Heavenly Father, you raised up St. Joseph to love your Incarnate Son with a father’s heart, to protect and provide for the Holy Family, and to intercede for the Church.
Through his intercession, we now ask that you pour forth your grace in ever-greater abundance upon our Holy Father, Pope Francis, on this, the 10th anniversary of his election.
May Pope Francis continue to model his ministry on St. Joseph as he extends his fatherly care to the Church throughout the world, especially to the poor, vulnerable and marginalized.
Like St. Joseph, may his ministry protect and strengthen Christian families and be a sign and instrument of unity in the Church.
We make this prayer through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
May the Good Lord bless Pope Francis with good health and the joy and peace of his abiding presence in the years to come.
A prayer for Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of his pontificate (March 13)
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