Mar-19: Feast of St Joseph
Mar-19: Feast of St Joseph We celebrate two feast days for St. Joseph: March 19 for Joseph the Husband of Mother Mary, and May 1 for Joseph the Worker . March 19 has been the most commonly celebrated feast day for Joseph, and it wasn't until 1955 that Pope Pius XII established the Feast of "St. Joseph the Worker" to be celebrated on May (also known as May Day or International Workers' Day) St Joseph is the epitome of a silent Gospel figure since not a single word uttered by him is recorded in Scripture. What must have been the thoughts of the holy man at the birth of the Savior far from home in a humble stable, the coming of the shepherds talking about angels foretelling of a Messiah; and of the Magi from the East bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh; and at the prophesies which occurred at the time of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, we can merely guess. From Scripture we can tell Joseph, the husband of Mother Mary and foster father of Jesus, was...