Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt Holy

Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary March 19, 2021 Greeting Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit.

Penitential Act I confess to Almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned. In my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do. Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I ask Blessed Mary, Ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord, our God.

Kyrie

Lord, have mercy (Lord, have mercy) Christ, have mercy (Christ, have mercy) Lord, have mercy (Lord, have mercy)

Gloria Glory to God in the highest, have mercy on us; and on earth peace to people of good will. you take away the sins of the world, We praise you, receive our ; we bless you, you are seated at the right hand we adore you, of the Father, have mercy on us. we glorify you, For you alone are the Holy One, we give you thanks for your great glory, you alone are the Lord, Lord God, heavenly King, you alone are the Most High, O God, almighty Father. Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, with the Holy Spirit, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, in the glory of God the Father. you take away the sins of the world, Amen.

Collect

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16

The LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. It is he who shall build a house for my name. And I will make his royal throne firm forever. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forever.’”

Lector: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29

R. The son of David will live forever.

The promises of the LORD I will sing forever; through all generations my mouth shall proclaim your faithfulness, For you have said, “My kindness is established forever”; in heaven you have confirmed your faithfulness. R.

“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant: Forever will I confirm your posterity and establish your throne for all generations.” R.

“He shall say of me, ‘You are my father, my God, the Rock, my savior.’ Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him, and my covenant with him stands firm.” R. The son of David will live for ever. R.

Second Reading Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22

Brothers and sisters: It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that comes from faith. For this reason, it depends on faith, so that it may be a gift, and the promise may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not to those who only adhere to the law but to those who follow the faith of Abraham, who is the father of all of us, as it is written, I have made you father of many nations. He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist. He believed, hoping against hope, that he would become the father of many nations, according to what was said, Thus shall your descendants be. That is why it was credited to him as righteousness.

Lector: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, O Lord; they never cease to praise you. R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory.

Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit. Priest: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. All: Glory to you, O Lord.

GOSPEL Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.

Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Homily

Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, and for our salvation he came down from maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible heaven, and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, (bow through the words “and became man”) the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the from Light, true God from true God, begotten, Virgin Mary, and became man. not made, consubstantial with the Father; For our sake he was crucified under Pontius through him all things were made. For us men Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is Church. I confess one Baptism for the seated at the right hand of the Father. He will forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the come again in glory to judge the living and the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the dead and his kingdom will have no end. world to come. Amen.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the

Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

General Intercessions

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Preparation of the Gifts

Invitation to Prayer Priest: Pray, my sisters and brothers, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

Holy, Holy, Holy Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Memorial Acclamation Priest: The mystery of faith: All: Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection, you have set us free.

The Lord’s Prayer

The Sign of Peace Priest: The peace of the Lord be with you always. All: And with your spirit.

Lamb of God Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

Invitation to Holy Communion Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the Supper of the Lamb. All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Prayer After Holy Communion

Consecration My Queen, my Mother, I give myself to you And to show my devotion to you I consecrate to you this day My eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart My entire self without reserve. As I am your own my good Mother Guard me and defend me As your property And possession. Amen.

Final Blessing

Dismissal Prayer to

To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful guardian of the , defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness.

As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.

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