sint tibi plausus, tibi sint honóres,
Trine, qui regnas, Deus, et corónas
Aureas servo tríbuis fidéli
Omne per ævum.
Amen.
℣ Os justi meditábitur sapiéntiam.
℟ Et lingua ejus loquétur judícium.
Prov 28:20; 27:18
A faithful man shall be greatly praised. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
℟ Thanks be to God.
Hymn
Worshipped throughout the Church to earth's far ends
With prayer and solemn rite,
Joseph this day triumphantly ascends
Into the realms of light.
O blest beyond the lot of mortal men!
O'er whose last dying sigh
Christ and the Virgin-Mother watched serene,
Soothing his agony.
Loosed from his fleshly chain, gently he fleets,
As in calm sleep, away;
And diademed with light, enters the seats
Of everlasting day.
There throned in power, let us his loving aid
With fervent prayers implore;
So may he gain us pardon in our need,
And peace forevermore.
Glory and praise to thee, blest Trinity!
One only God and Lord,
Who to thy faithful ones unfailingly
Their aureoles dost award.
Amen.
℣ The mouth of the just man shall meditate wisdom.
℟ And his tongue shall speak judgment.
Canticum: Benedictus
Ant. Ipse Jesus * erat incípiens quasi annórum trigínta, ut putabátur, fílius Joseph.
Canticum Zachariæ
Luc. 1:68-79
1:68 Benedíctus ✠ Dóminus, Deus Israël: * quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ:
1:69 Et eréxit cornu salútis nobis: * in domo David, púeri sui.
1:70 Sicut locútus est per os sanctórum, * qui a sǽculo sunt, prophetárum ejus:
1:71 Salútem ex inimícis nostris, * et de manu ómnium, qui odérunt nos.
1:72 Ad faciéndam misericórdiam cum pátribus nostris: * et memorári testaménti sui sancti.
1:73 Jusjurándum, quod jurávit ad Ábraham patrem nostrum, * datúrum se nobis:
1:74 Ut sine timóre, de manu inimicórum nostrórum liberáti, * serviámus illi.
1:75 In sanctitáte, et justítia coram ipso, * ómnibus diébus nostris.
1:76 Et tu, puer, Prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis: * præíbis enim ante fáciem Dómini, paráre vias ejus:
1:77 Ad dandam sciéntiam salútis plebi ejus: * in remissiónem peccatórum eórum:
1:78 Per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri: * in quibus visitávit nos, óriens ex alto:
1:79 Illumináre his, qui in ténebris, et in umbra mortis sedent: * ad dirigéndos pedes nostros in viam pacis.
℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Ant. Ipse Jesus erat incípiens quasi annórum trigínta, ut putabátur, fílius Joseph.
Ant. Jesus himself * was beginning to be about thirty years old, as was supposed, the son of Joseph.
Canticle of Zechariah
Luke 1:68-79
1:68 Blessed ✠ is the Lord God of Israel. * For he has visited and has wrought the redemption of his people.
1:69 And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us, * in the house of David his servant,
1:70 just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from ages past:
1:71 salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all those who hate us,
1:72 to accomplish mercy with our fathers, * and to call to mind his holy testament,
1:73 the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, * that he would grant to us,
1:74 so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,
1:75 in holiness and in justice before him, * throughout all our days.
1:76 And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. * For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,
1:77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people * for the remission of their sins,
1:78 through the heart of the mercy of our God, * by which, descending from on high, he has visited us,
1:79 to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, * and to direct our feet in the way of peace.
℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.
Ant. Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, as was supposed, the son of Joseph.
Oratio
℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
Orémus.
Sanctíssimæ Genetrícis tuæ sponsi, quǽsumus, Dómine, méritis adjuvémur; ut quod possibílitas nostra non óbtinet, ejus nobis intercessióne donétur.
Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟ Amen.
Commemoratio Feria Sexta infra Hebdomadam Passionis
Ant. Appropinquábat autem dies festus Judæórum: et quærébant príncipes sacerdótum quómodo Jesum interfícerent, sed timébant plebem.
℣ Éripe me de inimícis meis, Deus meus.
℟ Et ab insurgéntibus in me líbera me.
Orémus.
Córdibus nostris, quǽsumus, Dómine, grátiam tuam benígnus infúnde: ut peccáta nostra castigatióne voluntária cohibéntes, temporáliter pótius macerémur, quam supplíciis deputémur ætérnis.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
℟ Amen.
℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟ And let my cry come before you.
Let us pray.
We pray, O Lord, that we may be aided by the merits of the Spouse of your most holy Mother; that what our own power cannot obtain, may be granted to us by his intercession.
Who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
℟ Amen.
Commemoration Friday within the Week of the Passion
Ant. Now the feast day of the Jews was drawing near; and the leaders of the priests were seeking a way to put Jesus to death, but they feared the people.
℣ Rescue me from my enemies, O my God.
℟ And free me from those who rise up against me.
Let us pray.
Pour forth your grace benignly into our hearts, we pray, O Lord, that restraining our sins by voluntary chastisement, we may be afflicted in time rather than consigned to eternal punishments.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son: who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
℟ Amen.
Conclusio
℣ Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
℟ Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
℣ Benedicámus Dómino.
℟ Deo grátias.
℣ Fidélium ánimæ per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace.
℟ Amen.
℣ O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟ And let my cry come before you.
℣ Let us bless the Lord.
℟ Thanks be to God.
℣ May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟ Amen.