CATHEDRAL 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Our 125th Anniversary of the Cathedral was a wonderful success. I wish to thank all of the parish volunteers, staff, servers, Eucharistic ministers, and contributors for their hard work and dedication this past weekend. We could not have done this without you. May God Bless you!  -Father David0

HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS OF SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL
1866 - Property was purchased at the corner of North Fifth and East Broad Streets. The cornerstone was laid on Nov. 11, 1866
1868 - The Diocese of Columbus was established by Pope Pius IX.
1872 - First mass celebrated on December 25, 1872
1878 - Saint Joseph Cathedral was consecrated on October 20.
1949 - Bishop Ready installed a gold-leafed baldachino.
1950 - The Chancery and the Cathedral Rectory were completed.
2002 - Kueharski paintings of the Holy Family were installed.

PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH
O Blessed Joseph, to whom God entrusted the care of the Promised One, we ask you to continue to assist us with our prayers. As our ancestors have trusted your intercession in the building of this house of prayer and in the life of this community of faith, we rely upon the support of your prayers and the witness of your life. Help us to be a sign of God’s glory and a sign of God’s embrace of all people. May all who worship within these walls and all who live and labor in its surrounding counties work for justice. Pray for us, blessed patron, that we may be just as you were just; that we may live in peace with one another as members of God’s holy family. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
by Father Ron Atwood

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