"We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the
prophets,
Jesus, son
of
Joseph, from Nazareth."
–John 1:45
For
decades, May Day was the occasion for Communist countries to parade their
military power. On this day in 1955, Pope Pius XII inaugurated the celebration
of Saint Joseph the Worker. It seemed comical, even absurd, to raise up
Joseph to challenge the Communist military machine on its May Day march, but
look at what happened! The collapse of Communism is often attributed to
God working through the prayers of His people, and especially in response to
the apparitions of Mother Mary at Fatima in 1917, urging all to pray and do
penance for the conversion of Russia.
