In this Year of St Joseph, I invite the entire parish to seek a PLENARY INDULGENCE by praying the Litany of St Joseph this Sunday as we celebrate the FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH:

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
God our Father in heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. 
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Noble son of the House of David, pray for us.
Light of patriarchs, pray for us.

Husband of the Mother of God, pray for us.
Guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.
Foster father of the Son of God, pray for us. 
Guardian of virgins, pray for us.

Faithful guardian of Christ, pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.
Joseph, chaste and just, pray for us.
Joseph, prudent and brave, pray for us.
 Joseph, obedient and loyal, pray for us.
Pattern of patience, pray for us.

Lover of poverty, pray for us.
Model of workers, pray for us.
Example to parents, pray for us.
Pillar of family life, pray for us.
Comfort of the troubled, pray for us.
Hope of the sick, pray for us.
Patron of the dying, pray for us.
Terror of evil spirits, pray for us.
Protector of the Church, pray for us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
God made him master of his household, And put him in charge of all that he owned.

Let us pray.

O God, who in your inexpressible providence were pleased to choose Saint Joseph as spouse of the most holy Mother of your Son, grant, we pray, that we, who revere him as our protector on earth, may be worthy of his heavenly intercession. Through Christ our Lord. R/. AMEN

The above plenary indulgence is granted under the three usual conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion , prayer for the Pope's intention, all with a spirit of detachment from any sin. Because of the Pandemic, Pope Francis is also granting the gift of plenary indulgence to the sick, the elderly, the dying and all those who for legitimate reasons are unable to leave their homes. They have to be detached from any sin and have the intention of fulfilling, as soon as possible, the three above mentioned usual conditions and recite an act of piety (for our parishioners this Sunday, it will be the above Litany of St Joseph) offering to God the pains and hardships of their lives. There are many other ways to be granted a plenary indulgence throughout the Year of St Joseph (ending December 8, 2021). You can read the Vatican's announcement of December 8 (on the Internet) or go to our website, click here. Stay tuned for further announcements!

We can claim the plenary indulgence for ourselves or offer it for someone who has died. A plenary indulgence removes all the temporal punishment due to sin (as opposed to a partial one removing only a part). If you seek further understanding, I suggest you read the section on Indulgences in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: paragraphs 1471-1479 (click here to read)

Let us pray: 
O God, help us to understand the model of fatherhood exemplified by St Joseph and assist all our families to be inspired by the HOLY FAMILY's examples of faith, hope and love!

One in Christ,


Fr. Alain