Statue of St. Joseph at the Jesuit Spirituality Center in Cinncinati, OH.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Blessed Feast of Saint Joseph! Happy Anniversary to Pope Francis who was installed in the Vatican as our Holy Father in 2013! It seems like yesterday that he was elected and installed. Please continue to pray for him as he shepherds his flock internationally.
Photo of Pope Francis on his 10th Anniversary of his Papacy.
January 29, 2023 – Mass for the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life was celebrated by Bishop Dolan at the Cathedral!
The World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life was celebrated by Bishop John Patrick Dolan and the Religious and Consecrated Virgins of Phoenix at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral on Sunday, January 29, 2023 with a beautiful televised Mass and reception. The gathering and time together was a precious gift that we will all treasure. We all had a jovial time together with Bishop Dolan. Here are the photos from this joyous occasion:
Receiving instruction: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Comunicadoras Eucaristicas de Padre Celestial, Missionaries of Charity, Sisters of the Sacred Heart, South Sudan, Society of Our Lady of the Trinity and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Religious Sisters of Mercy, Eucharistic Franciscan Missionary Sisters from LA, Sisters of Life, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, Society of Our Lady of the Trinity, Missionaries of Charity, Servants of Mary and Bishop John P. Dolan in the back.
The Society of Jesus Priests and Novice, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Missionaries of Charity, Consecrated Virgin Claudia Edith Lopez, Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from South Sudan and other Religious holding their candles.
Deacon Tony giving instruction to the Society of Jesus Priests and Novice, the Eucharistic Franciscan Missionary Sisters of LA, the Religious Sisters of Mercy, the Missionary Carmelites of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Consecrated Virgins and others.
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Servants of Mary, Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Missionaries of Charity, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Society of Jesus Priests, Missionary Carmelites of St. Therese of the Child Jesus from Puebla, Mexico.
Bishop Dolan having a wonderful time as he gets to know his Religious Sisters, Brothers and Priests of the Diocese of Phoenix.
Bishop Dolan and and the Religious men and women of Phoenix with Deacon Tony Smith of Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral.
Bishop Dolan and the Missionary Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus at St. Daniel the Prophet Parish in Scottsdale.
The Candle Procession with the Sisters of Life, Religious Sisters of Mercy followed by Deacon Bogart.
The local community of the Sisters of Life serve to accompany pregnant women in crisis and the All Saints Chaplaincy at ASU.
Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary from Holy Spirit Chaplaincy, Grand Canyon University.
Franciscan Friar of the Holy Spirit with the Sisters of the Society of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity and Sr. Noreen, Servant of Mary.
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist teaching at St. Thomas the Apostle School and St. Mary’s High School.
Center: Sister Dympna Doran, IBVM of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary who has served over 60 years at the Cathedral!
Bishop John Patrick Dolan gave an inspiring homily preaching that Consecrated Persons (Religious) “are not only consecratedup to the Lord, but also consecrated out to the world, to be His light shining to where He would like to reach through them.”
On February 11, 2023, the Communicadoras Eucaristicas del Padre Celestial grew from three to six Sisters at St. Mary’s!
We welcome Sr. Soccoro, Sr. Maria Lourdes, Sr. Nazaret, Sr. Celeste, Sr. Inez and Sr. Catalina, CEPC!
On February 24, 2023 we had a Vocation Day with the “Mother of Mercy Co-Op/Sacred Heart Home Educators” Homeschool Community at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in Downtown Phoenix.
Fr. Kurt Perera, the Vocation Director and I hosted a Vocation Morning for the Sacred Heart Homeschool Community for 140!
May this Feast of St. Joseph be abundantly blessed for you and your communities, your apostolates and your Motherhouses! We pray that St. Joseph, Foster-Father of Our Lord Jesus and Husband of Mary, Guardian of Virgins, guide us to have humilty, courage, strength and joy for all those we encounter so that we show we are consecrated up and consecrated out to the world.
Waking Up the World 