Ave Maria Meditations
Prayer to Saint Joseph in Advent:
Pure and gentle Saint Joseph, I ask you to intercede for me this Advent. The Gospels tell us that you entered that first-ever Advent downcast and confused. It was then that an angel of the Lord appeared to you in your sleep, telling you to take Mary as your wife, and that her Son was conceived by the Holy Spirit. When you woke up, you did everything just as you heard from the messenger in your dream.
I aspire to be like you. How many times do I fail to listen to the Lord! How many times am I sluggish to perform good works, or to sacrifice goods, time, or effort! Dear Saint Joseph, pray to your foster Son for me so that I too may become a humble and obedient servant in this life, and that I may receive a crown of glory in the next. Amen.
