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Cardinal Roger Mahony Blogs LA
Looking over the calendar for the rest of March, I am struck by the fact that the Feast of St. Joseph, the Patron of the Church, occurs on Tuesday, March 19.
What a great day for the Inaugural Mass of our next Pope!!
Obviously, I will have no say in when that Mass will take place. But I can’t help but note the significance of having that Inaugural Mass on the Feast of the Patron of the Universal Church. St. Joseph was also given the title “Guardian of the Redeemer” by Blessed John Paul II.
Since I was a seminarian, I have had a very personal devotion to St. Joseph. In God’s providence I was ordained a priest on May 1, 1962 the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Then, on March 19, 1975, the Feast of St. Joseph I was ordained a Bishop. Although all of this is just imaginary, it would be wonderful to celebrate the 38th anniversary of my episcopal ordination during the Inaugural Mass for our new Pope!
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