Commentary
Two Feasts for Saint Joseph?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 23, 2026
On March 19, we celebrate Saint Joseph, husband of Mary. On May 1, we celebrate Saint Joseph the Worker. Why are there two feasts for the same saint?
The worldwide Church has long honored St. Joseph, and his feast entered the worldwide calendar in 1324. The feast of St. Joseph the Worker was added in 1955.
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Edmundo Reyes
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Mark Soehner, OFM
June 5, 2026
This friar writes of a need for all of us to become one Church.
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Richard Gribble, CSC
October 28, 2025
This author illustrates how Sts. Peter and Paul laid the foundation for the early Church, encouraging us to follow in their footsteps.
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