Pope advice to Catholic Priests

In a letter to a community of priests, Pope Francis encourages them to follow St. Joseph's example by living out the great calling of spiritual fatherhood.

The Vatican issued the pope's letter to the religious superior of the Congregation of Saint Joseph, which is commemorating its 150th anniversary, on the feast of St. Joseph.

“In your ministry, let yourselves be guided by the meek and concrete example of Saint Joseph; like him, never cease to wonder at God's marvelous gifts; like him, who, working for Jesus and Mary, made of his own life a ‘sign’ of a higher fatherhood, that of the heavenly Father, welcome the great call to be dedicated fathers for the youth of today,” Pope Francis wrote.

The Congregation of Saint Joseph is a religious order working in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas that is dedicated to the education and moral formation of underprivileged and at-risk kids. The congregation was founded in the 19th century by Saint Leonard Murialdo, a friend of Saint John Bosco in Turin, Italy

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