Happy St. Joseph's Day!

[lovedance4ever]

I just wanted to wish all of you a blessed St. Joseph’s Day! I’m 100% Sicilian, and I grew up watching my family carry on the beautiful traditions of putting on a St. Joseph’s Table. This year, I am doing it on my own, making all the traditional foods, setting up the table, etc.

Any other Sicilians (or non-Sicilians) who recognize this day? I thought this might be a fun conversation starter, as I love to discuss family and cultural practices. Viva San Giuseppe!

 

[Pax2u]

And a blessed St. Joseph’s Day to you! I’m not Sicilian, but St. Joseph is the patron of my parish church. He’s my favorite saint!

 

[ErnieKC]

St. Joseph is my patron saint; I chose his name for my confirmation. I am not Sicilian, but I plan to visit a St. Joseph’s table at a church that traditionally serves many Italian-Americans.

 

[goforgoal]

A most Happy and Blessed St. Joseph to one and all.

lovedance4ever - That is so wonderful that you are carrying on the family tradition of the St. Joseph table. I have to admit I didn’t even know about it until last year from this website

thankevann.com/stjoseph/index.html

If you can (and if you want too) would you be able to share a picture on here?

ErnieKC - I’m praying that someday our Church will have a Saint Joseph Table…

I’m sorry for being so ignorant but what do they do with all the breads and food after the services?

St. Joseph, please Pray for us. Amen.

 

[abinjoy]

My baptismal name is related St.Joseph

 

[JamesTheJust]

Happy St Joseph’s Day!

My dad’s middle name is Joseph, so I count myself lucky to have the Patron of Fathers as the patron of my father.

Remember, O most illustrious Patriarch St. Joseph, on the testimony of St. Teresa, thy devoted servant, that never has it been heard that anyone who invoked thy protection or sought thy assistance has not obtained relief. In this confidence I come to thee, my loving protector, chaste spouse of Mary, foster father of the Savior of men and dispenser of the treasures of His Most Sacred Heart. Despise not my prayer, but graciously hear and answer my petition.

 

[lax16]

I just wanted to wish all of you a blessed St. Joseph’s Day! I’m 100% Sicilian, and I grew up watching my family carry on the beautiful traditions of putting on a St. Joseph’s Table. This year, I am doing it on my own, making all the traditional foods, setting up the table, etc.

Any other Sicilians (or non-Sicilians) who recognize this day? I thought this might be a fun conversation starter, as I love to discuss family and cultural practices. Viva San Giuseppe!

Hello lovedance4ever - I am 50% Sicilian (the other half is Irish) but have never been a part of the tradition of St. Joseph’s Table.

Please tell me what kinds of food you are serving and how you are setting up your table. I have always wanted to do this!

(I usually prepare an Italian dinner and place my statue of St. Joseph on the table).

 

[lovedance4ever]

A most Happy and Blessed St. Joseph to one and all.

lovedance4ever - That is so wonderful that you are carrying on the family tradition of the St. Joseph table. I have to admit I didn’t even know about it until last year from this website

thankevann.com/stjoseph/index.html

If you can (and if you want too) would you be able to share a picture on here?

ErnieKC - I’m praying that someday our Church will have a Saint Joseph Table…

I’m sorry for being so ignorant but what do they do with all the breads and food after the services?

St. Joseph, please Pray for us. Amen.

Thank you for your response! I’m going to attempt to upload a pic of my table on here. It’s nothing spectacular (we don’t have much room in our home, lol), but it turned out really lovely.

The bread is distributed among the guests, so basically there is nothing left after the celebration; one of the main points of St. Joseph’s Day is to give. One year, my nana had a Table that was open to the public. She had over 500 guests and every one of them left with a loaf of bread.

I have attempted to inset an image of my table. Please let me know if it shows up or not, because it is not appearing on my end, but maybe it’s just a glitch with my computer.

Once the food has been placed on the table, a special prayer is said in Sicilian: “Benedette la Cena, Benedette Maddalena, Benedette tutte quando , Patri, Figli, Espirito Santa.”

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[on_the_hill]

Happy St. Joseph’s Day to all.

And don’t forget that it’s a holiday for us Poles, too!

 

[gardenswithkids]

I just wanted to wish all of you a blessed St. Joseph’s Day! I’m 100% Sicilian, and I grew up watching my family carry on the beautiful traditions of putting on a St. Joseph’s Table. This year, I am doing it on my own, making all the traditional foods, setting up the table, etc. …

I grew up with St. Joseph table set up at our parish. It was wonderful! My present parish doesn’t have one, and I miss it. I’d love to continue this tradition in my home–maybe next year.

Happy St. Joseph’s Day!

 

[josie_L]

I just wanted to wish all of you a blessed St. Joseph’s Day! I’m 100% Sicilian, and I grew up watching my family carry on the beautiful traditions of putting on a St. Joseph’s Table. This year, I am doing it on my own, making all the traditional foods, setting up the table, etc.

Any other Sicilians (or non-Sicilians) who recognize this day? I thought this might be a fun conversation starter, as I love to discuss family and cultural practices. Viva San Giuseppe!

I’m half Sicilian, and half Casertana (central Italy, near Naples). We had those traditions as well, does your family make a tomato based sauce with pine nuts, raisins and cauliflower, we call this “San Giuseppe” pasta, and do you have zeppoli di San Giuseppe too?

God bless!

Happy St. Joseph’s Day (my favourite saint)! It also happens to be my name day (Josephine), or as they say in Italian “Festa di Onomastico”.