Resources for the Year of Saint Joseph
2022 UPDATE: Although these resources were collected and posted during the Year of St. Joseph they really are timeless. Enjoy!
December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021
The Catholic Church celebrates special years as declared by the Pope. They are are designed to draw us closer to some aspect of our Catholic heritage and to shower us with graces and indulgences.
This page contains news, links, and resources to help the faithful celebrate and participate in the Year of St. Joseph. Many of the links and resources are just as relevant today as they were during the Year of St. Joseph.
Have you consecrated yourself to St. Joseph? This is the year to do it!
Books
Rev. Donald H. Calloway, MIC — Consecration to St. Joseph — St. Joseph Gems
Catholic Book Publishing — Day By Day With St. Joseph
Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB — Through the Heart of St. Joseph
Magnificat — Nine Days with Saint Joseph – Each day focuses on one of Saint Joseph’s outstanding attributes.
National Catholic Register — 5 Books on St. Joseph to Read for the Jubilee Year – Live the ‘Joseph Option’
Our Sunday Visitor — Essential books to make the most of the Year of St. Joseph
Joe Rodrigues — The Book of St. Joseph
Henri Rondet, S.J. — Saint Joseph – free download of this 1956 classic.
Fr. Mark Toups — In St. Joseph’s Footsteps: 30 Days of Meditations
Videos & Podcasts
Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis — Cuppa Joe is a series of 10 talks by 10 theologians on the 10 wonders of Saint Joseph, taking place at 10 locations in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis:
- March: “Delight of Saints,” Fr. Tom Margevičius, West St. Paul
- April: “Our Spiritual Father,” Dr. Deborah Savage, Lino Lakes
- May: “Young Husband of Mary,” Fr. Evan Koop, Maple Grove
- June: “Virginal Father of Jesus,” Kelly Wahlquist, Red Wing
- July: “Just and Reverent Man,” Fr. Kevin Zilverberg, New Hope
- August: “Savior of the Savior,” Deacon Joe Michalak, Miesville
- September: “Adorer of Christ,” Liz Kelly, Waconia
- October: “Silent Witness,” Fr. John Floder, Rosemount
- November: “Patron of a Happy Death,” Deacon Dan Gannon, St. Paul
- December: “Terror of Demons,” Fr. Jon Vander Ploeg, Taylors Falls
Ascension — St. Joseph: An Example for All Husbands
The Burrowshire Podcast — St. Joseph and Fatherhood
The Catholic Company — St. Joseph: Our Protector – 5-part FREE digital series on St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, protector of Jesus and Mary . . . and us.
Catholic Diocese of Salina — From the Heart Podcast: St. Joseph Series
Diocese of Owensboro KY — Reflections for the Year of St Joseph Series
Dynamic Catholic — St. Joseph: The Perfect Man for the Job
Andrew Flusche — Tips You Need to Unlock the Year of St. Joseph
Knights of Columbus — St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father – Former NFL Player Models Life After St. Joseph
Matthew Leonard — Proof that St. Joseph was NOT an Old Man
Fr. Edward Looney — Cup of St. Joe Podcast Year-long podcast for this Year of St. Joseph — Praying the Stations of the Cross with St. Joseph
The Miraculous Medal Shrine – Vincentian Approach to St. Joseph (4 videos)
Father Peffley — The Two Josephs
Dr. Brant Pitre — How Old Was St. Joseph?
Jose Rodrigues — Saint Jospeh Summit 2021, Beloved St. Joseph
Shrine of St. Joseph – Guardian of the Redeemer, Santa Cruz — SAINT JOSEPH SEMINARS from the Oblates of St. Joseph
- Seminar 1: The Year of St. Joseph
- Seminar 2: The Fatherhood of Saint Joseph
- Seminar 3: St. Joseph the Worker
- Seminar 4: St. Joseph and the Holy Spouses
- Seminar 5: St. Joseph, Mirror of Patience
- Seminar 6: St. Joseph, Hope of the Sick
- Seminar 7: The New Litany of St. Joseph
- Seminar 8: Fatima & St. Joseph
- Seminar 9: Patron of the Dying
St. John University — Three Things Talks, addressing issues of Catholic belief and teaching, intended for adult Catholics who want to know more about their faith, and for those who are interested in what Catholics believe.
