Honoring Our Patron, Saint Joseph

Devotion

dedicated to our Holy Patron, Saint Joseph

Devotions to Saint Joseph will be offered in the Chapel on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. in English.

To Join us for this very special time of celebration please register below.

A Triduum Celebration of our holy patron, Saint Joseph

March 17, 18, 19

The Shrine of Saint Joseph will host a triduum celebration honoring our Patron, Saint Joseph.  Masses in honor of Saint Joseph will be offered leading up to the Solemnity. Saint Joseph, our holy patron, the husband of Mary, the guardian of the Lord Jesus, the patron and protector of the Universal Church throughout the world.

On March 19, the Solemnity of St. Joseph Masses will be celebrated throughout the day. The 6:00 pm Mass will open our year-long centennial celebration honoring 100 years of missionary service to God’s people here at the Shrine. The Shrine is grateful to have The Most Reverend Bishop Sweeney presiding at the 6:00 pm Mass. This special Mass will be Multilingual in representation of the Catholic cultural diversity that is present in God’s holy Church. The Mass will be in the Chapel with overflow to the Auditorium. The Mass will be immediately followed by St. Joseph’s Table in the Auditorium. There will be a Rosary Procession starting at the Oratory to St. Joseph leading to the Chapel beginning at 5:30 pm. Please click the button to register.

As the preface from the Solemnity of Saint Joseph proclaims: For this just man was given by You as a spouse to the Virgin Mother of God and set as a wise and faithful servant in charge of Your household to watch like a father over Your only-begotten Son. The Mass times for the triduum are listed below.

March 17, honoring Saint Joseph, Patron of Families

8:00 am in the Chapel, English

9:45 am in the Chapel, English, and in the Auditorium, Spanish

11:45 am in the Chapel, Spanish

March 18, honoring Saint Joseph, Patron of Immigrants

8:00 am in the Chapel, English

March 19, honoring Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church

8:00 am in the Chapel, English

12:00 noon in the Chapel, English

6:00 pm in the Chapel with Auditorium overflow, Multilingual, followed by St. Joseph’s Table in the Auditorium. There will be a Rosary Procession starting at the Oratory to St. Joseph leading to the Chapel beginning at 5:30 pm.

Masses will be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person.

Novena in Honor of Saint Joseph

We invite you to join us as we entrust ourselves to the intercession of Saint Joseph. We will offer a novena beginning April 23, and ending on the Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker, May 1. Please share your intentions below so that we can pray for all of your needs during this novena.


O, dear blessed Patron, Saint Joseph, powerful intercessor we humbly ask you to bless this novena that we begin in your honor. Graciously hear our prayers and all the intentions we hold in our hearts.

Join us daily in offering this prayer in honor of Saint Joseph.

Prayer to Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph, you are the loving spouse of the Virgin Mary, the foster father of Jesus, the protector and provider of the Holy Family, all families, and God’s family, the Church. With complete confidence in your faithful care, we commend to your prayers the mission of this Shrine dedicated to you and the spiritual and material needs of those who come as pilgrims seeking your assistance.  Help all people discover and fulfill their vocation in life, defend the dignity of every person, and bring healing and hope to those who are suffering. May the dying come safely to their heavenly home embraced, as you were, by Mary and Jesus.  Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!

Consecration to Saint Joseph

Consecration is a personal way to deepen your commitment to Saint Joseph. An act of consecration may be made by an individual or a group. If you are interested in making a Consecration to Saint Joseph at one of the Shrine’s public Masses, please click here to arrange the details.