St. Joseph feast day - Mass, St. Joseph table, free virtual conference

 


Our Holy Father Pope Francis has declared this year the Year of St. Joseph.  So we will be celebrating the solemn feast of St. Joseph next week on Friday, March 19th, in a big way.

* We will having a solemn Mass for St. Joseph at St. Peter at 8:30 a.m. 

* Immediately after Mass, we will be inviting parishioners to share in a St. Joseph table (Kennedy Hall, lower level).  This is a tradition to celebrate the day with treats and sweets.

* Stations of the Cross will still be celebrated but will be moved early to 6:30 p.m.

* That is to accommodate the Mass for the men making the consecration to St. Joseph that evening

* There is an excellent FREE virtual conference on how St. Joseph can help us in our Christian life, sponsored by the National Shrine of St. Joseph.  The title is "Restore the Hope: Go to St. Joseph." It features bishops, priests, laymen and women and scholars who have dedicated themselves to helping to build a devotion to this great saint.   You can register online here.  The conference runs from 11am to 11pm.   

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