Thursday, January 21, 2021

YEAR OF THE HOLY FAMILY

2022


Holy Family with the Family of St. John the Baptist
c. 1536, Lorenzo Lotto

Proclaiming the Year of the Family

Pope Francis established the Year of the Family on March 19, 2021, the Solemnity of St. Joseph.  This marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of his Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, which means "The joy of love" and explores the beauty and joy found in family life.

The Year of the Family will conclude on June 26, 2022, on the occasion of the tenth World Meeting of Families in Rome with the Holy Father.

Pope Francis established the Year of the Family to help strengthen faith and live God’s joy more fruitfully in family life.  ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE

Love, Jeanne