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01 May 2021

The CDW Added Seven New Invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I wonder how long it will be until 'Patron of exiles' becomes 'Patron of illegal immigrants?

From Fr Z's Blog

According to the Bollettino, today for the ongoing observance of 150th anniversary of proclamation of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments added SEVEN new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph.   The Letter explains the origins of the titles.

Custos Redemptoris (Guardian of the Redeemer)
Serve Christi (Servant of Christ)
Minister salutis (Minister of salvation)
Fulcimen in difficultatibus (Support in troubles)
Patrone exsulum (Patron of exiles)
Patrone afflictorum (Patron of the afflicted)
Patrone pauperum (Patron of the poor)

 

So the Litany now runs in Latin… (by the way, I am a little puzzled by their choice of Fúlcimen, since the Latin word is fulcīmen, ĭnis, n., which has a long ī as the penultimate syllable. According to the rules of Latin accentuation, you accent the antepenultimate syllable if the penultimate is short. People make this mistake also with lōrīca. So, I am pretty sure that it ought to be Fulcímen in difficultatibus.

LITANIÆ IN HONOREM S. IOSEPH SPONSI B. MARIÆ V.

  • Kyrie, eléison.
  • Christe, eléison.
  • Kyrie, eléison.
  • Christe, audi nos.
  • Christe, exáudi nos.
  • Pater de cælis, Deus, miserére nobis.
  • Fili, Redémptor mundi, Deus, miserére nobis.
  • Spíritus sancte, Deus, miserére nobis.
  • Sancta Trínitas, unus Deus, miserére nobis.
  • Sancta María, ora pro nobis.
  • Sancte Ioseph, ora pro nobis.
  • Proles David ínclyta, ora pro nobis.
  • Lumen Patriarchárum, ora pro nobis.
  • Dei Genitrícis sponse, ora pro nobis.
  • Custos Redemptóris, ora pro nobis.
  • Custos pudíce Vírginis, ora pro nobis.
  • Fílii Dei nutrítie, ora pro nobis.
  • Christi defénsor sédule, ora pro nobis.
  • Serve Christi, ora pro nobis.
  • Miníster salútis, ora pro nobis.
  • Almæ Famíliæ præses, ora pro nobis.
  • Ioseph iustíssime, ora pro nobis.
  • Ioseph castíssime, ora pro nobis.
  • Ioseph prudentíssime, ora pro nobis.
  • Ioseph fortíssime, ora pro nobis.
  • Ioseph obedientíssime, ora pro nobis.
  • Ioseph fidelíssime, ora pro nobis.
  • Spéculum patiéntiæ, ora pro nobis.
  • Amátor paupertátis, ora pro nobis.
  • Exémplar opíficum, ora pro nobis.
  • Domésticæ vitæ decus, ora pro nobis.
  • Custos vírginum, ora pro nobis.
  • Familiárum cólumen, ora pro nobis.
  • Fúlcimen* in difficultátibus, ora pro nobis. [Fulcímen in difficultatibus]
  • Solátium miserórum, ora pro nobis.
  • Spes ægrotántium, ora pro nobis.
  • Patróne éxsulum ora pro nobis.
  • Patróne afflictórum, ora pro nobis.
  • Patróne páuperum, ora pro nobis.
  • Patróne moriéntium, ora pro nobis.
  • Terror dæmónum, ora pro nobis.
  • Protéctor sanctæ Ecclésiæ, ora pro nobis.
  • Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, parce nobis, Dómine.
  • Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, exáudi nos, Dómine.
  • Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, miserére nobis.

℣. Constítuit eum dóminum domus suæ.

℟. Et príncipem omnis possessiónis suæ.

Orémus.

Deus, qui ineffábili providéntia beátum Ioseph, sanctíssimæ Genitrícis tuæ sponsum elígere dignátus es, prǽsta, quǽsumus, ut, quem protectórem venerámur in terris, intercessórem habére mereámur in cælis. Qui vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.
℟. Amen.

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