{"id":3147,"date":"2008-03-15T09:02:30","date_gmt":"2008-03-15T09:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2008\/03\/solemnity-of-saint-joseph\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T08:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:50:37","slug":"solemnity-of-saint-joseph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2008\/03\/solemnity-of-saint-joseph\/","title":{"rendered":"Solemnity of Saint Joseph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>General Intercessions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That the Holy Catholic Church, entrusted to the protection of Saint Joseph,<br \/>\nmay continue to bear witness to the sanctity of human life<br \/>\nfrom the moment of conception until natural death,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That bishops and priests may seek the intercession of Saint Joseph to whom God entrusted the safekeeping of the Living Bread from Heaven,<br \/>\nand, like him, learn to trust the Eternal Father, believing in the night, and hoping against hope,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That the leaders of nations<br \/>\nmay turn from the path of destruction, bloodshed, and war,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That, through the intercession of Saint Joseph,<br \/>\nchildren may be spared the horrors of war,<br \/>\nrefugees comforted in their flight,<br \/>\nand the elderly surrounded with companionship and care,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That priests living in situations of difficulty, transition, or spiritual struggle<br \/>\nmay find in Saint Joseph<br \/>\na model of faith in the night, obedience in adversity,<br \/>\nchastity in tenderness, and hope in uncertainty,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That the dying<br \/>\nmay experience the nearness of Saint Joseph in their final hour,<br \/>\nand pass, in his company, from darkness to light,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That it may be given us,<br \/>\nand through the prayer of Saint Joseph,<br \/>\nto accept with faith every displacement, change, or journey<br \/>\nwilled or permitted by Divine Providence,<br \/>\n<em>let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Collect<\/strong><br \/>\nAlmighty and ever-living God,<br \/>\nwho led Saint Joseph from one place to another by night,<br \/>\nwith no light save that which burned within him,<br \/>\ngrant us, we beseech you,<br \/>\na share in his spirit of trusting obedience,<br \/>\nthat accompanied by him in all our journeys,<br \/>\nit may be given us to take comfort in the nearness of your Christ<br \/>\nand of his Virgin Mother,<br \/>\nand to pass, at length, through the mystery of the Cross<br \/>\ninto the brightness of the Resurrection.<br \/>\nThrough the same Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Intercessions That the Holy Catholic Church, entrusted to the protection of Saint Joseph, may continue to bear witness to the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death, let us entreat the Lord. R. Look upon us, and have mercy. 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