Full Year Observance Moves Toward Feast Day

As the “Year of Saint Joseph” continues, the faithful throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to celebrate Saint Joseph as husband of Mary and guardian of the Child Jesus during the Mass for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph.

Reverend G. Dennis Gill, Rector of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul will be the principal celebrant and homilist.  

Friday, March 19, 2021

12:05 p.m.

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul 

18^th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

The Mass will be streamed live via the Archdiocesan Vimeo Channel (https://vimeo.com/event/17522 ).

Prior to Mass, all are welcome to join in the praying of the Litany of Saint Joseph. Following the conclusion of Mass, the monthly Archdiocesan Novena to Saint Joseph will begin. All are encouraged to pray the Novena that will begin on the 19 ^th of each month from March through November 2021. By keeping the monthly Archdiocesan intention in mind, faithful throughout the Archdiocese will be united in prayer to the Lord through the heavenly intercession of Saint Joseph.

For more information, please visit http://archphila.org/joseph/ .

Information about the Year of Saint Joseph  

On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8, 2020), Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde  (“With a Father’s Heart”), to mark the 150 ^th Anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church. Within his letter, the Holy Father proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021.

The “Year of Saint Joseph”invites all the members of the Church to recognize the unique role of Saint Joseph as the Patron and Protector of the Universal Church. The Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter further invites the members of the Church “to increase our love for this great saint, to encourage us to implore his intercession, and to imitate his virtues and his zeal” (cf. Patris Corde).   

Note: For more information about the Year of Saint Joseph, please visit http://archphila.org/joseph/