Author Topic: St. Joseph "the Worker" and Pius XII. (Read 7741 times)

Raoul76 · « **on:** April 19, 2010, 02:00:08 PM »

Stevusmagnus in another thread suggests someone pray to "St. Joseph the Worker." The inclusion of St. Joseph in the Canon by John XXIII has always smacked of a communistic mindset to me. Not that there is anything communistic about St. Joseph, but the way his being a working man has been emphasized in recent years is definitely troublesome -- think of the worker-priest movements under Pius XI.

What a shock to find my old friend Pius XII is the one who is behind the new appellation of St. Joseph as "the Worker."

Wikipedia entry on St. Joseph:

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"This 'Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church", referred to also as the "Patronage" feast to distinguish it from that of 19 March, appears in the calendars of those years for celebration on Wednesday of the second week after the Octave of Easter (i.e. the third Wednesday after Easter) and was celebrated with an octave of its own. Pope Pius XII abolished this feast in 1955, and at the same time established a new feast day, that of Saint Joseph the Worker (a Double of the First Class), for celebration on 1 May, a date chosen to coincide with the celebration in many countries of Labour Day (May Day)."

Pius XII suppressed the Solemnity of St. Joseph, essentially changing St. Joseph's image from the earthly foster father of Jesus into someone associated entirely with manual labor.

Then I found this. Ha ha --

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"Pope Pius XII made the first of May an official holiday that honors Saint Joseph the Worker and a feast is held in his tribute. Joseph was chosen to be the honorary saint for this day, which has been a holiday for socialists and other workers."

http://www.stjosephstatueguide.com/st-joseph-statue-guides/the-history-of-st-joseph/

Here, enjoy Pius XII's speech about the Freemasonic symbol of the bee. One day he just woke up and thought to himself, "Hm, I've gotta give a speech about BEES today. It's just one of those irresistible impulses I have!"

http://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/P12BEES.HTM

http://Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ.bcy.ca/symbolism/bees.html

SJB · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2010, 06:29:24 PM »

Quote from: Raoul76

The inclusion of St. Joseph in the Canon by John XXIII has always smacked of a communistic mindset to me.

The idea of placing St. Joseph into the canon was around for quite some time. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with this.

PartyIsOver221 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2010, 06:55:12 PM »

How interesting...

SJB · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2010, 07:50:26 PM »

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Prayer to St. Joseph the Workman, Composed by Pope St. Pius X

O Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations, to work with gratitude and joy, in a spirit of penance for the remission of my sins, considering it an honor to employ and develop by means of labor the gifts received from God, to work with order, peace, moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from weariness and difficulties, to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, having always death before my eyes and the account that I must render of time lost, of talents wasted, of good omitted, of vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God. All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thine example, O Patriarch, St. Joseph. Such shall be my watch-word in life and in death.
Amen

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2010, 04:50:50 AM »

He may have been creating an avenue whereby Catholics in countries where these secular holidays were being celebrated could celebrate a Catholicized version of the theme.

Sort of similar to all souls day being celebrated and Catholicizing the previously pagan Halloween.

Author Topic: St. Joseph &quot;the Worker&quot; and Pius XII. (Read 7741 times)

Author Topic: St. Joseph "the Worker" and Pius XII. (Read 7741 times)