The Feast of St Joseph

Sentence		Happy are they who dwell in your house! They will always be praising you. (Psalm 84:4)

Collect		O God, who from the family of your servant David raised up Joseph to be the guardian of your incarnate Son and the spouse of the Virgin Mary: Give us grace to imitate his uprightness of life and his obedience to your commands; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament / 1st Reading		2 Samuel 7:4, 8-16

Psalm		Psalm 89:1-29 (or) 89:1-4, 26-29

Epistle / 2nd Reading		Romans 4:13-18

Gospel		Luke 2:41-52