- Go to Joseph
- Patris Corde
Vox Hiberniae — A Celtic Journey with Saint Joseph – Harp, Voice and Strings
Alexis Walkenstein — Saint Jospeh Summit 2021, Revelation, Instruction and the Grace to Follow Through
Articles & News
Agenzia Fides — A new lay association dedicated to St. Joseph is born
Aleteia — 12 Ways to honor St. Joseph this March — How to get a St. Joseph Year indulgence every day before 9 a.m. — 5 Carpentry rules that apply to faith, slideshow — 6 Virtues of St. Joseph that all men can imitate — A beautiful prayer to St. Joseph in this his year: “To you, O blessed Joseph” — Plenary indulgence offered each Wednesday in this Year of St. Joseph — Joseph’s silence is also a ‘yes,’ says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI — 12 Traits of St. Joseph that every father should imitate — 9 Alternative names for your baby that honor St. Joseph — The labors of St. Joseph — St. Joseph and 4 Marian greats — What Joseph teaches about consecration to Mary — Pope’s “homemade” prayer to St. Joseph, from the heart — ‘Men of St. Joseph’ movement set to launch in the Philippines
Aleteia — Praying the Rosary with St. Joseph:
- Praying the Joyful Mysteries with St. Joseph
- Praying the Luminous Mysteries with St. Joseph
- Praying the Sorrowful Mysteries with St. Joseph
- Praying the Glorious Mysteries with St. Joseph
Angelus News — In times of political crisis, St. Joseph shows the way— The many faces of St. Joseph, Christianity’s diamond in the rough — St. Joseph the Worker and the value of labor — The Year of St. Joseph: The start of something bigger?
Apostolic Letter — PATRIS CORDE
The Arlington Catholic Herald — The perfect time for St. Joseph — A shadow of our heavenly Father — A ‘hidden’ Joseph in an early masterpiece
The B.C. Catholic — The gift of fatherhood, St. Joseph style
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield IL — Month of St. Joseph in the Year of St. Joseph
Catholic Apostolate Center — Ite Ad Joseph: 10 Quotes to Celebrate the Year of St. Joseph
Catholic Culture — Our Lenten Journey: What Would Saint Joseph Do?
Catholic Life — The Passion of St. Joseph
Catholic News Agency — Fifteen ways to gain an indulgence in the Year of St. Joseph
Catholic Outlook — Go to Joseph! — Year of St Joseph inspires new hymn
Catholic Outlook — Year of St. Joseph Reflections:
- January – Year of St Joseph Reflection
- February – St Joseph, Attentive to the Word
- March – The astonishing life of St Joseph – Spouse of Mary and Father of Jesus
- April – St Joseph – Man of Dreams
- May – St Joseph the Migrant Worker
- June – Joseph as Protector
- July – St Joseph – A Just Man
- August – The Holy Family
- September – St Joseph – Model for Fathers
- October – St Joseph – A Hidden Life
- November – St Joseph – A Powerful Intercessor
- December –
CatholicPhilly — St. Joseph: Sign of hope amid the pandemic
Catholic Register — Speaking Out: Go to Joseph before it’s too late
Catholic Sentinel — We need St. Joseph now: He has power as ‘terror of demons’ — St. Joseph images in our midst
The Catholic Spirit — Carpenter and artist combine talents to create large icon of St. Joseph — Sites, shrines and cathedrals devoted to St. Joseph — Wisconsin’s National Shrine of St. Joseph ‘a small, quiet place of prayer — St. Joseph, ‘not a flashy character,’ gives a perspective for the spiritual life
The Catholic Sun — ‘Year of St. Joseph’ invites intercession from foster father of Jesus
Catholic Telegraph — GO TO ST. JOSEPH: Resources and Spiritual Advice for Husbands and Fathers During the Year of St. Joseph — Painting as Prayer
Catholic Women in Business — The Year of St. Joseph: 5 Takeaways for Catholic Women in Business
Catholic World Report — The often silent and surprising history of devotion to Saint Joseph — Saint Joseph, reverent father and protector of Holy Church
Christendom College — Professor Offers Reflection for Year of St. Joseph
ChurchPOP — 3 Ways St. Joseph is the Perfect Model of Catholic Fatherhood
Daily Monitor — Pursuing a holy dream to the end
Denver Catholic — St. Joseph: Our strong and silent spiritual father — The many marvelous feasts of St. Joseph: Celebrating St. Joseph throughout the year — Profiles of Courage: Reflections on St. Joseph — On Fathers and Christian Masculinity
The Divine Mercy — The Year of St. Joseph ends – So what’s next?
