St. Joseph, man who dreams (Pope Francis)

  Life often puts us in situations that we do not understand and that seem to have no solution. Praying in those moments means letting the Lord show us the right thing to do. 

   Fear is also a part of life, and it too needs our prayer… Joseph experiences fear, but God guides him through it. The power of prayer brings light into situations of darkness. 

St Joseph, man who dreams,
teach us to recover the spiritual life
as the inner place where God manifests Himself and saves us.
Remove from us the thought that praying is useless;
help each one of us to correspond to what the Lord shows us.
May our reasoning be illuminated by the light of the Spirit,
our hearts encouraged by His strength
and our fears saved by His mercy.
Amen. 

--Pope Francis      

Image source: Antonio Ciseri, The Dream of St. Joseph (19th c.), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Il_sogno_di_San_Giuseppe_by_Antonio_Ciseri.jpg Quotation source