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 Joseph most  obedient, pray for us. Joseph most  faithful, Mirror of  patience, Lover of  poverty. Model of  workers, Ornament of  domestic  life, Protector of  virgins. Pillar of  families, Consolation of  the  afflicted, Hope of  the  sick, Patron of  the  dying. Terror of  the  demons. Protector of  holy  Church,

Lamb of  God,  Who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,
 * Spare us,  O  Lord!

Lamb of  God,  Who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,
 * Graciously hear  us,  O  Lord!

Lamb of  God,  Who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world.
 * Have mercy  on  us,  O  Lord!

V. He  made  him  master  of  his  house:

R. And  ruler  of  all  his  possessions.

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  whom  we venerate  as  our  protector  on  earth,  as  our  intercessor in heaven. Who livest  and  reignest  world  without end. Amen.

Indulgence of 300  days,  applicable  to  the  souls  in purgatory. — Pius  X,  March  18,  1909.