Saint Joseph of Nazareth
admin | 19 March 2012The collect for today, the Feast of St Joseph of Nazareth, Guardian of Our Lord, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patron Saint of Canada, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
O GOD Most High, who from the family of thy servant David didst raise up Joseph the carpenter to be protector of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord: Grant that we may so labour in our earthly vocations, that they may become labours of love and service offered unto thee, our Father; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Epistle: Galatians 4:1-7
The Gospel: St Matthew 1:18-25
Artwork: Vincenzo de Rossi, St. Joseph with Christ as a Child, 1550-60. Chapel of St. Joseph of the Holy Land, Pantheon (Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres), Rome. Photograph taken by admin, 29 April 2010.