Advent, a time of Hope: Daily Morning Prayer and Reflection, December 18th

With Fr Michael Brady OMI

Friends, join Fr Michael Brady OMI in St Michael’s Dublin for today’s morning prayer for Advent.

We have a beautiful reading telling us how Jesus Christ came to be born. It also tells us that Saint Joseph, husband of Mary, was gentle, meek and humble of heart and a truth-seeker.
Pope Francis says of today’s gospel in his recent reflection on St Joseph, ‘With a father’s Heart’ – “Obedience made it possible for him to surmount his difficulties and spare Mary.”

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son
and they will call him Emmanuel,
a name which means ‘God-is-with-us.” – Matthew 1:24

We thank you for sharing this time of prayer together this morning.

Image Credits:

Betrothal of the Virgin Mary & St Joseph, Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge.
Photo By Fr Lawrence Lew OP

Anton Raphael Mengs – The Dream of St. Joseph – Google Art Project