Please subscribe to the St. Joseph YouTube page, where the Holy Week Liturgies will be livestreamed.

Palm Sunday
9:00 a.m. – Palm Sunday of the Passion of The Lord with Blessing of Palm

Holy Thursday
7:00 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
                    Following the Liturgy one hour of Adoration
                    Closing with Night Payer. 

Good Friday
12:00 Noon – Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. – The Passion of the Lord 
 
Holy Saturday
8:00 p.m. – The Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday
9:00 a.m. – Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord 

Holy Week Liturgies are also available:
Pope Francis on EWTN (Rome Time) 
Bishop Brennan, Live-stream via the Diocesan Web site

During communion, please recite the prayer below for a spiritual communion. With the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, all the Saints and our Lord Jesus Christ, may we all be together again very soon to celebrate the Mass in person. Till then, may the Lord bless you and keep you.​

My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.

Pope Francis delivered an extraordinary blessing “To the City and to the World” on Friday, March 27 to pray for an end to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The blessing is available to watch on YouTube.

More information about the blessing can be found on the Vatican News.

Bishop Brennan also encourages us to read a brief message by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and President of Caritas Internationalis, in his reminder about the needs of so many during this coronavirus situation.

Walking with Purpose just created a free Bible study for women AND men based on next Sunday's Mass readings.

While many people are talking about how important it is to make a spiritual communion, I don't see many people teaching HOW to make a spiritual communion, or even explaining what it is. This Bible study helps them to make a good spiritual communion by giving them a tool to prepare their hearts beforehand.

Each lesson is divided up into 5 days- giving you just enough material per day to hit reset in your mind and to focus on God. Day 1 we’ll cover the first reading, Day 2 will be the responsorial psalm, Day 3 will be the second reading, and Days 4 and 5 will be the gospel. 

Ideally, people will do this Bible study PRIOR to Mass. That way when we are watching Mass online, we’ll be engaging in a whole new way because we’ve prepared our hearts throughout the week. We can’t receive the Word of God in the Eucharist right now, but we can receive Him in Scripture. For Americans who have had unlimited access to the Eucharist, this is totally foreign. Most of us haven't had anyone teaching us how to do this. What I have seen is people sharing the prayer of spiritual communion, which is lovely, but many long for more than recitation, however heartfelt. Now is a time to feast more deeply on the Word when we are away from Christ in the Eucharist.  

Here's a link to download the PDF of this week's Bible study: walkingwithpurpose.com/free-printables. In order to get it in the upcoming weeks, people can join the WWP email list on walkingwithpurpose.com.

Do you have a prayer request that you would like to send to Father? Please click on the image to the right to send him your private prayer request.

We have new The Word Among Us – Lenten booklet, "Come, Follow Me"? They include all daily Mass readings and prayers. Please click on the photo to the right to request a copy of the March/April booklet be mailed as soon as possible.

Readings for this week:

Royal Kingdom
Mar. 22 -  2 Samuel   Chapters   21 - 24
Mar. 23 -  1 Kings       Chapters     1 -   4
Mar. 24 -  1 Kings       Chapters     5 -   8
Mar. 25 -  1 Kings       Chapters     9 -  11
Divided Kingdom
Mar. 26 -  1 Kings       Chapters   12 - 15
Mar. 27 -  1 Kings       Chapters   16 - 19 
Mar. 28 -  1 Kings       Chapters   20 - 22
Prayer before reading Scripture:
COME, Holy Spirit.  FILL the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your LOVE.
"Evangelization and catechesis are among the principal means by which the Church hands on the faith."  ~ USCCB Nat'l Directory for Catechesis 
 

Bishop Brennan has ordered all Churches and all Parish buildings to be locked/closed.

This is being done so that the faithful will stay home and help in stopping the spread of infection. 

There will be NO ADORATION at the Church. 

The Walking Outdoor Rosary Garden is OPEN for prayer.   

Sacraments: 
Anointing of the Sick - always available  24/7. Confession - by appointment only. 

The Parish Office is Closed.
The PAC is Closed.
NO PSR - Religious Education Classes
ALL Parish Activities are canceled. 
NO FISH FRY.  
NO DAILY AND WEEKEND MASSES.

Bishop Brennan with the Ohio Catholic Bishops, have decided to suspend temporarily all publicly celebrated Masses/liturgies.

You are dispensed from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass through Easter Sunday.

O Mary,
You always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need,
and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee,
we may return to joy and to feasting
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father
and to do as we are told by Jesus,
who has taken upon himself our sufferings
and carried our sorrows
to lead us, through the cross,
to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

St. Joseph has many ministries that are 100% dependent on YOU! As Mother Teresa said, "In this life we can not always do great things. But we can do small things with GREAT love." Please contact the parish office for any ministries you are interested in.

We welcome you to join one or more of these ministries:

• Bible Study
• Children's Litergy of the Word
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Knights of Columbus Council #12772
• Ministry at Mass (Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Serving, Ushering, Communion to Shut-Ins)
• Parish School of Religion
• Rosary Garden
• Saint Martin de Porres Outreach
• Social events such as Corks, Caps & Cuisine, the Parish Picnic, pot lucks, or bereavement luncheons
• That Man is You! – for men
• Vacation Bible School
• Walking With Purpose – for women
• YDisciple (8th-12th graders)

Discover Jesus while sharing your gifts with your church!

Encounter Christ

Meet Jesus during a holy hour during our Eucharistic Adoration program at the church.

MON, TUE, THURS
     6 AM – 11 AM & 
     6 PM – 10 PM

WEDNESDAY:
     6 AM – 11 AM & 
     4 PM – 10 PM

FRIDAY:
     6 AM – 8 AM