My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my Father and Lord, my guardian angel,

intercede for me.

When someone is canonized in the Catholic Church,

we have access, so to speak, to all his or her writings, and even letters, personal letters, are made public, at least for people

studying the cause of canonization.

And in a way, we have access to the interior life of that person, right?

And it's beautiful. We learn a lot. Today we're celebrating the feast day of St. Joseph.

And in the gospel, God in his providence, you, my Lord, gave us access not to his words.

We don't know any word uttered by St. Joseph in the gospel, nor we have any writing by him,

but we have a better deal.

We have access to the dreams of St. Joseph.

It is pretty awesome to think about it.

And the gospel says, in a very simple way, but deep,

now is this how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.

When his mother, Mary, was betrothed to Joseph.

But before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.

And now, remember, the framework is that we are accessing the heart of St. Joseph.

Let's enter there with respect.

Joseph, her husband, since he was righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame,

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