May Day and the feast of St. Joseph

Thread starter Maximilian75
Start date May 1, 2018

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JanetF

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May 1, 2018

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pianistclare said:
I think most people much prefer to celebrate St. Joseph March 19.

Just sayin’

St, Joseph the Worker is seldom, if ever mentioned.

I had no idea there was such a kerfuffle about May day.

THIS…

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1ke

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May 1, 2018

#22

Maximilian75 said:
Is there a connection between the feast of St. Joseph (patron of workers) and May 1, aka May Day, an international day for socialist/ communist workers?

Yes. Precisely the reason the Pope instituted this feast in 1955 on May 1st.

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mrsdizzyd

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May 1, 2018

#23

Fr. Mitch did a good homily on EWTN regarding this very topic. He very thoroughly explains how this feast addresses and corrects the May Day problem.

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