St Joseph's day

 

Feeling slightly Lionel Blue-ish today, so instead of piety, pastry!  Wish I thought about having one of these today! A zeppola is an Italian  St. Joseph's Day cake.  These are a kind of doughnut and  are usually topped with powdered sugar. They can be filled with custard, jelly, pastry cream or a butter-and-honey mixture.  Zeppole are traditionally eaten on La Festa di San Giuseppe. In Rome, Naples and Sicily and Malta, these little pastries are sold on many streets and are sometimes gifts on this day. They are also common in Italian-American communities in the United States.

Actually the Memorare of St Joseph seems a good way to remember the step-Father of the Redeemer.

Remember, O most pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

my sweet protector St. Joseph

that no one ever had recourse to thy protection

or implored thy aid without obtaining relief.

Confiding therefore in thy goodness,

I come before thee, and humbly supplicate thee.

Oh, despise not my petitions,

foster-father of the Redeemer,

but graciously receive them.

Amen.