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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Lombardo, Ruggerio, Algiere, Ciccone, and Lanzi

     Date Introduced: March 15, 2012

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Saint Joseph, Holy Patriarch and Patron Saint of Workers, known by his

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deeds, was a man of quiet courage and deep faith who was tested in Nazareth, Bethlehem, and

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Egypt; and

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     WHEREAS, Humble yet noble, patient yet determined, Saint Joseph accepted his

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burdens and bore them with dignity, all the while exhibiting an enduring strength as family

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patriarch, guide, and guardian during the most perilous of times; and

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     WHEREAS, Saint Joseph is celebrated by Christians around the world, from the tropical

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heat of the Philippines, to the ancient thoroughfares of Rome, to the storied walls of San Juan

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Capistrano, as the embodiment of family solidarity – a dedicated, humble, hardworking father and

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husband; and

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     WHEREAS, On March 19th, the annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph – nearly

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2000 years after his sojourn on earth came to an end – Italian-Americans and all others renew

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their efforts to emulate the just peace of a loving and beloved man, the wealth of faith, and the

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noble overcoming of adversity displayed by Saint Joseph; and

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     WHEREAS, Italians and Italian-Americans celebrate the prevention of a Sicilian famine

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in the Middle Ages as a miracle attributed to Saint Joseph; and

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     WHEREAS, Italian immigrants to Rhode Island helped form the cultural foundation of

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our state and today they sing the praises of Saint Joseph as songs of inclusion, of strength

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tempered by faith, of sacrifice for family, and of the glorious gift of honest labor; now, therefore

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be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby commemorates the celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph and the principles his life

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celebrates.

     

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