Saint Joseph of Leonissa

0204 Priest (First Order)

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Entrance Antiphon [ Is 52:7 ]
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the man who brings tidings of peace, joy, and salvation.

Collect
Almighty God, you made Saint Joseph an illustrious preacher of the gospel. Through his prayers inflame us with love and with his zeal for souls that we may serve you alone. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Prayer over the Offerings
Almighty God, look with favor on the gifts we offer you. Grant that our hearts may ever be inflamed by the mystery of the Lord’s sufferings even as Saint Joseph experienced their sacred marks in his body in honor of Blessed Odoric. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.

Communion Antiphon [ Mk 16:15; Mt 28:20 ]
Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news. I am with you always, says the Lord.

Prayer after Communion
Lord, Saint Joseph worked tirelessly for the faith, spending his life in its service. With the power this Eucharist gives make your people strong in the same true faith and help us to proclaim it everywhere by all we say and do. Grant this in the name of Jesus the Lord.