We walked through the Year 2021 with St. Joseph, proclaimed by Pope Francis on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as “Patron of the Catholic Church”, made by Pius IX on December 8, 1870. St. Joseph has been very present in the life of the Schoenstatt Family. His image accompanies us in the Shrines, sometimes with the stick of lilies, sometimes as the saint of work, and sometimes together with the infant Jesus and the Blessed Mother as the Holy Family. —

Father Joseph Kentenich, founder of the Schoenstatt Movement, preached about St. Joseph with great affection, especially on March 19, the feast of his patron saint. He emphasized the importance of St. Joseph’s mission, both for the whole Church and for our times and in particular for our Family. For this reason, he named him the second patron of the Schoenstatt Family, he promoted the Covenant of Love with St. Joseph as a deepening of the Covenant of Love with Mary and, in situations of extreme need, he consecrated the Family to St. Joseph placing it under his protection and powerful intercession.