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| 2024 -- S 2793 Enacted 03/19/2024 |
| 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 Ruggerio, Picard, Ciccone, F. Lombardi, Felag, E Morgan, Rogers, DiPalma, Paolino, and DeLuca |
| Date Introduced: March 19, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, Saint Joseph, Holy Patriarch and Patron Saint of Workers, known by his |
| deeds, was a man of quiet courage and deep faith who was tested in Nazareth, Bethlehem, and |
| Egypt; and |
| WHEREAS, Humble yet noble, patient yet determined, Saint Joseph accepted his |
| burdens and bore them with dignity, all the while exhibiting an enduring strength as family |
| patriarch, guide, and guardian during the most perilous of times; and |
| WHEREAS, Saint Joseph is celebrated by Christians around the world, from the tropical |
| heat of the Philippines, to the ancient thoroughfares of Rome, to the storied walls of San Juan |
| Capistrano, as the embodiment of family solidarity – a dedicated, humble, hardworking father and |
| husband; and |
| WHEREAS, On March 19th, the annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph – more |
| than 2000 years after his sojourn on earth came to an end – Italian-Americans and all others |
| renew their efforts to emulate the just peace of a loving and beloved man, the wealth of faith, and |
| the noble overcoming of adversity displayed by Saint Joseph; and |
| WHEREAS, Italians and Italian-Americans celebrate the prevention of a Sicilian famine |
| in the Middle Ages as a miracle attributed to Saint Joseph; and |
| WHEREAS, Italian immigrants to Rhode Island helped form the cultural foundation of |
| our state and today they sing the praises of Saint Joseph as songs of inclusion, of strength |
| tempered by faith, of sacrifice for family, and of the glorious gift of honest labor; now, therefore |
| be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby commemorates the |
| celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph and the principles his life celebrates; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Italian American Historical Society of |
| Rhode Island. |
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