♔ LITANY TO THE MOST CHASTE HEART OF ST JOSEPH ♔

 LITANY OF THE

MOST CHASTE HEART

OF SAINT JOSEPH

(For Private Prayer)

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy. 

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven

Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the World

Have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, Illuminator of Souls

Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God

Have mercy on us.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Have mercy on us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.

Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, Pray for us.

Chaste Heart of Joseph, sanctified in the womb,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, graced with holy reasoning,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, graced with charity,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, son of David,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, who knew much anxiety and sorrow,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, who communed with angels in dreams,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, protector of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, guardian of Christ,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, companion of joyful hearts,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, help of husbands and fathers,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, health of the sick,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, father to orphans,

Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, united to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, beloved servant of God,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, heart of workers,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, most obedient to God’s Will,

Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, filled with holy love,

Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, most innocent,

Chaste Heart of Joseph most faithful,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, most hopeful,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, most joyful,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, most humble,

Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, help of Christians,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, refuge of sinners,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, terror of demons,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, defender against lies and heresies,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, friend of the angels,

Chaste Heart of Joseph, consoler of the dying,

Heart of St. Joseph, Prince of Patriarchs,

Heart of St. Joseph, Prince of Confessors,

Heart of St. Joseph, Prince of All Saints,

Heart of St. Joseph, Prince of the Church,

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Pray for us, O Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

 

May we, O Lord, we beseech Thee, be assisted by the merits of the spouse of Thy most holy Mother, that what of ourselves we cannot possibly obtain, may through his intercession be granted to us by Thee, Who livest and reignest God forever and ever.  + Amen.

♔ POPE ST JOHN XXIII - ST. JOSEPH ♔

♔ Pope St. John XXIII ♔ Le Voci, 19 March 1961: As a new spring breaks into view and we stand on the threshold of the Sacred Easter Liturgy, we find ourselves face to face with the kind and gentle St. Joseph, stately spouse of Mary, a figure so dear to the minds and hearts of those who are most responsive to the appeal of Christian asceticism and the forms of religious devotion that are quiet and unobtrusive, but all the sweeter and more pleasing for being so. … For long centuries St Joseph remained in the background that was so typical of him, like a kind of ornamental detail in the overall picture of the Savior’s life. It took time for devotion to him to go beyond those passing glances and take root in the hearts of the faithful, and then surge forth in the form of special prayers and of a profound sense of trust and confidence. The fervent joy of pouring forth these deepest feelings of the heart in so many impressive ways has been saved for modern times; and it gives Us special pleasure to draw upon these treasures now for something quite pertinent and meaningful.

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PRAYER OF POPE ST JOHN XXIII TO ST JOSEPH:

St. Joseph: be always our protector. That your internal spirit of peace, silence, honest work, and prayer in the service of the Church give us life and happiness in union with your blessed Spouse, our Sweet and Immaculate Mother in the strong and mild love of Jesus, Glorious and Immortal King of the centuries and the people. + Amen.

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♔ POPE ST JOHN PAUL II - THOUGHTS ON ST JOSEPH ♔

Pope St. John Paul II, Homily, 19 March 1987, on God’s Trust in St Joseph: The Church admires the simplicity and the depth of St Joseph’s faith. She admires and venerates his rectitude, his humility, his courage. How many values God entrusted to Joseph in his humble and hidden life as an artisan of Nazareth! He entrusted to him his own eternal Son, who in the house of Joseph embraced all that constitutes the truth of the Son of man. To Joseph God entrusted Mary, her virginity and her maternity–her virginal maternity. He entrusted to him the Holy Family. God entrusted to Joseph what is most holy in the whole history of creation, and that humble man, that carpenter, did not disappoint God’s trust. To the very end he showed himself faithful, thoughtful, provident, solicitous–after the model of the eternal Father Himself.

Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos, on the Holy Espousals:  In the Liturgy, Mary is celebrated as "united to Joseph, the just man, by a bond of marital and virginal love." There are really two kinds of love here, both of which together represent the mystery of the Church -virgin and spouse - as symbolized in the marriage of Mary and Joseph. “Virginity or celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of God not only does not contradict the dignity of marriage but presupposes and confirms it. Marriage and virginity are two ways of expressing and living the one mystery of the Covenant of God with his people,” the Covenant which is a communion of love between God and human beings.

Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos, on the Circumcision of Christ:  At the circumcision Joseph names the child "Jesus." This is the only name in which there is salvation (Acts 4:12). Its significance had been revealed to Joseph at the moment of his "annunciation": "You shall call the child Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). In conferring the name, Joseph declares his own legal fatherhood over Jesus, and in speaking the name he proclaims the child's mission as Savior.

Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos, on the Return from Exile:  And so Jesus' way back to Nazareth from Bethlehem passed through Egypt. Just as Israel had followed the path of the exodus "from the condition of slavery" in order to begin the Old Covenant, so Joseph, guardian and cooperator in the providential mystery of God, even in exile watched over the one who brings about the New Covenant.

Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos, on St. Joseph the Worker: Work was the daily expression of love in the life of the Family of Nazareth. The Gospel specifies the kind of work Joseph did in order to support his family: he was a carpenter. This simple word sums up Joseph's entire life. For Jesus, these were hidden years, the years to which Luke refers after recounting the episode that occurred in the Temple: "And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them" (Luke 2:51). This "submission" or obedience of Jesus in the house of Nazareth should be understood as a sharing in the work of Joseph. Having learned the work of his presumed father, he was known as "the carpenter's son." If the Family of Nazareth is an example and model for human families, in the order of salvation and holiness, so too, by analogy, is Jesus' work at the side of Joseph the carpenter… At the workbench where he plied his trade together with Jesus, Joseph brought human work closer to the mystery of the Redemption.

Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos, on the Patronage of St. Joseph:  The patronage of St. Joseph must be invoked, and it is always necessary for the Church, not only to defend it against dangers ceaselessly cropping up, but also and above all to support it in those fearful efforts at evangelizing the world, and spreading the new evangelization among nations where the Christian religion and life were formerly the most flourishing, but are now put to a difficult test…. May St. Joseph become for all a singular master in the service of the saving mission of Christ that is incumbent on each and every one of us in the Church: To spouses, to parents, to those who live by the work of their hands or by any other work, to persons called to the contemplative life as well as to those called to the apostolate.

Click above to read the Apostolic Exhortation "REDEMPTORIS CUSTOS" by St. John Paul II

♔ ST. FAUSTINA AND DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH ♔

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St Faustina, Diary Entry 1203: Saint Joseph urged me to have a constant devotion to him.  He himself told me to recite three prayers [the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be] and the Memorare to St. Joseph once every day.  He looked at me with great kindness and gave me to know how much he is supporting this work of mercy.  He has promised me his special help and protection.  I recite the requested prayers every day and feel his special protection.