St Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and Jesus' earthly father, was a "dreamer capable of accepting the task" entrusted to him by God, Pope Francis has said.
"This man takes God's promise and brings it forward in silence with strength; he brings it forward so that whatever God wants is fulfilled," the Pope said yesterday during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Because the March 19 feast of St Joseph fell on a Sunday this year, the liturgical commemoration of the feast was moved to March 20.
