At any Mass, Aquilina said, St. Joseph’s spirit is also present in the presentation of the gifts. Like the carpenter who became Jesus’ father on earth, the faithful can also bring their own ...

One subject rarely seen is the angel’s annunciation to St. Joseph, who is shown in a window peacefully asleep. Medallions at the bottom of the window show a carpenter’s square and slide rule.

ROSELLE--The next meeting of the Rosary Confraternity of the Church of St. Joseph the Carpenter, Roselle, will be Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria beginning with the recitation of the ...

Pictures on Christmas cards may show Joseph the Carpenter, husband of Mary ... that a son of Herod named Archelaus had become the new ruler there. Joseph was afraid of this man.

In the liturgical calendar of the church, St. Joseph is among the few ... how do we live it? Ite ad Joseph. We go to Joseph. The carpenter from Nazareth, called to be "the earthly shadow of ...

St. Joseph the Carpenter School, Roselle, celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States’ Civil Rights Movement and its kick-off to Black History Month on Friday, Jan. 17.

There is Joseph the old man, for instance. In paintings, nativity scenes and Christmas plays, St. Joseph is usually ... Joseph the carpenter makes plows, yokes and other tools for farmers, as ...

The breadcrumbs symbolize sawdust — a tribute to Joseph's career as a carpenter. The guests make personal petitions to St. Joseph and the food on the altar is blessed. Finally, they share in one ...

Breads that symbolize St. Joseph the carpenter: Dough shaped as a staff, sandals, beard, saw, hammer, ladder, nail and beard are common. One church on the West Bank sets out a set of exquisitely ...

Who was St. Joseph? This biblical figure is described in Scripture, including the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, as a carpenter and the husband of the Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. He is ...