Mar 19 – Homily – Fr Alan: St Joseph Father of the Church

Homily #150319b ( 13min) Play - Fr. Alan and the spiritual nature of the fatherhood of St. Joseph both in regard to Jesus and to the Church. He reads from the encyclical from Pope Leo XIII on devotion to St. Joseph, Quamquam Pluries and relates the story of St. Joseph and the miraculous staircase in the chapel in Santa Fe, NM.

http://w2.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15081889_quamquam-pluries.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretto_Chapel

Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity - Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 2sa 7:4-5, 12-14, 16
Resp: psa 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
2nd: rom 4:13, 16-18, 22
Gsp: mat 1:16, 18-21, 24

Audio (MP3)

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