St. Joseph is the foster father of Jesus and spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, revered as the patron of a happy death, of fathers, and of the universal Church.
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Giovanni and the Fava Beans: The Story of the St. Joseph Altar
Find book →Joseph P. Ruli
Set in medieval Sicily, this picture book tells the origin of the St. Joseph Altar tradition and the legend of the lucky fava bean. Illustrated by Jaclyn Warren.
Dear Mili
Find book →Wilhelm Grimm, Maurice Sendak
A rediscovered fairy tale by Wilhelm Grimm about a mother, her daughter who shelters in the forest with a kindly old man who is later revealed to be Saint Joseph, accompanied by her guardian angel.
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