Pope Francis declared the Year of St Joseph, running from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. This is a rare opportunity for us to focus on this great man who is often described as “standing in the shadows”. Joseph becomes our guide to visit the important moments of the life of Mary and the childhood of Jesus. Though operating in obscurity, Joseph leads us to a deeper understanding of Church, work, family, husband, fatherhood and prayer as we delve into some important aspects of his life. Every time we do we this have a refreshing encounter with who we are as Church in the world today. As this is also the Year of the Eucharist, Benediction forms an integral part of our devotions.
This year is an invitation by Pope Francis to celebrate St Joseph. It is an opportunity that the Church and the faithful should appropriate fully.
Fr Shaun Addinall presents the sixth of the monthly reflections. It is titled: St Joseph the Family Man and will be livestreamed to Good Shepherd Bothasig YouTube channel on 3 August 2021 from 7.00 pm-7.30 pm.
The livestream link is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj6J2Sc_dW058_zPCSA4zw