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March 19 is nan Feast of St. Joseph — besides known arsenic St. Joseph's Day.
The time celebrates nan life of St. Joseph, "the spouse of nan Blessed Virgin Mary, foster begetter of Jesus Christ, and patron of nan universal Catholic Church," Fr. Angelo N. Carusi told Fox News Digital.
Carusi is pastor astatine St. Rocco’s Church successful Johnston, Rhode Island.
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St. Joseph's bequest remains influential moreover to this day, though location is not overmuch astir him written successful nan Bible.
"I deliberation it’s alternatively astonishing that location are nary recorded words of St. Joseph successful nan Bible — and yet, location are much churches named aft him and much images of him passim nan world than immoderate different saint, except, of course, Jesus and Mary," said Fr. Carusi.
Fr. Angelo Carusi, left, is pastor of St. Rocco's Church successful Johnston, Rhode Island. He said St. Joseph is peculiarly venerated by Italians and those of Italian descent, acknowledgment to a purported occurrence during a drought successful Sicily. (Courtesy Fr. Angelo Carusi/Getty Images)
St. Joseph is peculiarly venerated by Italians and those of Italian descent, acknowledgment to a purported occurrence during a drought successful Sicily successful nan 17th century, said Carusi.
Carusi's parish was established successful nan early 20th period to service nan increasing Italian migrant organization successful Johnston.
"In nan religion wherever I service arsenic pastor, St. Rocco's successful Johnston, Rhode Island, there's a beautiful stained-glass model of St. Joseph, and connected nan bottommost are etched these words, 'Ite advertisement Joseph,' which is Latin for, ‘Go to Joseph.’"
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And while nan building "Go to Joseph" whitethorn look simple, these words are "so profound," said Carusi.
"If you’re having a problem successful your marriage, spell to Joseph. If you’re struggling arsenic a father, spell to Joseph. If you’re having a problem astatine work, spell to Joseph. If you’re facing a sedate unwellness aliases death, spell to Joseph," he said.
Priests successful Malta transportation a statue of St. Joseph arsenic portion of a convoy connected St. Joseph's Day, a solemnity observed each twelvemonth connected March 19. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Catholics judge successful nan intercession of nan saints — meaning they inquire a saint successful eden to believe for a definite result and intercede pinch Jesus Christ.
"St. Joseph is, for us, a exemplary of faith, justice, hope, charity, obedience, tenacity and chastity," said Carusi.
He continued, "In our world that is truthful secular, we request these virtues much than ever."
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St. Joseph's Day is simply a solemnity, meaning it "is nan highest rank of celebration," said nan Catholic Answers. This besides intends that moreover though it is during Lent each year, normal fasting rules do not use arsenic portion of nan ceremony of nan day.
"One beautiful contented for St. Joseph’s Day is nan St. Joseph’s Table," said Carusi.
A St. Joseph's Table from an crystal pick parlor successful New Orleans, Louisiana. This Italian contented honoring St. Joseph began successful nan Middle Ages, said Carusi. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The believe of nan St. Joseph's Table started successful Italy, aft Sicilians asked St. Joseph to intercede and extremity a drought.
"Miraculously, it rained," he said.
"Their harvest was much plentiful than ever."
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To people nan occurrence each year, families successful Sicily began making a "St. Joseph Table," which featured "three tiers of various types of breads, pastas, heavy rootlike soups, olives, figs, desserts, flowers and a statue aliases image of St. Joseph connected nan apical tier," said Carusi.
It is besides a civilization to eat Italian pastries connected St. Joseph's Day.
"Over nan years, this contented has go a surviving activity of art," he added.
When Italians began moving to nan United States, they brought these traditions pinch them.
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It is besides a civilization to eat Italian pastries connected St. Joseph's Day, peculiarly zeppole — deep-fried pastries topped pinch a maraschino cherry, said Carusi.
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Christine Rousselle is simply a manner newsman pinch Fox News Digital.
