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Mar 19, 2020 · Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Liturgical Feasts 19 March. In the West, the oldest reference to the cult of Saint Joseph ( Ioseph sponsus Mariae) connected with 19 March appears around the year 800 in the north of France.
Saint Joseph's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Joseph or the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, is in Western Christianity the principal feast day of Saint Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and legal father of Jesus Christ, celebrated on 19 March. It has the rank of a solemnity in the Catholic Church.
Home. Evangelization and Catechesis. Year of St. Joseph. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis has proclaimed a special “Year of St. Joseph.”
