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Blessed Feat of St. Joseph the Worker (transferred)
« on: May 02, 2011, 12:14:51 PM »
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  • Blessed Feast of St. Joseph the Worker today! Normally this feast is celebrated on May 1st, but it is transferred this year to today.  

    From Wikipedia:
    In 1870, Pope Pius IX declared St. Joseph patron of the universal Church and instituted another feast, with an octave, to be held in his honour on Wednesday in the second week after Easter. This was abolished by Pope Pius XII, when in 1955 he established the Feast of "St. Joseph the Worker", to be celebrated on 1 May. This date counteracts May Day, a union, workers and socialists holiday and reflects St. Joseph's status as what many Catholics and other Christians consider the "patron of workers" and "model of workers." Catholic and other Christian teachings and stories about or relating to Joseph and the Holy Family frequently stress his patience, persistence, and hard work as admirable qualities which believers should adopt.

    For the full article, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joseph

    St. Joseph pray for us!


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    Blessed Feat of St. Joseph the Worker (transferred)
    « Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 03:26:32 PM »
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  • Uh oh, I just noticed my mispelling of "feast" in the topic line (actually a mistyping on my part).  Now I can't figure out how to correct it.  Sorry about that!   :confused1: