Father’s Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. Happy Father’s Day 2022: Heart-warming wishes, messages and quotes to send to your dad. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on March 19 as Saint Joseph’s Day since the Middle Ages. In the United States, Father’s Day was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd, and celebrated on the third Sunday of June for the first time in 1910. The day is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions of honoring fatherhood.
Father’s Day is a recognized public holiday in Lithuania and some parts of Spain and was regarded as such in Italy until 1977. It is a national holiday in Estonia, Samoa, and equivalently in South Korea, where it is celebrated as Parents’ Day. The holiday complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother’s Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents’ Day.
History
Early history
For centuries, the Eastern Orthodox Church has appointed the second Sunday before Nativity as the Sunday of the Forefathers to commemorate the ancestors of Christ according to the flesh, starting with Adam and emphasizing the Patriarch Abraham, to whom God said,
In thy seed shall all of the nations of the earth be blessed
— Genesis 12:3, 22:18
This feast can fall between December 11 and 17. This feast includes the ancestors of the Mary, mother of Jesus and various prophets.
A customary day for the celebration of fatherhood in Catholic Europe is known to date back to at least 1508. It is usually celebrated on March 19, as the feast day of Saint Joseph, who is referred to as the fatherly Nutritor Domini (“Nourisher of the Lord”) in Catholicism and “the putative father of Jesus” in southern European tradition. This celebration was brought to the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese. The Catholic Church actively supported the custom of a celebration of fatherhood on St. Joseph’s Day from either the last years of the 14th century or from the early 15th century, apparently on the initiative of the Franciscans.
In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the celebration of fatherhood is also observed on St Joseph’s Day, but the Copts observe this on July 20. The Coptic celebration may date back to the fifth century.
Whether to celebrate this day worldwide or not remained a debatable topic. In 1908, Grace Golden Clayton proposed the day to honor those men who had lost their lives in a mining accident in the US. Though it was not accepted then, in 1909 Sonora Smart Dodd, who along with her five brothers was raised by her father alone, after attending Mother’s Day in a church, convinced the Spokane Ministerial Association to celebrate Father’s Day worldwide.
In addition to Father’s Day, International Men’s Day is celebrated in many countries on November 19 in honor of both men and boys.
Father’s day 2022 quotes
- “A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” – Unknown
- “[My father] always provided me a safe place to land and a hard place from which to launch.” – Chelsea Clinton
- “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
- “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song.” – Unknown
- “No man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much.” – Hedy Lamarr
- “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”- Jim Valvano
- “I’ve said it before, but it’s absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.”- Liza Minnelli
- “My dad’s my best mate, and he always will be.” – Cher Lloyd
- “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland
- “Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that’s why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.” – Wade Boggs
- “She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father.” – Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman
- “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” —Sigmund Freud
- “Behind every great child is a truly amazing father.” —Unknown
- “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” —Tim Russert
- “My father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see the future.” —Liza Minnelli
- “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” —Steve Martin
- “My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. You never know what you can accomplish until you try.”—Michael Jordan
- I’m grateful for you, Dad, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to pay you back for all that you’ve done for me. Happy Father’s Day!
- Thank you for giving me so many favourite memories. Thank you for bringing love, acceptance, and joy into my life all these years. Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
- Today’s your day, Dad. Enjoy it, and know how loved you are! Thanks Dad for everything you do for us. Happy Father’s Day.
