Blessed!

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

During his recent apostolic visit to the UAE, the Holy Father celebrated Mass for Peace and Justice. The Gospel reading was taken from beginning of the Sermon of the Mount, the Beatitudes according to St. Matthew. The homily delivered by Pope Francis was so moving that two prominent Emirati newspapers, The National and the Khaleej Times, led their editions with headlines “Blessed” and “We are blessed”. Since this Sunday, we hear St. Luke’s version of the Beatitudes. I thought it would be appropriate to share with you a fragment of the Pope’s homily.

“Blessed: this is the word with which Jesus begins his preaching… And it is the refrain he repeats today, as if to fix in our hearts, more than anything, an essential message: if you are with Jesus, if you love to listen to his word as the disciples of that time did, if you try to live out this word every day, then you are blessed. Not you will be blessed, but you are blessed; this is the first truth we know about the Christian life. It is not simply a list of external prescriptions to fulfil or a set of teachings to know. The Christian life, first and foremost, is not this; rather, it is the knowledge that, in Jesus, we are the Father’s beloved children. The Christian life means living out the joy of this blessedness, wanting to live life as a love story, the story of God’s faithful love, he who never abandons us and wishes to be in communion with us always. This is the reason for our joy, a joy that no one in the world and no circumstance in our lives can take from us. It is a joy that gives peace also in the midst of pain, a joy that already makes us participate in that eternal happiness which awaits us…

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JOIN US FOR OUR 2ND ANNUAL

St. Patrick Family Picnic

Saturday, March 2 / On School Field / 1:00 – 4:30PM

The St. Patrick Outreach Committee invite all
Church Parishioners, School & Preschool Families!

Let’s celebrate our patron saint!

More info here

A letter from Respect Life ministry
Respect Life Ministry
A letter from Respect Life ministry acknowledging your generous support of this important ministry.

Read the letter
Don and Mary Anne Shula Scholarship
Don and Mary Anne Shula Scholarship
The St. Joseph Parish Don and Mary Anne Shula Scholarship Fund awards up to $ 2,500 for 4 years to a parishioner who is enrolled in a Catholic High School. Application deadline is March 8.

Click here for application form
The Wellspring Experience
The Wellspring Experience
The Wellspring Experience is a live in weekend for those who want to deal with unresolved feelings of loss so they can move on. This program provides for a safe environment for those who experienced a significant loss, primarily focused on the separation/divorce experience.

The next weekend will be held May 3-5 ,2019 at The Grand Palms Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Pembroke Pines, Fl 33027.

More info & Registration form here
Men’s Emmaus English Retreat #12
Men's Emmaus English Retreat #12
We will have an Emmaus retreat for men beginning on Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 10th 2019.

More information here
Grief support group
Grief support group
Our grief support group meets every Tuesday at 7 PM in the Bell tower (Parish office).
Wedding Anniversary Mass 2019
Wedding Anniversary Mass 2019
For couples married in the Catholic Church celebrating their first, twenty-fifth, fiftieth and plus wedding anniversary this year!

February 16, 2019.
4 p.m. Photos with Archbishop Wenski.
5:30 p.m. Mass.
St. Mary Cathedral.
7525 NW 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33150.
To Register Please click here or contact your Parish Office.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) Classes
Natural Family Planning (NFP) Classes
Learn Natural Family Planning (NFP) and help build communication skills and enhance intimacy in your marriage. Take a class to prepare for your new marriage or for marriage enrichment and learn a medically safe, morally acceptable and highly effective method of both postponing and achieving pregnancy.

Next series of CCL on-site classes:
- Patrick Church, Miami Beach: Jan. 12, Feb. 9, and March 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Contact Carmen and Alejandro Santamaria: 305-321-4240, Carmen.L.Santamaria@gmail.com
- Epiphany Church, Miami: Feb. 2, March 2, , April 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Contact Carlos and Lucy Moas: 305-498-2731, lmmsalas@gmail.com
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Archbishop’s Charity and Development Drive (ABCD) 2019
Archbishop’s Charity and Development Drive (ABCD) 2019
Thank you to all who have already generously responded to this year’s ABCD. Your support strengthens the ministries that serve our Archdiocese and allow the Church to form new disciples. As Scriptures remind us, Give and it shall be given to you. If you have yet to respond to this year’s ABCD, we need you! Please join us by making a gift now- even a small gift can make a big difference. You can obtain a pledge envelope from the parish office or you can make a gift online at www.isupportabcd.org. Thank you and God bless you!
Peace Olive Tree Planting Ceremony
Peace Olive Tree Planting Ceremony
On Thursday, November 15 at 9:00 am the entire school gathered around the west courtyard for a "Peace Olive Tree Planting Ceremony". They were joined by members of the Talmudic university led by Rabbi Yitzi Zweig.

Photo gallery

Olive tree: a sign of friendship
Planting at St. Patrick School denotes partnership between local Christians, Jews.

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High School Youth Group
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Youth Ministry
JOIN US EVERY SUNDAY FROM 4 TO 6PM
Meet in front of Church Entrance!
More Info: Carmen Vazquez (305)970-4128
A request from the Holy Father
Prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel
The Holy Father Francis has requested that we continue to pray the prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel. Read the communiqué from the Holy See Press Office.

Oración a san Miguel Arcángel
El Santo Padre Francisco ha pedido que sigamos rezando la oración a san Miguel Arcángel. Lea el comunicado de la Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede.
RCIA – Christian initiation of adults
RCIA - Christian initiation of adults
Are you Catholic but have not received Confirmation or First Communion? Do you wish to become Catholic? Do you know somebody who is older than 7 and wishes to become Catholic?

RCIA is a catechetical program to receive the sacraments of initiation. Call the parish office to register.
Faith Formation Classes
Faith Formation Classes
Dear Parents, Registration for all Faith Formation Classes begins this Sunday. This year you will pre-register on a phone, tablet or computer through the Saint Patrick website. So if you have a child ready to prepare for the Sacraments or if you would allow us to partner with you in passing on our Catholic Faith in our grade level religion classes, please visit our Faith Formation Registration Page.
Al-Anon
Al-Anon
Al-Anon a support group for relatives and close friends of persons struggling with addictions meets every Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Adam and Eve room on Barry Street.
Project Rachel – Post abortion healing
Project Rachel - Post abortion healing
Project Rachel is a post-abortion healing, counseling and reconciliation program open to anyone, male or female, who is experiencing hurt, guilt and other negative effects of an abortion.

More information here
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Every Thursday from 8:45 AM To 6:45 PM at St. André Bessette chapel located at the corner of Alton Rd. and Barry Street.
Join us to adore the Lord Jesus truly and substantially present in the Eucharist.