Year of St. Joseph

By January 7, 2021March 22nd, 2021Enriching faith

During this year of St. Joseph, declared by Pope Francis to mark the 150th Anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church, Bishop Mark Hagemoen has re-consecrated the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon to St. Joseph during a special Mass Tuesday, Feb. 2 on the Feast of the Presentation / World Day of Consecrated Life.

Letter from Bishop Mark Hagemoen: Consecration to St. Joseph

CCCB Page of Resources: LINK – Prayers, devotions, video reflections, catechetical resources for children and youth, Church documents, etc.

Statue of St. Joseph and the Child Jesus at St. Paul Co-Cathedral, Saskatoon.

In a letter to the faithful on the Memorial of St. André Bessette (who had a great devotion to St. Joseph), Bishop Mark Hagemoen  said: “Our diocese will join with other dioceses across Canada and in the church throughout the world to re-consecrate the Diocese of Saskatoon to St. Joseph.”

The video of the celebration can be found on the YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/saskatoondiocese (also posted below)

Prayer resources prepared by the Diocesan Liturgical Commission – PDF

 

 

 

 

CCCB Prayer Card (Click here for PDF)

 

Mass Feb. 2, 2021: Re-consecraton of diocese to St. Joseph:

Vespers and Mass on the Solemnity of St. Joseph March 19, 2021:

 

 

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