St. Joseph's stained glass image.

Reflections for The Year of Saint Joseph

This year is "The Year of Saint Joseph" as proclaimed by His Holiness Pope Francis on December 8, 2020 with the Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde. In observation of this year and to prepare for the upcoming celebration of Saint Joseph's Day on March 19, we asked members of both the St. Joe's and local community who work at organizations also dedicated to St. Joseph to prepare reflections on the life and history of the patron saint. There are 12 reflections in all, one for each month of the year.

Barbelin statue of St. Joseph's

December 2020

Pope's 'Year of St. Joseph' Should Have Special Meaning in Philadelphia
Fr. Daniel Joyce, S.J. '88
Executive Director, Mission Programs, Saint Joseph's University

January 2021

St. Joseph: The Extraordinary Witness to the Holiness of the Ordinary
Sr. Cecelia Cavanaugh, S.S.J., Ph.D.
Sisters of Saint Joseph

February 2021

St. Joseph a 'Just Man' and the Vocation of Parenthood
Michael Gambone ’08
Teacher, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School

March 2021

St. Joseph’s Lessons in Creative Courage
Mark C. Reed, Ed.D.
President, Saint Joseph’s University

St. Joseph in the Grotto at Saint Joseph's University.

April 2021

"St. Joseph Discerner and Sharer of the Word
BJ Brown, M. Div
Pastoral Minister, Philadelphia

May 2021

St. Joseph the Worker"
John Lavin, Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor in Education and former Director of the Saint Joseph's University Comey Institute of Industrial Relations

June 2021

St. Joseph the Partner in Life with Mary the Mother of God"
Beverly and Tom Delleart
Retreat Leaders, Loyola Retreat House

July 2021

"St. Joseph the Refugee"
Samantha Henry ’19

Aerial view of Saint Joseph's University campus with Villiger and the Chapel in the background

August 2021

St. Joseph the Good and Just Man
Kevin Moran
COO of Joseph’s House in Camden

September 2021

“St. Joseph the Teacher” - Coming Soon.
Sarah Stern '21
ACESJU Fellow at Saint Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral School in Camden

October 2021

"Joseph, Son of David, Model of Interfaith Dialogue"
Phillip Cunningham, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations

November 2021

What Is In a Name? Joseph as the Name of a Jesuit University
Fr. Joseph Corpenning, O.S.F.S.
Editorial Director of the University Press