Benediction Mass for Priests at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande in August 2009. The Church will celebrate a special year for priests beginning on Friday, June 19, 2009 and ending June 19, 2010. The year also coincides with and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean Vianney, Cure of Ars, "a true example of a pastor at the service of Christ's flock."