«TE JOSEPH CELEBRENT». – Hymn of Vespers for the feast of s. Giuseppe, written by Fr Giovanni della Concezione, a Discalced Carmelite, around 1665, and inserted into the Breviary by Clement X in 1671.
The principal events of the life of s. Giuseppe are recalled, from the betrothal to the hidden life in the house of Nazareth.
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