Join us for our Men of St Jospeh Gathering. We meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month throughout the year, from 8-10 a.m.  We celebrate Mass, followed by a rosary, a full breakfast, keynote by a guest speaker and small group discussion.  Think of this as a short, monthly retreat to help keep you on the straight and narrow! All men of the parish are welcome! We also warmly welcome men who may not yet be parishioners. This is a great opportunity to get to know us while sharing in our devotion to St. Joseph.

Let's be clear from the start.  Catholics don't worship the saints when they pray to them.  Jesus alone is worthy of our worship.   We only honor the saints as our heavenly brothers and sisters who have set a holy example for the rest of us.  The Blessed Virgin Mary receives the most honor and respect of all the saints because of her role in salvation history.  St. Joseph is second only to Mary because his role as husband to Mary and foster father of Jesus is unique and special.  In 1870, Pius IX declared St. Joseph to be the patron saint of the universal church.  Leo XIII confirmed the devotion to him after the blessed mother in 1889.  Recently, through the humble porter of Montreal, Brother André Bessette, St. Joseph has intervened in the lives of hundreds of thousands of sick and sinful individuals.  Click the link on the right to learn more about Brother André Bessette's story.

One may argue that there is no greater promoter of St. Joseph than St. Theresa of Avila.  When she was young St. Theresa became gravely ill and eventually fell into a coma.  People took her for dead.  When she awoke four days later, she discovered that she was paralyzed in the legs.  She stayed that way for three years.  It wasn't until she entrusted herself to St. Joseph that she was healed. 

Pray to St. Joseph frequently and have faith!    If you are a man, consider joining the Men of St. Joseph and strive to become the man God is calling you to be!

“We are Catholic men supporting each other to emulate the life of St. Joseph by building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and leading our families to Him”.

1. Dedicate your life to the Lord. / Participate in Sunday Mass (with your family if you have one)
2. Grow in Christian discipleship / Develop a personal prayer life and attend weekday Mass once a month.
3. Live with integrity and honesty.
4. Be faithful to your promary vocation / Experience the Sacrament of Reconcilation twice a year. 
5. Meet together with brrothers / Attend Men of St. Joseph meetings at your parish and gather together with other men for annual and seasonal conferences.

Men are invited to sign the Covenant in the presence of his brothers and thereby agrees to try and keep the Five Promises for one year.

Each year thereafter, a man is invited to renew the Covenant, and in so doing, strive to become the men, fathers, husbands, or singles Christ is calling us to be.

Saint Joseph, protector and guide of Jesus Christ, assist me with the help of your intercessions to be a man of integrity, honesty, and dignity. May I imitate you in discipleship as a brother, husband, father and son. Pray that I may receive the gifts necessary to be a healer, teacher, mento, and missionary to a world in need of the Gospel. As you once promised to watch over the Christ child, pray that through the grace of the Holy Spirit, I too may keep my promises to watch and protect all those the Lord has given to me.