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Saint Joseph

Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast Days: March 19th and May 1st
Symbols: lilies; flowering staff/rod; carpenter’s square/tools; holding Baby Jesus; Jesus and Mary at his deathbed.

St. Joseph Cathedral – Sioux City, South Dakota
Carmel Mission – Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Mission San Diego
Sacred Heart – San Jose, CA
St. Patrick – Springfield, IL
St. Raphael – Old Mill Creek, IL
St. Anne – Mackinac Island
Basilica of St. Mary – Minneapolis
Cathedral of St. Paul – St. Paul, MN
Queen of Peace – Cloquet, MN
St. Joseph Church – West St. Paul, MN
Loretto Chapel – Santa Fe
Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Rapid City, SD
St. Joseph Cathedral – Sioux Falls, SD
St. Charles – Hartland, WI
Guadalupe Shrine, Wisconsin
St. Josaphat – Milwaukee
St. Monica – Whitefish Bay, WI
St. Philip – Soldiers Grove, WI
Basilica of St Mary – Minneapolis
Basilica of St. Mary – Minneapolis
Cathedral of St. Paul – St. Paul, MN
St. Raphael – Old Mill Creek, IL
“The Anxiety of St. Joseph” from St. Robert of Newminster – Shorewood, Wisconsin
(bottom panel is “Elijah beneath the Juniper” from the Old Testament)

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I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-candidate-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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