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St. Joseph, nursing father to him by whom all creatures live,
Pray for us.
St. Joseph, organ of the divine Word reduced to silence,
St. Joseph, saviour of the Saviour of mankind,
St. Joseph, pattern of silence and resignation,
St. Joseph, head of the most noble and most holy family,
St. Joseph, honored and served by the king and queen of heaven,
St. Joseph, singularly beloved by Jesus and Mary,
St. Joseph, just and perfect man,
St. Joseph, accomplished model of an interior life,
St. Joseph, blessed with the happiness of dying in the arms of Jesus and Mary,
St. Joseph, piously believed to have risen with Jesus Christ,
St. Joseph, seated on a throne of glory near those of Jesus and Mary,
St. Joseph, special protector of dying Christians,

Lamb of God, &c., (three times.)

V. Pray for us, O holy St. Joseph.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Assist us, O Lord, we beseech thee, by the merits of the Spouse of thy most holy Mother; that what our own power cannot obtain, may be given us by his intercession: who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

THE LITANY OF OUR LADY OF LORETTO.

LORD, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.