Preface Chanted or spoken by celebrant. Proper to the day. Preface Acclamation Mass XVIII
Consecration Memorial Acclamation Roman Missal Latin Chant
Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine, et tuam resurrectionem confitemur, donec venias.
Communion Antiphon Sung in Latin by Schola. Matthew 1:20
Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Litany at the Breaking of the Bread Mass XVIII
Concluding Rites
Collect
Recessional Hymn Tune: Ode to Joy
Great St. Joseph, son of David, Spouse of Mary undefiled; Guardian of the Holy Family, Father of the Holy Child. God presented thee with blessings, Glorified thy life obscure; Made thee guardian of all virgins, Consolation of the poor.
Offertory Antiphon Psalm 89
Joseph, fili David, noli timere accipere Mariam
conjugem tuam quod enim in ea natum est
de Spiritu Sancto est.
Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Ornament of life domestic, Model for the toiler’s day; Hope of all the sick and weary, In the hour of death our stay. Great protector universal Of the Church, we thee acclaim. Hear our prayers, O great St. Joseph, When we call upon thy name.
Please stay with us after Mass for a time of
devotion to learn about and honor St. Joseph,
followed by treats and fellowship outside!
I. Reflection by Father Antonio Maria Speedy Father and members of his religious community join us this weekend from the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux (Louisiana)! The Little Friars and Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary, also known as the “Poor Friars”, were founded in Italy and recognized as a Public Association in 2014. They have the Franciscan spirit of poverty and evangelization, and the Carmelite spirit of contemplation and prayer in their cloisters, but have their own unique Rule of Life. Father Antonio grew up in Australia, joined the Poor Friars in Italy two decades ago, and now administers the parish of the Holy Family Church in Dulac, in the heart of bayou country. He is the superior and works closely with a deacon friar and four nuns from his order. He also serves his Diocese in Specialized Ministry and as Chaplain of the Office of New Evangelization. Father Antonio and the other members of the community travel outside of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux to other dioceses across the United States evangelizing in many ways.
II. Hymn: Dear Saint Joseph, Pure and Gentle
Image: St. Joseph by Ruth Stricklin, New Jerusalem Studios, Phoenix www.njerusalemstudios.com. Used with permission.
Come outside for treats & fellowship in the breezeway!Pick up a St. Joseph Coloring Picture for our contest!
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Please join us next Friday, March 26 (6pm) or Good Friday, April 2 (noon)
for our LIVING STATIONS PASSION PLAY! —————-
April’s Special Event: Sunday, April 11 Divine Mercy Holy Hour from 3-4pm
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For resources, more devotions, and ideas
for your domestic church:
www.yearofstjoseph.org
III. Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows & Joys of Joseph St. Joseph is the saint par excellence to whom we can turn when we seek conversion for ourselves and for our loved ones. Through our prayers to St. Joseph, our “patron of a happy death” (see Catechism of the Catholic Church 1014), let’s watch God work miracles. According to tradition, this devotion's origin is traced to an incident in-volving two Franciscan priests traveling in a ship along the Belgian coast. Their ship sank after getting caught in a storm. Stranded at sea for three days and three nights, the two priests clung to a plank and offered prayers to St. Joseph. Then, the spouse of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ with youthful appearance came to the priests, guided them to safety, and taught them the practice of reciting seven Our Fathers and seven Hail Marys in honor of his Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys. The Sorrows and Joys of Saint Joseph stem from seven powerful mo-ments in life with Jesus and Mary. In reflecting upon these moments—each containing both sorrow and joy—we are reminded that hardship is not the end. If we are open to His touch, God works in and through mo-ments of sorrow, drawing us toward glory. As one spiritual book points out: “A main issue in our life is to capitalize our sorrows and joys for eternity. Too many sufferings and consolations are lost for heaven. The method
to sanctify sorrow and joy is to endure them all patiently and to offer them up in union with Mass celebrated through-
out the world, joined to the intercession of Mary Immaculate and Saint Joseph.”
JOSEPH’S SEVEN JOYS
The message of the Angel (Mt 1:20)
The birth of the Savior (Lk 2:10-11)
The Holy Name of Jesus (Mt 1:25)
Effects of the Redemption (Lk 2:38)
Overthrow of idols of Egypt (Is 19:1)
Life at Nazareth (Lk 2:39)
Finding Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:46)
JOSEPH’S SEVEN SORROWS
1. The doubt of St. Joseph (Mt 1:19)
2. The poverty of Jesus’ birth (Lk 2:7)
3. The Circumcision (Lk 2:21)
4. The prophecy of Simeon (Lk 2:34)
5. The flight into Egypt (Mt 2:14)
6. The return from Egypt (Mt 2:22)
7. The loss of the Child Jesus (Lk 2:45)
V. Blessing and Commissioning of St. Joseph Icon Board You can sign up to have the icon come to your home for a week during this Year of Saint Joseph!
O Blessed Joseph, happy man, to whom it was given not only to see and to hear that God Whom many kings longed to see and saw not, to hear and heard not; but also to carry Him in thy arms, to embrace Him, to kiss Him, to clothe Him, and to guard Him.
—chant mode I | Prayer from the Roman Missal
IV. Chant meditation: O felicem virum
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Closing Hymn
Blessed Joseph, guardian mild, Who didst love the Holy Child, Show thy love to us who pray, Shield us from all harm this day. Refrain: Foster-father of the Word, keep us close to Christ our Lord. Great Saint Joseph, Patron bold Of the Church from days of old, Give us courage strong and new, To proclaim God’s Gospel true. (Refrain) He whom thou didst guide in youth, We receive in very truth; In this Sacrament of love, We are one with thee above. (Refrain)
