Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker
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The Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker is a Catholic liturgical celebration held on May 1 that honors Saint Joseph as the patron of workers and affirms the dignity of human labor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical feast
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| affirms | dignity of human labor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
International Workers’ Day ⓘ
surface form:
International Workers Day
|
| calendarPlacement | General Roman Calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Latin Rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
many Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | May 1 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | special homilies on work and justice ⓘ |
| commemorates | work life of Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| countryOfStrongObservance |
Italy
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ Poland ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dignity of workers
ⓘ
rights of workers ⓘ value of work ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractices |
Mass in honor of Saint Joseph the Worker
ⓘ
blessing of workers and tools in some places ⓘ prayers for workers and the unemployed ⓘ |
| hasPatron | Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| honors | Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| honorsAs | patron of workers ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Pope Pius XII ⓘ |
| languageName_en | Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker self-link ⓘ |
| languageName_la | Sancti Ioseph Opificis ⓘ |
| linkedDoctrine |
encyclical Laborem Exercens
ⓘ
surface form:
Laborem Exercens (on human work)
Catholic social teaching ⓘ
surface form:
Rerum Novarum tradition of social encyclicals
|
| linkedOccupation | carpenter ⓘ |
| linkedSaint | Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Eastertide ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| message |
work is a means of holiness
ⓘ
workers deserve just conditions ⓘ |
| observanceScope | universal Church ⓘ |
| opposedTo | atheistic concept of labor ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Catholic social teaching
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic labor movements
|
| purpose |
to Christianize International Workers Day
ⓘ
to provide a Christian model of work in Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| rankInRomanRite | Optional Memorial ⓘ |
| relatedFeast |
Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19)
|
| theologicalTheme |
participation in God’s creative work
ⓘ
sanctification of work ⓘ |
| typeOfVeneration | devotion to Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1955 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.