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Saint Joseph is the patron saint of Canada. [46] Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal hosts a novena and special masses to celebrate the feast of Saint Joseph. These events draw thousands of pilgrims to the basilica. [47]
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (French: Oratoire Saint-Joseph-du-Mont-Royal) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located at 3800 Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood on Mount Royal's Westmount Summit in Montreal, Quebec. [1]
Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]
Joseph is the patron saint of the New World [113] and of many countries (Austria – especially venerated in Carinthia, Styria, and Tyrol, [114] Croatia – proclaimed as a patron saint of Kingdom of Croatia by Croatian Sabor on 9 June 1687 [115]) and of several main cities (Karlovac [116]), dioceses and administrative regions (Karlovac County ...
The Italian national patronal day, on 4 October, celebrates Saints Francis and Catherine.Each city or town also celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint, [7] for example: Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence ...
Palestinian Christians: Saint George. [49] Pangasinense: Our Lady of Manaoag. [50] Persian people: Addai of Edessa, Saint Mari. [36] Singaporean Christians: Francis Xavier. Syrian Christians: Saint George. [51] Syrian Christians of Kerala: Saint Thomas the Apostle. [52] Turks: John the Apostle. [53] [54] Vietnamese Christians: Saint Joseph. [55]
September 30, 2022 marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a day intended to acknowledge the impact of the residential school system on the country’s legacy. But ...
19 March: Saint Joseph, Principal Patron of Vietnam – Solemnity; 25 March: Annunciation – Solemnity (when 25 March falls during the Paschal Triduum, it is transferred forward to the first suitable day during Eastertide) 1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker – Optional Memorial; Sunday before Pentecost: Ascension of Jesus – Solemnity