Essentials and Expressions December 19, 2020
~Mater Dei Parish~ St. Mary Star of the Sea / St. Edward the Confessor St. James the Greater St. Benedict Labre J * M * J 🌹🌹🌹🌹 ADVENT 🌹 GOOD NEWS! A special year dedicated to St. Joseph Pope Francis on Tuesday issued a decree launching a special year dedicated to St. Joseph coinciding the anniversary of his declaration as Patron of the Catholic Church, hailing him as a model of fatherhood and a key intercessor in modern times. Published Dec. 8, on the 150th anniversary of Quemadmodum Deus by Pope Pius IX which declared St. Joseph patron of the Catholic Church, the decree formally instituted a year for St. Joseph, which will run until Dec. 8, 2021. The document, signed by the head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, said the year would be an opportunity for faithful to follow St. Joseph’s example and “daily strengthen their life of faith in full fulfillment of God’s will. All faithful will thus have the opportunity to commit them