Of the lengthening of litanies, there is no end. For the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, the Holy See’s Congregation for Divine Worship added seven new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph. Given ...

The new invocations of St. Joseph can be translated in English as Guardian of the Redeemer, Servant of Christ, Minister of Salvation, Support in Difficulties, Patron of Refugees, Patron of the ...

A statue of St. Joseph is seen as Pope Francis leads his general audience at the Vatican March 24, 2021. With the approval of the pope, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has ...

Several thousand people are expected to attend the St. Joseph’s Altar at Cypress Springs Mercedarian Prayer Center on Sunday, March 13. The altar is free and open to the public from 12:30-4 p.m. at ...

Despite such extravagant beginnings, the Litany eventually petered down to a more private devotion, at least among certain religious communities. When I was a member of the Society of Jesus from 1952 ...

The Vatican's divine worship office announced Saturday the addition of seven new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph. The seven invocations, in Latin, are Custos Redemptoris, Serve Christi, ...

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take ...