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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
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Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
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Diocese of Chalan Kanoa celebrates Holy Year of St. Joseph
In his Apostolic Letter, “Patris Corde” (With a father’s heart), Pope Francis declared the Year of St. Joseph from December 8, 2020, until December 8, 2021. This celebration marked the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared Patron of the Universal Church.
Bishop Ryan will consecrate the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa to St. Joseph on December 8, 2021. In preparation for this, the diocese will have a monthly theme beginning in March, reflecting on the virtues of St. Joseph as well as a corresponding intention.
In order to help the faithful, live this Year of St. Joseph in a spirit of prayer and true devotion, the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa has designated the following parishes as Pilgrimage Churches for this Holy Year:
• St. Joseph, the Husband of Mary (Oleai, Saipan)
• St. Joseph, the Worker (Tinian)
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Indulgences during the Year of St. Joseph
Granted by the Holy See from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021
Below is a summary of how you can receive the special indulgences granted by the Holy See for the Year of St. Joseph.
The plenary indulgence is granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the intentions of the Holy Father) to the faithful who, with a spirit detached from any sin, participate in the Year of Saint Joseph on the occasions and in the manner indicated by this Apostolic Penitentiary:
· Meditate for at least 30 minutes on the Our Father
· Participate in a spiritual retreat of at least one day that includes a meditation on Saint Joseph
· Perform a corporal or spiritual work of mercy
· Recite the Holy Rosary in families and between the husband and wife
· Entrust their work daily to the protection of Saint Joseph and to all believers who invoke with their prayers the intercession of the worker of Nazareth
· Pray the litany of Saint Joseph, or some other prayer to Saint Joseph,
· Pray any lawfully approved prayer or act of piety in honor of Saint Joseph, for example “To you oh blessed Joseph,” especially on:
· March 19th (Solemnity of St. Joseph)
· May 1st (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker)
· December 26th (Feast of the Holy Family)
· Every Wednesday (a day dedicated to the memory of the Saint according to the Latin tradition)
· The gift of plenary indulgence extends particularly to —
· The elderly
· The sick
· The dying
· All those who for legitimate reasons cannot leave their home
— who, with the spirit detached from any sin and with the intention of fulfilling, as soon as possible, the three usual conditions, in your own home or wherever the impediment holds you, pray an act of piety in honor of Saint Joseph, consolation of the sick and patron of good death, confidently offering God the pains and difficulties of his life.
VISIT TO PILGRIMAGE CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE OF CHALAN KANOA DURING THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
WHAT IS A PILGRIMAGE?
A pilgrimage is no ordinary journey. It’s a kind of “holy traveling” undertaken with resolve for a particular spiritual purpose. Throughout Church history the faithful have traveled to holy sites—whether it’s a place where a saint lived, where a miracle occurred, or where a saint is especially honored—to obtain a special favor and to do penance for one’s sins.
When a church is named for a saint, it means that particular saint is its special heavenly guardian and intercessor. When you visit parishes named for St. Joseph and leave your prayer intentions at his altars, it shows him special honor and will increase the blessings and graces you’ll receive through his intercession.
HOW TO HAVE A FRUITFUL PILGRIMAGE
To have a fruitful pilgrimage, simply carry a special prayer intention in your mind and heart. You can have a single intention, or a different one for each destination. Upon arrival kneel near St. Joseph’s altar or statue and pray fervently, asking him to intercede with Jesus Christ for your request. Conclude by offering prayers of gratitude and thanksgiving.
HOW TO GAIN INDULGENCES FOR THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
Holy Mother Church offers us many opportunities to do penance for our sins. In addition to encouraging us to make a holy pilgrimage, another opportunity is by granting indulgences to the faithful. Indulgences are specific devotional acts delineated by the Holy See that, when faithfully performed, have the power to remit the temporal punishment for our own sins or for the sins of our departed loved ones. The Holy See has given us many ways to gain indulgences during the Year of St. Joseph.
MONTHLY THEME & SPECIAL INTENTION
MARCH
Theme: Joseph Most Valiant Protector of the Church
St. Joseph had the entire Church under his protection since the Holy Family was the Church. Our Lady is the Mother and Image of the Church, the Holy Spirit the soul of the Church and Christ the Church’s head. To Joseph this treasure was entrusted and by his wit, his obedience and his sacrifice he valiantly defended them.
Special Intention: Clergy & Religious
APRIL
Theme: Joseph, Lover of Poverty
Joseph could count on nothing in this world to be his stay. Neither his trade nor property were employed in his first years as father of the Divine child. He had to abandon all that was his and provide for them in whatever way was possible as they were on pilgrimage to Bethlehem, to Egypt, and finally to Nazareth.
Special Intention: Ministry to the Poor
MAY
Theme: Joseph, Model of Workers
We must not simply intend love, we must labor to fulfill love’s demands. Beneficence, laboring for the good of another, in Joseph’s case was direct labor for God. Working in Adam’s curse by the sweat of his brow was replete with purpose as it was all done to feed, to clothe, to shelter God Himself.
Special Intention: Workers
JUNE
Theme: JJoseph Most Obedient and Head of Holy Family
All authority is borrowed except for the Author himself. One can only be a just head of a family, be it natural or religious, if one is first obedient to the Word himself. Joseph’s perfect obedience rendered him the perfect Head of the Holy Family.
Special Intention: Fathers
JULY
Theme: Joseph Most Faithful and Just
Fidelity connotes steadfastness. In the vicissitudes of life, one needs steadfast love, that is, fidelity, when encountering confusion, suffering, and failure. The image of Joseph finding a place in which the Child could be born was his movement in all of life. Failure simply meant one went on in fidelity and found by failure what God had intended for the fruitfulness of His will. Joseph was first and foremost just unto God, rendering to Him what was His due. Since all things are due to God, Joseph was perfectly religious in prayer, in labor, and in love giving to God, even as an infant, the energy of his whole life.
Special Intention: Youth
AUGUST
Theme: Joseph, Mirror of Patience
Patience is willingness to suffer. A patient is one who suffers a malady not by choice whereas a patient man is one who suffers volitionally rather than relinquish the vocation given him. Joseph was patient because of his love. He was willing to suffer anything, even the loss of Our Lady and the Divine Child by being the first to die.
Special Intention: Elderly
SEPTEMBER
Theme: Joseph Most Prudent
Prudence is the mother of virtues which depends upon the practical wisdom gained by experience matched with an agile mind to make decisions in the here and now. Each time Joseph knew the will of God he acted decisively, swiftly, and accurately. He acted neither rashly nor timidly, but prudently.
Special Intention: Mothers
OCTOBER
Theme: Joseph, Most Chaste
Chaste love requires that one wills the good to another without taking the other to oneself as one’s own. To Joseph was entrusted the Divine Child and His fairest Mother. Chaste in body but also in heart, Joseph loved freely which created the interior tranquility of order in the Holy Family.
Special Intention: Singles
NOVEMBER
Theme: Joseph, Patron of Dying and Solace of the Afflicted
What a blessed death to see God before you die and for God Himself to tell you to go. This was Joseph’s gift from his Son, who would hand his father over to His Father. Thus has Christ entrusted Joseph to have particular intercessory power for all those on the moment of death.
Special Intention: Sick
DECEMBER
Theme: Joseph, Chaste Guardian of Virgins and Pillar of Families
Due to his chastity and vocation, Joseph has further been entrusted to continue his mission of guarding the pure ones of God and of the integrity of the family. This power flows through him now as a reward of his perfect fidelity. All religious and families should have recourse to this most powerful intercessor.
Special Intention: All Families
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