THIRD WEDNESDAY AFTER EASTER:
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| Introit (Ps, 32. 20, 21) ADJUTOR
et protéctor noster est Dóminus: in
eo lætábitur cor nostrum, et in nómine
sancto ejus sperávimus, allelúia, allelúia.
Ps. 79. Qui regis Israel, inténde:
qui dedúcis, velut ovem Joseph. Glória
Patri... —Adjútor et protéctor... |
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Lord is our helper and protector: in Him our heart
shall rejoice, and in His holy Name we have trusted,
alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 79. Give ear, O Thou
that rulest Israel: Thou that leadest Joseph like
a sheep. Glory be to the Father...—The Lord... |
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CollectDEUS,
qui ineffábili providéntia beátum
Joseph sanctissimæ Genitricis tuæ sponsum
elígere dignátus es: præsta, quæsumus;
ut, quem protectórem venerámur in terris,
intercessórem habére mereámur
in cælis: Qui vivis et regnas ... |
O GOD, who in Thine unspeakable Providence wast pleased to choose blessed Joseph for the Spouse of Thy Most Holy Mother: grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom we honour as our protector upon earth: Who livest and reignest ... |
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EpistleLesson from the Book of Genesis, 49. 22-26. [Jacob’s prophetic blessing of his son Joseph.] |
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JOSEPH was a growing son, a growing son, and comely to behold: the daughters run to and fro upon the wall. But they that held darts provoked him, and quarrelled with him and envied him. His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel. The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb. The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers : until the desire of the everlasting hills shall come; may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren. |
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| Allelúia,
allelúia. De quacúmque tribulatióne
clamáverint ad me, exáudiam eos, et ero
protéctor eórum semper. Allelúia.
Fac nos innócuam, Joseph, decúrrere vitam:
sítque tuo semper tuta patrocínio. Allelúia.
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Alleluia,
alleluia. (Ps. 36). In whatever tribulation they shall
cry to me, I will hear them, and be their protector
always. Alleluia. Obtain for us, Joseph, grace to lead
an innocent life; and may our life ever be shielded
by thy patronage. Alleluia. |
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GospelContinuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke, 3. 21-23. [The just Joseph was the foster-father of the Son of God.] |
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IN illo témpore: Factum est autem, cum baptizarétur omnis pópulus, et Jesu baptizáto, et oránte, apértum est cœlum: et descéndit Spíritus Sanctus corporáli spécie sicut colúmba in ipsum: et vox de cœlo facta est: Tues Fílius meus diléctus, in te complácui mihi. Et ipse Jesus erat incípiens quasi annórum trigínta, ut putabátur filius Joseph. — Credo. |
AT that time: It came to pass, when all the people were baptised, that Jesus also being baptised and praying, heaven was opened: and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape as a dove upon Him: and a voice came from heaven: Thou art My beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased. And Jesus Himself was beginning about the age of thirty years: being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph. —Creed. |
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Offertory (Ps. 147. 12, 13) LAUDA Jerusalem, Dóminum: quóniam
confortávit seras portárum tuárum,
benedíxit fíliis tuis in te, allelúia,
allelúia. |
PRAISE
the Lord, O Jerusalem, because He hath strengthened
the bolts of thy gates: He hath blessed thy children
within thee. Alleluia, alleluia. |
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SecretSANCTISSIMÆ
Genitrícis tuæ sponsi patrocínio
suffúlti, rogámus, Dómine, cleméntiam
tuam: ut corda nostra fácias terréna
cuncta despícere, ac te verum Deum perfécta
caritáte dilígere: Qui vivis et regnas
in unitáte ... |
SUPPORTED by the patronage of the Spouse of Thy Most Holy Mother, we beseech Thy clemency, O Lord, that Thou wouldest make our hearts to despise all earthly things and to love Thee, the true God with perfect charity: Who livest and reignest ... |
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Preface of St Joseph |
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VERE
dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre,
nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere:
Dómine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne
Deus: Et te in festivitáate beáti Joseph
débitis magnificáre præcóniis,
benedícere et prædicáre. Qui et
vir justus, a te Deipáræ Vírgini
sponsus est datus: et fidélis servus ac prudens
super famíliam tuam est constitútus:
ut Unigenitum tuum, Sancti Spíritus obumbratióne
concéptum, patétna vice |
IT is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, ever-lasting God; and that we should magnify with due praises, bless and proclaim Thee on the Feast of blessed Joseph; who, being a just man, was given by Thee as a Spouse to the Virgin Mother of God, and, as a faithful and prudent servant was set over Thy Family, that, with fatherly care, he might guard Thine only-begotten Son, conceived by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost, even Jesus Christ, our Lord. Through Whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the Dominations worship it, and the Powers stand in awe. The heavens and the heavenly hosts together with the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to celebrate it. Together with them we entreat Thee that Thou mayest bid our voices also to be admitted, while we say with lowly praise: |
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Communion (Matth. 1. 16) JACOB autem génuit Joseph virum
Marinæ, de qua natus est Jesus, qui vocátur
Christus, allelúia, allelúia. |
BUT Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ, alleluia, alleluia. |
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PostcommunionDIVINI múneris fonte refécti, quæsumus, Dómine Deus noster: ut, sicut nos facis beáti Joseph protectióne gaudére; ita ejus méritis et intercessióne, cœléstis glóriæ fácias esse participes. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat... |
WE who are refreshed at the Fountain of divine blessing, beseech Thee, O Lord our God: that as Thou makest us to rejoice in the protection of blessed Joseph so, by his merits and intercession, Thou wouldest make us to be sharers of heavenly glory. Through our Lord ... |
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