Detailed Plans for the Observance of

THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021

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The Diocese of Paterson

Plans for the Observance of
The Year of St. Joseph
December 8, 2020 – December 8, 2021


Bishop Sweeney has approved the following recommendations of the Diocesan Planning Committee for the celebration of the Year of St. Joseph.  As much as possible, these opportunities should be offered in multiple languages, especially English, Spanish and Polish.
 

1. All parishes are encouraged to observe the Year of St. Joseph locally and invite the faithful to participate in devotion to St. Joseph. 

2. St. Paul Inside the Walls will offer a Men’s Lenten Evening of Recollection, With a Father’s Heart:  Reflections on St. Joseph, February 26^th, 2021

3. A Diocesan Holy Card, with a unique prayer to St. Joseph and a list of all of St. Joseph sites in the Diocese, will be created and made available to parishes and institutions

4. A Consecration of the Diocese to St. Joseph, to culminate on the Feast of St. Joseph, March 19^th, 2021
   1. The faithful will be asked to prepare for the consecration, offering multiple options in hard copy or online
      • The Calloway 33-day Consecration (should be started on February 15th)
      • The Shrine of St. Joseph 30-day Consecration (should be started on February 17th, Ash Wednesday)
      • A Novena to St. Joseph (see BIshop Serratelli's Scriptural Novena) (which should be started March 10th)
   2. The Diocese will celebrate Consecration Day on the 19^th, with Masses at St. Joseph sites at multiple times

5. The Year of St. Joseph will be highlighted through diocesan social media
   1. Brief video reflections on titles from the Litany of St. Joseph will be posted on social media for the 33 days
   2. Periodic posts from Patris Corde
   3. A diocesan webpage highlighting the activities of the Year

6. A Seven-Stations Diocesan Pilgrimage in honor of St. Joseph
   1. The pilgrimage would be completed by visiting 7 of designated pilgrimage sites from among parishes and institutions in the Diocese dedicated to St. Joseph
   2. The pilgrimage will be announced and encouraged for the latter part of the year, beginning May 1 and culminating on Dec. 8, 2021.
   3. Bishop Sweeney will celebrate a final Pilgrimage Mass on Dec. 8, 2021; other sites may celebrate the culmination of the pilgrimage as well.

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