Today we commemorate the Solemnity of St Joseph, which is normally celebrated on 19 March, but which is transferred when that date falls on a Sunday in Lent.  

From Pope Francis' Homily today:

“Today I want to ask, grant to all of us the ability to dream, that when we dream great things, beautiful things, we might draw near to the dream of God, the things God dreams about us. [I ask] that he might give to young people – because he was young – the capacity to dream, to risk, to undertake the difficult tasks they have seen in dreams. And [I ask] him to give to all of us the faithfulness that tends to grow when we have a just attitude – Joseph was just – [the faithfulness that] grows in silence, with few words; that grows in tenderness that guards our own weaknesses and those of others.” 

Pope Francis has a great devotion to St. Joseph. He has a statue of sleeping St. Joseph beside his bed. He places intentions under the statue before he goes to sleep, entrusting his intentions to St. Joseph.

If you would like to place your intercession or intercessions under St. Joseph's care, you can reply to this email and we will place them under this statue.

St. Jospeh, pray for us!