St. Joseph the Worker Shrine

Easter 2020

     It’s certainly true that this Covid-19 health emergency and its forced public health closure of the Shrine is causing each of us to experience a very different, isolated, Holy Week and Easter. Its necessary social distancing,has forced us to find other ways to celebrate our prayer lives’ strangely- maybe even totally alone, instead of side by side in the Shrine’s newly refurbished pews.

     Community this year can easily be found on social media, Masses on cable television stations like BCTV or even EWTN. Some Church Facebooks and Websites are learning quickly how to reach you at home on apps like Zoom or Amazon Chime or a Google Chat room too.

     Whether you’re alone or online with others while Mass is being celebrated and broadcast to your home, know the staff of St. Joseph the Worker Shrine misses you and looks forward to worshipping together with you all as soon as possible. You, our community is truly missed.

     Whatever technological -social media ways- or means you have access to at home, will surely and rightly be used this different Easter of 2020 to meet our Lord Jesus Christ, who is waiting for you to say "Alleluia, He is truly risen!"

God bless, and a happy,different and quarantined Easter,

     The entire Lay and Clergy staff of St. Joseph the Worker Shrine

St. Joseph the Worker Shrine is Closed Until Further Notice.

     We are following the directives to close issued by the government of the state of Massachusetts and the Archbishop of the Boston Archdiocese due to the COVID-19 Emergency. It is most important to follow the stay at home, and the social distancing required to limit everyone's exposure to this pandemic. The well being of all who worship and work at the Shrine, has to be our primary concern during a public health emergency. Vulnerable populations frequent the Shrine including seniors and children and visitors from near and far. We encourage everyone to follow what works well to limit exposure and this sadly means for the Shrine, remaining closed until circumstances allow our safe and healthy reopening.

     Be confident that our priests in residence are celebrating all Masses and their intentions on the agreed upon appointed days.

     We pray that if we all do our part, and remain at home, and social distance that we’ll again be celebrating Masses together sooner than later.

     Thanks for visiting our website and check our Facebook too at Facebook/stjosephtheworkershrinelowell for further updates.

Thank you and God bless you.