Blessed Josephine Leroux
1021 Virgin and Martyr (Second Order)
Entrance Antiphon
Come bride of Christ, receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for you for ever.
Collect
God our Father, you give us joy each year in honoring the memory of Blessed Josephine. May her prayers be a source of help for us, and may her example of courage and chastity be our inspiration. 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
Lord, may the gifts we bring in honor of Blessed Josephine become as receptive of your grace as her victory in suffering was pleasing to you. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Cf. Lk 10:42 ]
The wise virgin chose the better part for herself and it shall not be taken away from her.
Prayer after Communion
Lord God, you crowned Blessed Josephine for her twofold victory of virginity and martyrdom. Grant that by the strength of this Sacrament we may resolutely overcome every evil and attain to heavenly glory. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Come bride of Christ, receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for you for ever.
Collect
God our Father, you give us joy each year in honoring the memory of Blessed Josephine. May her prayers be a source of help for us, and may her example of courage and chastity be our inspiration. 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
Lord, may the gifts we bring in honor of Blessed Josephine become as receptive of your grace as her victory in suffering was pleasing to you. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Cf. Lk 10:42 ]
The wise virgin chose the better part for herself and it shall not be taken away from her.
Prayer after Communion
Lord God, you crowned Blessed Josephine for her twofold victory of virginity and martyrdom. Grant that by the strength of this Sacrament we may resolutely overcome every evil and attain to heavenly glory. We ask this through Christ our Lord.