8 Dec 2021 – LAST DAY of the Year of St. Joseph – O Patron of the Church, O Terror of Demons, pray for us!

According to the decree for the Year of St. Joseph, for the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation of Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, TODAY – 8 Dec 2021 – is the LAST day of the Holy Year.

I can bear witness to the loving intercession of St. Joseph, to whom I entrusted my material needs in this last turbulent year, with its many disappointments – especially at the hands of those whom a priest ought to be able to trust – challenges and successes.

On this Feast of the Immaculate Conception I renew my trust in Mary, Queen of the Clergy for my spiritual and ecclesial needs.

I ask both Joseph and Mary, with Christ the High Priest, to defend all priests and bishops who are struggling with courage to stand up for what is right.