HONORING SAINT JOSEPH & CELEBRATING THE FAMILY

HONORING SAINT JOSEPH & CELEBRATING THE FAMILY

Lord, help me today to recommit my heart and my home to you.
May our thoughts, words and actions please you and bring you glory.
In Jesus’ name.
From Pope Francis Celebrates Faith and Family

During this special year, Children Celebrate! offers a special age-appropriate, faith-building activity for the children around you. Feel free to share it with parishes and schools!

The Gospel for All Ages offers you prayer services, parish-wide gatherings, and small group discussions — all based on the Sunday Gospel message!

Click here for more resources to help learn, pray, and celebrate.
St. Joseph, pray for us!

A Prayer for St. Joseph,
Patron of the Universal Church

On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church.

Pope Francis describes St. Joseph as a father who was beloved, tender, loving, obedient, accepting, creatively courageous, working, and in the shadows. As he concludes his apostolic letter, Pope Francis encourages us to pray this prayer for our own conversion:

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil.

Amen.

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From the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has devoted much of his attention to the family. At World Youth Day in Brazil in 2013, he spoke often and profoundly to young people about faith and family, noting in one instance: "How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith!"

With Pope Francis Celebrates Faith and Family, we honor family life and Pope Francis' commitment to the important role families play in nurturing our faith in God.

We welcome you into our home,
O Lord, and we open ourselves to the grace of your love.
We offer you our very lives in thanks.
Amen
From What Pope Francis says about Marriage & Family Life

During this special year, Children Celebrate! offers a special age-appropriate, faith-building activity for the children around you. Feel free to share it with parishes and schools!

The twelve devotions in Made in His Image provide much needed scriptural assurance that our Heavenly Father has handcrafted us to be loved as his child and fashioned us to share that fatherly love in our families.

Click here for more resources to help learn, pray, and celebrate.
St. Joseph, pray for us!

Mary, mother of Jesus and our mother too,
help us create a home where the desires of our hearts are met with faith.
Guide us to your Son, whose love we share.
Amen.
What Pope Francis says about Marriage & Family Life

Enjoy and share this Webinar Video for the Year of St. Joseph:
Joseph, Dreamer or Believer: Is There a Difference?

Presented by Sister Eileen McCann, CSJ.

During this special year, Children Celebrate! offers a special age-appropriate, faith-building activity for the children around you. Feel free to share it with parishes and schools!

Celebrate your faith together as a family this Lent as you go through the season “With Our Savior!” Every day of Lent is an opportunity to bring yourself and your family closer to the joy of Easter.

Click here for more resources to help learn, pray, and celebrate.
St. Joseph, pray for us!

During this special year, Children Celebrate! offers a special age-appropriate, faith-building activity for the children around you. Feel free to share it with parishes and schools!

Amid the forced changes, difficult choices, and losses of the past year, Connie Clark invites families to discover hope as we listen for the calming voice of God in the chaos.

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Fr. Alex Castro, A.A., Pastor at St. Anne & St. Patrick Parish in Fiskdale, MA, reflects on the Year of St. Joseph proclaimed by the Holy Father Pope Francis.