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As we continue our Easter celebrations, we are still in the Year of St. Joseph. I know that there was much learning and deepening of devotion to him in preparation for the consecration to St. Joseph on his Solemnity on March 19. It has been beautiful to see that growth and devotion in many in our parish and beyond.
March 19 isn’t the only feast day of St. Joseph though. May 1 is another feast under the title St. Joseph the Worker. Many images of St. Joseph depict him with the implements of his carpentry work. In fact, most people will probably know of him in this work above many other things about him.
This second feast of St. Joseph is relatively new having only been added to the liturgical calendar in 1955 by Pope Prius XII. It was added to highlight the importance of the dignity of labor in the life of each human person. It was in response to the May Day celebrations fostered by Communists which saw workers as cogs in the great machine of progress. The Church has always spoken for the dignity of laborers but most especially with Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical letter Rerum novarum on the conditions of the working class. Written in 1891, the Pope tackles many of the injustices brought upon the workers of the time. Speaking to those same evils in his own time, Saint Pope John Paul II wrote “ the Church considers it her task always to call attention to the dignity and rights of those who work, to condemn situations in which that dignity and those rights are violated, and to help to guide [social] changes so as to ensure authentic progress by man and society.” (Encyclical Laborem exercens) The plight of workers may be better now than in 1891, especially in our own United States, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t still ask for St. Joseph’s intercession for those who still struggle to find dignity in the work that they do.
As we prepare to celebrate this next Feast of St. Joseph during the Year of St. Joseph, I invite you to join in praying a novena (nine days of prayer) to St. Joseph that starts on Friday, April 23 and ends on May 1. There are many examples of the novena to St. Joseph that can be found online. Click here for links to several versions of the novena and also find a handout in the church for those who can’t easily access our website. Let us continue to pray for Joseph’s intercession in our lives and in the world, especially in the area of dignity of human labor under the title of St. Joseph the Worker.
God Bless,
Fr. Jason Gries
March 19 isn’t the only feast day of St. Joseph though. May 1 is another feast under the title St. Joseph the Worker. Many images of St. Joseph depict him with the implements of his carpentry work. In fact, most people will probably know of him in this work above many other things about him.
This second feast of St. Joseph is relatively new having only been added to the liturgical calendar in 1955 by Pope Prius XII. It was added to highlight the importance of the dignity of labor in the life of each human person. It was in response to the May Day celebrations fostered by Communists which saw workers as cogs in the great machine of progress. The Church has always spoken for the dignity of laborers but most especially with Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical letter Rerum novarum on the conditions of the working class. Written in 1891, the Pope tackles many of the injustices brought upon the workers of the time. Speaking to those same evils in his own time, Saint Pope John Paul II wrote “ the Church considers it her task always to call attention to the dignity and rights of those who work, to condemn situations in which that dignity and those rights are violated, and to help to guide [social] changes so as to ensure authentic progress by man and society.” (Encyclical Laborem exercens) The plight of workers may be better now than in 1891, especially in our own United States, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t still ask for St. Joseph’s intercession for those who still struggle to find dignity in the work that they do.
As we prepare to celebrate this next Feast of St. Joseph during the Year of St. Joseph, I invite you to join in praying a novena (nine days of prayer) to St. Joseph that starts on Friday, April 23 and ends on May 1. There are many examples of the novena to St. Joseph that can be found online. Click here for links to several versions of the novena and also find a handout in the church for those who can’t easily access our website. Let us continue to pray for Joseph’s intercession in our lives and in the world, especially in the area of dignity of human labor under the title of St. Joseph the Worker.
God Bless,
Fr. Jason Gries
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In the event of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor (a person under 18) by diocesan personnel, report the allegation to authorities, and inform the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the diocese. Toll-free (866) 200-3004, Local (812) 490-9565. Click here to be directed to the Catholic Diocese website.
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