Emmitsburg is a few miles south of the Pennsylvania State line and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. St. Joseph's is the parish church for the town. At the request of the Archbishop of Baltimore, the Thursday prayer vigils have been canceled until further notice. The following was the parish schedule for the weekly Thursday prayer vigil during the period the vigils were still being held. Mass, followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
Exposition is available all day until the beginning of the evening mass.
Five decades of the Rosary, followed by the Angelus and Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The Rosary then continues through the afternoon. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited following the rosary. Upon completion of the Chaplet, a priest will read the message. Evening Mass and benediction begin following the reading.