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title: "St. Joseph: Feast Day March 19 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph/
description: "St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patron of workers, fathers, and a happy death. Feast day March 19. Read their life in Bless."
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Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Feast day March 19

# St. Joseph

The feast day of St. Joseph is March 19, a solemnity in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of workers, fathers, and a happy death.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [March 19](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#19) |
| In the US calendar | Solemnity |
| Title | Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patron of | [workers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#workers), [fathers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#fathers), [a happy death](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#happy-death) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, March 19, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph/#calendar) |

## Life

The carpenter of Nazareth, of David’s royal line, who took Mary into his home at the angel’s word and gave the Son of God a trade, a town, and a name. Scripture records his dreams and his obedience, but not a single word.

He guarded the Holy Family through Bethlehem, Egypt, and Nazareth, and disappears from the story before the public ministry — tradition holds he died in the arms of Jesus and Mary, which made him patron of a happy death, as he is of workers and of the whole Church.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Joseph as patron of workers, fathers, and a happy death.

[Workers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#workers) [Fathers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#fathers) [Happy death](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#happy-death)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Joseph. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, March 19, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/19/) | St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) | White | 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 · Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 · Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22 · Psalm 84:5 · Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a |
| [Sunday, March 19, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/19/) | Third Sunday of Lent | Violet | Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 · Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8 and 11 · 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 · Matthew 4:17 · Luke 13:1-9 |
| [Monday, March 20, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/20/) | St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) | White | 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 · Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 · Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22 · Psalm 84:5 · Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cyril-of-jerusalem/) [March 20 St. Cuthbert](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cuthbert/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 19?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-19) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Joseph

Feast day March 19

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-joseph/#calendar)

In the app

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