[NYer]

Just curious - does anyone in the Forum celebrate this feast and how? Is it a family tradition and/or how this this begin?

[baa39]

One personal devotion is to say the famous St. Joseph prayer as a Novena for nine consecutive days leading up to March 15.

Prayer to St. Joseph (dating from the year 50 AD)

O St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage to the most Loving of Fathers. O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.

[utahagen]

The 30 Day Prayer to St, Jospeh, which you can find via Google, is very powerful. (However, to my dismay, I find it is more effective when you’re praying for someone else, instead of for yourself!)

[Oakleaf]

We don’t actually celebrate St. Joseph’s feast. The only tradition we have which is Irish in origin, is that St. Joseph’s feast day is the day to cut back or trim the yew bushes and the arbor vitae. Where it began I have no idea.

[Oakleaf]

We don’t actually celebrate St. Joseph’s feast. The only tradition we have which is Irish in origin, is that St. Joseph’s feast day is the day to cut back or trim the yew bushes and the arbor vitae. Where it began I have no idea.

[JoeFromSidney]

My first wife and I used to celebrate St. Joseph's Day with creampuffs. It's an Italian tradition. However, I got away from it after she died, and never started it up again when I remarried. Maybe I should.

[Straight Vermonter]

At the parish in which I grew up (St Joseph’s obviously) this was a significant feast day. We were a French-Canadian parish and much of the celebrating (food, music etc.) was ethnic in nature. I suspect a lot of this was because the feast fell so close to St Patricks day.

[GOP_Thug_Mom]

our parish has a St. Joseph’s altar or table. here’s a link to EWTN with ideas on how to do it: http://www.ewtn.com/CatholicCrafts/joseph_altar.htm

[GOP_Thug_Mom]

and another good link regarding the history of St. Joseph Altars and pictures of some elaborate ones:

http://www.houstonculture.org/cr/stjo.html

[humblegunner]

Just curious - does anyone in the Forum celebrate this feast and how?

We eat toads and whip ourselves bloody.