St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

Every year on January 1, the Holy Father marks the World Day of Peace with a special message inviting all people to reflect on the important work of building peace. This year’s message is the latest in a long tradition of messages for this day that began with St. Paul VI in 1967, and continued with St. John Paul II,
Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis.

PEACE AS A JOURNEY OF HOPE:
DIALOGUE, RECONCILIATION AND ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION

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1. Peace, a journey of hope in the face of obstacles and trial
2. Peace, a journey of listening based on memory, solidarity and fraternity
                                                          3. Peace, a journey of reconciliation in fraternal communion
                                                           4. Peace, a journey of ecological conversion
                                                           5. We obtain all that we hope for.....

From the Vatican, 8 December 2019

from fr Jason :

The rosary is a simple prayer.  It is easy to memorize because of its repetitive nature, and it can be prayed anywhere at anytime.  At the same time, it is profound:  it calls us to meditation on the most important moments in the lives of Christ and Mary.  It is a prayer that can easily be prayed in common: the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be that make up the rosary can be divided neatly so that one person can recite the first half and a group can recite the second half.  The rosary is a convenient prayer: it is  not too long or too short, it does not require preparation or extra materials (though using rosary beads is helpful)
I've seen even 3 year olds pray the rosary when gathered with their parents! The rosary unites us with so  many of our beloved saints who have also prayed this same prayer.  And for those who are interested in going deeper, one can find a wealth of material written by various saints on the rosary: St John Paull II's letter Rosarium Virginis Marie comes to mind...........   Who is blessed Bartolo Longo ?  

How to pray the Rosary - CLICK HERE?   

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From the Diocese of Rockville Centre Risk Management Office.
We continue to receive information from parishes that requests for money have been made via email by a person using the pastor’s name with a bogus email address. In other instances, members of the congregation have received text messages, supposedly from the pastor, requesting that they purchase gift cards because the “pastor” wanted them for patients battling cancer. The instruction in the text was to expose the PIN number and then take a picture of the card with the PIN number and send it back to the person sending the text. THESE  AND ANY OTHER REQUESTS ARE FRAUDULENT REQUESTS.  Here at St. Joseph Parish,  they are NOT coming from
Father Jason. Remember never to give out personal or financial information to anyone who emails or calls unsolicited. Please notify the rectory if you should receive such a call or text.  Thank you.