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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014
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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 Ottiano, Algiere, Ciccone, Lombardi, and Lombardo
	Date Introduced: March 19, 2014
	Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration
1	WHEREAS, Saint Joseph, Holy Patriarch and Patron Saint of Workers, known by his
2	deeds, was a man of quiet courage and deep faith who was tested in Nazareth, Bethlehem, and
3	Egypt; and
4	WHEREAS, Humble yet noble, patient yet determined, Saint Joseph accepted his
5	burdens and bore them with dignity, all the while exhibiting an enduring strength as family
6	patriarch, guide, and guardian during the most perilous of times; and
7	WHEREAS, Saint Joseph is celebrated by Christians around the world, from the tropical
8	heat of the Philippines, to the ancient thoroughfares of Rome, to the storied walls of San Juan
9	Capistrano, as the embodiment of family solidarity – a dedicated, humble, hardworking father and
10	husband; and
11	WHEREAS, On March 19th, the annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph – nearly
12	2000 years after his sojourn on earth came to an end – Italian-Americans and all others renew
13	their efforts to emulate the just peace of a loving and beloved man, the wealth of faith, and the
14	noble overcoming of adversity displayed by Saint Joseph; and
15	WHEREAS, Italians and Italian-Americans celebrate the prevention of a Sicilian famine
16	in the Middle Ages as a miracle attributed to Saint Joseph; and
17	WHEREAS, Italian immigrants to Rhode Island helped form the cultural foundation of
18	our state and today they sing the praises of Saint Joseph as songs of inclusion, of strength
19	tempered by faith, of sacrifice for family, and of the glorious gift of honest labor; now, therefore
20	be it

1	RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
2	hereby commemorates the celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph and the principles his life
3	celebrates.
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