Litany of St. Joseph | Manualist Press

Printed in	The Raccolta
Imprint	28 Orchard Street, London W; New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Burns & Oates (London) and Benziger Bros (New York, Chicago, Cincinnati), 1910
Scan	the Internet Archive copy
Approval	Approbation, printed: N. Cardinal Archbishop [of Westminster], "Westminster, October 23, 1857", approving the translation "by virtue of the above Rescript of His Holiness". Rescript described in the Approbation: Holy Father's audience "granted February 3, 1856" (Pius IX); rescript signed "AL. BARNABO, Secretary" of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, "Given at Rome ... on the day and year aforesaid". No imprimatur or nihil obstat appears on the leaves read.
Indulgence	300 Days, once a day.
Transcription	Transcribed from the scan of the 1910 edition.
Rights	Public domain in the United States.

300 Days, once a day.

(See Instructions, p. 1).

N.B.—The public recitation of this Litany is now authorized.

KYRIE, eleison. LORD, have mercy. CHRISTE, eleison CHRIST, have mercy. KYRIE, eleison. LORD, have mercy. CHRISTE, audi nos. CHRIST, hear us. CHRISTE, exaudi nos. CHRIST, graciously hear us.

PATER de cælis, DEUS, GOD, the Father of Heaven, FILI REDEMPTOR mundi, DEUS, GOD the SON, Redeemer of the world SPIRITUS SANCTE, DEUS, GOD, the HOLY GHOST, Sancta Trinitas, unus DEUS, Holy Trinity one GOD, Miserere nobis. Have mercy on us.

Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis. Holy Mary, pray for us. Sancte Joseph, St Joseph, Proles David inclyta, Renowned offspring of David, Lumen Patriarcharum, Light of Patriarchs, DEI Genitricis sponse, Spouse of the Mother of GOD, Custos pudice Virginis, Chaste guardian of the Virgin, FILII DEI nutritie, Foster father of the SON of GOD, CHRISTI defensor sedule, Diligent protector of CHRIST, Almæ Familiæ præses, Head of the Holy Family, Ora pro nobis. Pray for us.

Joseph justissime, Joseph most just, Joseph castissime, Joseph most chaste, Joseph prudentissime, Joseph most prudent, Joseph fortissime, Joseph most strong, Joseph obedientissime, Joseph most obedient, Joseph fidelissime, Joseph most faithful, Speculum patientissime, Mirror of patience, Amator paupertatis, Lover of poverty, Exemplar opificum, Model of artisans, Domesticæ vitæ decus, Glory of home life, Custos virginum, Guardian of virgins, Familiarum columen, Pillar of families, Solatium miserorum, Solace of the wretched, Spes ægrotantium, Hope of the sick, Patrone morientium, Patron of the dying, Terror dæmonum, Terror of demons, Protector sanctæ Ecclesiæ, Protector of Holy Church, Agnus DEI, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis DOMINE. Lamb of GOD, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O LORD. Agnus DEI, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos DOMINE. Lamb of GOD, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O LORD. Agnus DEI, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Lamb of GOD, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. ℣. Constituit eum dominum domus suæ. ℣. He made him the lord of his household. ℟. Et principem omnis possessionis suæ. ℟. And prince over all his possessions. Oremus. Let us pray. DEUS, qui ineffabili providentia beatum Joseph sanctissimæ Genitricis tuæ sponsum eligere dignatus es: præsta quæsumus ut quem protectorem veneramur in terris, intercessorem habere mereamur in cœlis: qui vivis et regnas in sæcula sæculorum. Amen. 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.