Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church
Solemnitas S. Joseph, Sponsi B. M. V., Conf. et Ecclesiae Universalis Patroni
Double of the First Class
Commemoration of Saint Justin, Martyr.
Collect
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.
From The Raccolta, compiled by the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1910
