Year of St. Joseph (Dec 8 2020 -2021)
On Dec. 8th, 2020, Pope Francis announced that, in honor of the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declare patron of the universal church, we would dedicate the following year to St. Joseph. This means that we emphasize a special piety to the life of St. Joseph and by imitating his life we can receive special indulgences. More information on this can be read here.
Resources about St. Joseph
- Year of St. Joseph Website
- Catholic Kids - About St. Jospeh
- Catholic Kids - Meet St. Joseph
- Article: This Year, Meet Your Spiritual Father, St. Joseph
- Video: Story of St. Joseph (Christian Kids TV)
- My Catholic Kids - Meet St. Joseph (with coloring sheet)
- St. Joseph the Worker - Prayer and Chore Chart for Kids
- Easy Ways to Celebrate St. Joseph in Your Home
Various Saints Resources
- Who/What are Saints?
- Video: What is a Saint?
- Video: Do Catholics Worship Saints?
- Catholic Online - browse Saints by name, feast day, or patron
- Saint Stories for Kids - offers a weekly podcast featuring a Catholic saint (elementary)
- Saint Name Generator - find a Saint to pray with...pick a new saint each week or pick one to pray with for the year. Whenever you pick a Saint you will learn about their feast day and their patronage.
- Learn & Pray with the Saints
Canonization Process - (How a Saint is declared)
- Info on Saints & the Canonization Process from the USCCB
- 4 Steps (explained in short paragraph)
- 5 Steps (this one is a little more in depth than the link above)
- Video: How Does the Catholic Church Declare Official Saints?