***ATTENTION***
Masses are resuming with restrictions and limits on attendance. The Masses will be brief, approximately 30 minutes, to decrease the contact time. After Mass, we ask that you please continue to ensure distancing and not congregate outside. Please wear masks when you come to Mass and if you are sick, please stay home. People following the Mass via live stream will be given the opportunity to come by the parish in-between Masses to receive Holy Communion. We are taking precautionary measures to minimize the risk of exposure. Please be mindful that risk of exposure to the virus remains for those who attend. You need to take personal responsibility for your own health and safety. Dispensation from the Obligation from Sunday Mass remains in place.

On the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” to mark the occasion. He recalls in a new Apostolic Letter “Patris Corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church by Blessed Pope Pius IX.

Saint Joseph is also the patron of workers, father, and a happy death.

Let us now make our prayer to him:

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 fatherand guide us in the path of life.Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.

(Pope Francis)

Link to Apostolic Letter