Father Domenico De Gregorio in his book 'Cammarata news on the territory' writes that the church of San Giuseppe must be considered built at least in the second half of the 1500s .... the statue of San Giuseppe, after the cholera of 1867, because in the church they were buried with cholera, she was finally transported and honored in Santa Maria where, even before, she was brought for the feast. The author is unknown of the venerated image of St. Joseph, positioned in the fourth altar to the right of those who enter; with his right hand he holds the Child Jesus, placed on his feet, and with his left he holds a stick from which white lilies sprout to signify the chastity, purity and holiness of the spouse of the Most Holy Virgin.

The feast of the Patriarch St. Joseph, beyond March 19, was solemnly celebrated in the thirties on the penultimate Sunday of August; later it was moved to the 24th of the same month. From the early seventies to today, the Solemnity is celebrated on August 18, continuously with the feast of August 15 dedicated, from time immemorial, to Maria Santissima di Cacciapensieri. What has never changed is the moving participation in the procession of votive candles. Seeing all those faithful who bring, in addition to the offerings to the Saint, the easily legible signs of devotion, gratitude and hope, arrizzanu i carne. With torches in hand, more or less heavy, and barefoot from the Gianguarna in Cammarata and from the common pizzu in San Giovanni, a voyage begins, a sign of faith and of the enormous devotion that is cultivated in our communities for the Patriarch San Giuseppe. . Tired and hot, the participants in the procession, preceded by ancient Banners, hand-embroidered depicting St. Joseph and accompanied by the members of the committee and the musical band, arrive at the feet of the saint satisfied for having fulfilled the prummisions made by grace received. The crowded Eucharistic celebrations in the Sanctuary begin very early, the first mass at 6.30, followed by the celebrations at 10.00 and 11.30, after the arrival of the torches. But the big appointment and with the solemn celebration of 19.30 in the square next to the church; the processional statue of the Madonna di Cacciapensieri and of the Patriarch San Giuseppe are welcomed by a multitude of faithful, the priests of Cammarata and San Giovanni concelebrate the holy mass, animated by the great instrumental polyphonic choir. At the end of the celebration begins the procession of the venerated images of the Madonna and St. Joseph through the streets of the neighborhood with the sound of drums and the musical band interspersed with the recitation of the rosary. Around midnight the simulacra return to the church receiving a last farewell from the celebrating faithful who, after having witnessed the fireworks, return home happy for having once again honored the Father of Providence and Guardian of the Holy Family of Nazareth in the best possible way.