Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? Who will go for Me?’ ‘Here I am, send me.’” In this verse from Isaiah 6:1-8, Isaiah has a vision of God and heaven, and though he knows himself to be a sinner, God’s mercy cleanses him of sin. Then Isaiah responds to God’s call: “Here I am, send me.”
I love to meditate on the many titles of St. Joseph. As I have grown in awareness and devotion to him over the last several years, his litany has become one of my favorite prayers. Different titles will resonate with me at different times and in different circumstances of life. I’ve also discovered that the litany can make for a good examination of conscious, drawing to the fore of my mind certain sins or vices with which I might be struggling, and with the added benefit that I can then immediately petition St. Joseph to aid me in overcoming them.