Two more statues

St Francis of Assisi

These are the other two statues inside the new church on 27th Street in Bend. One of them represents Saint Joseph and other one of St Francis of Assisi, which is different from the others, in the way Saint Francis is depicted surrounded with animals, giving him the title of patron saint of animals and ecology. His feast day is October 4 and the traditional blessing of animals takes place in many churches on that day.

St Joseph, patron saint of workers

St Joseph is the patron saint of workers and has two feast days to his credit, although he is figured at Christmas time too with Mary and baby Jesus. His liturgical feast is on March 19, which is a holy day in many countries, including Malta and Italy. He has also a special feast on May 1, as the patron saint of workers, which the church introduced to counteract the May Day celebrations by many communist countries.