{"id":1565,"date":"2016-06-22T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T01:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:58:30","slug":"st-joseph-cafasso-feast-day-june-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-joseph-cafasso-feast-day-june-23","title":{"rendered":"St. Joseph Cafasso (Feast Day \u2013 June 23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Joseph Cafasso was born in Italy to a peasant family. He studied at the seminary in Turin and was ordained in 1833. He was a brilliant lecturer in moral theology and a popular teacher. He made a deep impression on his young priest students which his holiness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was a sought after for confessions and as a spiritual adviser. He frequently ministered to prisoners and worked to improve their conditions.<\/p>\n<p>He became close friends with Don Bosco and encouraged him on his path to his vocation of working with boys. He worked closely with him in his foundations.<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph Cafasso is the patron saint of imprisoned people, captives and prison chaplains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Joseph Cafasso was born in Italy to a peasant family. He studied at the seminary in Turin and was ordained in 1833. He was a brilliant lecturer in moral theology and a popular teacher. He made a deep impression on his young priest students which his holiness. 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