NY J01493

Commemorates the 45th anniversary of Dorothy Day's death (November 29, 1980), a Catholic lay leader, journalist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement who is currently being evaluated for sainthood as a "Servant of God"

Recognizes Day's deep ties to Staten Island, where she was baptized in 1927 at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Tottenville and is interred at Resurrection Cemetery in Pleasant Plains

Honors the Catholic Worker Movement she co-founded with Peter Maurin in 1933, which published The Catholic Worker newspaper for one penny and advocated for economic justice, workers' rights, and Christian pacifism during the Great Depression

Notes the movement's legacy of over 200 Catholic Worker houses of hospitality operating worldwide today, based on principles of mercy, solidarity, nonviolence, and human dignity

Recognizes the Staten Island Catholic Worker, founded two years ago by Deborah Sucich at St. Peter's Church, for continuing Day's tradition of service to those in need