Saint Joseph the Worker, Pray for Us! {or: Happy May Day}
May Day! What's not to love? Spring... Flowers... The first day of the month of Our Lady...
Wait, what?
In the late 19th century, international communist, socialist, and anarchist movements established May 1st as a day to celebrate laborers and the working class. Today, many countries throughout the world celebrate a Labor Day holiday that coincides with International Workers' Day on May 1st.
But in 1955, Pope Pius XII dedicated May 1st to St. Joseph the Worker as a counterpoint to the socialist and communist ideology behind International Workers' Day.
And Communism!
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| 1970s May Day button photo credit: Washington Area Spark CC BY-NC 2.0 (no changes made) |
In the late 19th century, international communist, socialist, and anarchist movements established May 1st as a day to celebrate laborers and the working class. Today, many countries throughout the world celebrate a Labor Day holiday that coincides with International Workers' Day on May 1st.
But in 1955, Pope Pius XII dedicated May 1st to St. Joseph the Worker as a counterpoint to the socialist and communist ideology behind International Workers' Day.
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