Aleteia logoAleteia logoAleteia
Sunday 24 November |
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Aleteia logo
Church
separateurCreated with Sketch.

Pope’s prayer to St. Joseph that we might never think prayer is useless

WEB3-SAINT-JOSEPH-HOLY-FAMILY-shutterstock_52352344-Zvonimir-Atletic.jpg

Shutterstock

Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 01/26/22

Pope Francis asks St. Joseph: "Teach us to recover the spiritual life"

Here is the prayer with which Pope Francis concluded his reflection on St. Joseph, at the general audience of January 26.

~

St Joseph, you are the 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.

Tags:
Pope FrancisSaint Joseph
Enjoying your time on Aleteia?

Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you.

Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news, stories, spirituality, and more.

2025-Aleteia-Pilgrimage-300×250-1.png
Daily prayer
And today we celebrate...




Top 10
See More
Newsletter
Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox. Subscribe here.