In the past hour, as I prepare for this evenings Novena, Saints continue to find their way to our St. Joseph Altar today in pairs. My girlfriend Kerrie Callahan Donahue just stopped by to gift two St. Patrick statues to our alter, as gifts from her Irish family. As Kerrie was placing the beautiful green and blue statues on the altar the door bell rang. To my surprise stood Sebastian Lovasco with a matching St. Joseph Statue to the one I purchased this morning at Second Glance thrift Shop. After reading my morning GMG post Sebastian went looking for the matching St Joseph statue he knew he had in his families collection, to gift to our family knowing it would keep with the old altar tradition of displaying everything in pairs! I’m truly speechless. If you look closely at the altar you will notice many of My Aunt Vincie and Uncle Mike’s antique paired statues and figurine that once adorned their altar for over 35 years. Our 2015 altar continues to come together magically in pairs, just as it did generations ago!
Thank you Sebastian and Kerrie for the gorgeous additions to the Ciaramitaro Family 2015 St. Joseph Altar!
Good Morning Gloucester 
I have to get over there to see the altar
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I think next year you may need a bigger altar ! Just beautiful !
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What thoughtful, kind people you have in your life! To search for and then gift a matching St. Joseph statue! These type of stories truly restore me. Thank you all.
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Keeping the traditions, especially the religious and the language is very important in these times of transition where families are growing smaller and further apart. My mother had two statuettes made of sugar and brightly painted from the old country, they were quite old themselves, so I was surprised when she let me take them for “show and tell” at school around the third grade or so. The first one I accidently broke quickly, and ate. Somehow the second got eaten too. I ate standing up for a week. But I regret it to this day that these were no longer available to pass down in a more traditional way, so I try my best to pass them along in memory at least.
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