Prayer to St Joseph for Vocations Sunday

The fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally known as Vocations Sunday or Good Shepherd Sunday as, in that Sunday’s gospel reading, Jesus says, ‘I am the Good Shepherd: the good shepherd is the one who lays down his life for his sheep’.

Below is the prayer to St Joseph for Vocations Sunday from the National Office for Vocation.

Prayer to St Joseph for Vocations Sunday

Blessed St Joseph,

You listened in the depth of your heart to the call of God for you
to participate in his plan for the salvation of the world,
you responded with faith to that invitation.

Help me listen for the call of God in my life,
help me understand what the Holy Spirit is asking of me,
and help me be open to follow that invitation,
with courage and a trusting heart.

May your fatherly hand guide me and keep me safe.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.