PRUDENCE OF ST. JOSEPH

But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee.
[Matthew 2:22]

Joseph had been told by the angel to settle in the land of Israel, but to which of the many provinces?

He wanted light; he sought and found it in prayer...

And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene.
[Matthew 2:23]

 The conduct of St. Joseph in this circumstance teaches us to act with deliberation in everything, in all our doubts and perplexities, after having reflected well, we should, before acting, have recourse to humble and fervent prayer.