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St. Joseph’s Day is celebrated on March 19 every year. The day commemorates the feast of St. Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary and legal father of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Did you know that St. Joseph’s Day has the rank of solemnity in the Catholic Church? Yes, St. Joesph’s Day is a feast day of the highest rank in the provinces of the Anglican Communion and a feast in the Lutheran Church. Although St. Joseph is one of the most-recognized saints, very little is known about him.
HISTORY OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY
Joseph, a carpenter by profession, was a descendant of the house of King David. He married Mary and found that she was already pregnant. Being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, he decided to divorce her quietly. However, an angel convinced him that she was conceived by the holy spirit and that the child in her womb was the Son of God. This is where the story of St. Joseph starts. Joseph’s exit from the story of the Gospels is an unexplainable mystery in the scripture. But various traditions say that Joseph died around Jesus’ 20th birthday.
Since the 10th century, several Western countries celebrated March 19 as the Feast of St. Joseph. The feast day became the official practice of the Church in the 1500s. Joseph is a patron of many things. He is the patron of a happy death, families, the Universal Church, fathers, expectant mothers, travelers, craftsmen, immigrants, workers, and engineers. He is also the patron of many countries including the Americas, Canada, Croatia, Mexico, Korea, Austria, Belgium, Peru, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Despite knowing so little about Joseph, he has two feast days in the Western Church. The Solemnity of St. Joseph, or St. Joseph Day, falls on March 19. There is also another feast day for St. Joseph — the feast of St. Joseph the Worker falls on May 1. He is also included in the feast of the Holy Family on December 30.
Excerpted -https://nationaltoday.com/st-josephs-day
ST. JOSEPH'S DAY
Feast March 19
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