Diocese of Charlotte — Monthly Themes for the Year of St. Joseph — Make Time for St. Joseph – Adopting St. Joseph Traditions in the Home
The Fathers of Mercy — Plenary Indulgence Options for the “Year of St. Joseph” — The Year of St. Joseph: SOME BASIC FACTS
Florida Catholic — Reflect upon St. Joseph this Father’s Day
Grandin Media — Sheedy: St. Joseph is a guide to being an everyday saint
Human Life International — St. Joseph: Model of Fatherhood and Faithfulness
Knights of Columbus — St. Joseph the Adventurer
Madonna House — The Man Nobody Knows
National Catholic Register — The Incredible Story Behind the Year of St. Joseph — Live Like St. Joseph: Silence Fosters Faith-Filled Action — What the Year of St. Joseph Means, and How to Gain the Indulgences — Venerable Fulton Sheen on St. Joseph — St. Joseph Shrine Is a ‘Sacred Place of Pilgrimage’ — Imagining What the Death of St. Joseph May Have Been Like — Was St. Joseph Assumed Into Heaven? Here’s What the Saints Say — Men: Rediscover Your Sonship With God in this Year of St. Joseph — Knights of Columbus Announce Icon of St. Joseph as Prayer Program’s Centerpiece — 7 Things to Do in the Final Weeks of the Year of St. Joseph — St. Joseph reminds church to pay attention to the essential, pope says — Pope Francis: St. Joseph Teaches Us to Notice the People the World Ignores — Praising the Masculine Virtues of St. Joseph as His Jubilee Draws to a Close — For the Year of St. Joseph, A Look at the Relic of His Holy Cloak in Rome
National Catholic Register — Reflections on St. Joseph by Father Raymond de Souza – The Holy Week Shadows of St. Joseph:
Our Sunday Visitor — The Year of St. Joseph and addressing the crisis of fatherhood — How St. Joseph brought me to Mary
The Priest — The Holy Silence of St. Joseph
Relevant Radio — The Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph + audio meditation
Sons of St. Joseph — Three Forgotten Miraculous Apparitions of Saint Joseph
Soulpainter — Symbols of Saint Joseph in Sacred Art
St. Joseph Now — Join the Worldwide Consecration
The Tablet — Understanding, Through St. Joseph, How We Do God’s Will Better — St. Joseph, Protector of Holy Family, Is Model for 2021 Respect Life Month
US Catholic — 3 parenting tips from St. Joseph — St. Joseph, the original foster father
Vatican News — Church grants plenary indulgence for year of St. Joseph — Pope Francis proclaims “Year of St Joseph” — “Patris Corde” encourages us to remember St. Joseph — Pope approves 7 new invocations to Litany of St. Joseph — US Bishops ask Catholics to follow St. Joseph by protecting life — Pope Francis: St Joseph, an example and a witness for our times
V-Catholic — Just Another Man
WGRZ — Most Buffalo: ‘mysterious painting found’
The Year of St. Joseph — The St. Joseph Reinstallation & Online Conference
Prayers & Devotionals
The Catholic Weekly — Seven Sorrows of St Joseph Devotional
ChurchPOP — 7 Little-Known Prayers to St. Joseph Every Catholic Should Know
Magnificat — Nine Days with Saint Joseph – Each day focuses on one of Saint Joseph’s outstanding attributes.
Oblates of St. Joseph — St. Joseph Rosary
Roman Catholic Man — St. Joseph’s Holy Cloak Novena
Virtual St. Joseph Altar — Prayers to St. Joseph — Who Needs a Year of St. Joseph Medal?
Activities & Printables
Archdiocese of New Orleans— Printable St. Joseph Prayer Card
Archdiocese of St. Louis — Printable Year of St. Joseph Prayer Card
Catechist — “Year of St. Joseph” — Free Activities for Children
Knights of Columbus — Consecration to St. Joseph Prayer Card — Preparing for Consecration Printable
The Josephites — Thirty Days Prayers to St. Joseph Printable Pamphlet
Respect Life — 2021 Respect Life Month Resources
uCatholic — Printable St. Joseph Rosary Prayer Card
Virtual St. Joseph Altar — St. Joseph Coloring Pages
“Go to Joseph! Have recourse with special confidence to St. Joseph, for his protection is most powerful, as he is the patron of the universal Church.”
Blessed Pope Pius IX
