Hello to you, my dear sisters and brothers in Jesus! I hope you are all still doing well, staying healthy, smart, and holy. Just to update you on what the Diocese of Phoenix is doing to keep us encouraged and strengthened in our faith in the midst of this Covid-19 crisis.

Our bishops encourage all families to be consecrated to St. Joseph, our Spiritual Father, who can help "increase the presence of God in your life and take you to greater heights in the spiritual life" (Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, Consecration to St. Joseph, p. 13). The Consecration to St. Joseph will be done on his Feast Day, May 1, 2020 and will require a 33-day preparation which begins on Monday, March 30, 2020. We are all being encouraged to purchase the book "Consecration to St. Joseph - The Wonders of our Spiritual Father" on Amazon - either on Kindle or paperback - or through Shopmercy.org where you can avail of a 15% discount using the promo code "Calloway". I know it is a little too close to Monday, but there is still time. In any case, you can always start on the first preparation day (Day 1).

As Bishop Olmsted says, "In consecrating ourselves to St. Joseph, we gratefully acknowledge that he is our spiritual father; and we strive to imitate him in his fatherly love of Jesus and his chaste love of Mary." We hope that through this consecration to him, we will be brought under his protective care especially during these very difficult times.

On added note, I hope you are all joining us during the Live-Streamed Mass at 5 PM every day. We will soon update you on our plans for the Holy Week and Easter.

Pease take good care. God is with us through this. God bless you all.