With Pope Francis’ recent declaration that 2021 be a year in honour of St Joseph, parishioners of St Joseph’s Church, Moorebank, and St Christopher’s Church, Holsworthy, have come together to participate in a 33 Day Consecration to their Spiritual Father which will conclude on 19 March, the Feast of St Joseph.
Led by the Somascan Young Adults and supported by Somascan Movement Australia, participants are guided through the consecration via daily emails containing readings from Fr Donald Calloway’s book, Consecration to St Joseph, and videos produced by the parishes’ youth.
Somascan Father Chris de Sousa CRS, assistant priest of St Joseph’s Moorebank and St Christopher’s Holsworthy, began the consecration by calling to mind St Joseph’s importance in the Church and our need for his help in our world today.
“We are in great need of St Joseph and in great need of his protection from the evil one’s attacks against the family and against the Church,” said Fr Chris in a video message for Day 1. “And just as he protected the Holy Family; when we entrust ourselves to his paternal heart and his spiritual care, he will protect us too.”