US EditionIn Bastia, Final Preparations for the Festivities of Saint Joseph
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Like every 19th of March, the Saint Joseph district in Bastia celebrates the Saint whose name it bears. A pious but also popular feast that prepares weeks in advance. Report in the neighborhood in full preparation, including famous panzarotti.
On March 19, Bastia celebrated St. Joseph, one of its patron saint since 1632. Several hundred faithful participated in the traditional procession between St. Joseph's Church and St. Mary's Cathedral, punctuated with prayers and songs, while the morning Masses also gathered many inhabitants. (Photos: Gérard Baldocchi) In the streets of Bastia, the faith was once again felt. On March 19, the city celebrated St. Joseph, one of its patron saint sin…
(*) Abel Galzerano, catechist and consecrated from Banfield. Together with all the People of God, today, 19 March we celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the oldest mention of worship in the West dates back to the year 800, in the north of France, where «Ioseph sponsus Mariae» is remembered. Pius IX in 1870 elevated the celebration of Saint Joseph on 19 March to the whole Church. This feast is because his figure recalls the sacred role of pa…
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