His liturgical feast day is celebrated annually on 4 March, the date of his death.

Following the death of his father in 1824, Farina was mentored by his maternal uncle Antonio who was a priest.

[1][2] At the age of 21, Farina began teaching at the seminary, where he continued to serve for 18 years, and he taught grammar.

He was ordained to the priesthood on 15 January 1827 and remained as a teacher at the seminary and even served as a librarian for a brief period and the canon of the local cathedral.

In the first decade of his priesthood, he served as a chaplain at the parish of San Pietro and was sensitive to the educational needs of its people, in particular, girls and those who were deaf and blind.

[2] In 1831, he founded the first school for poor girls in Vicenza, and on 11 November 1836, the Institute of the Sisters Teachers of Saint Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts (Italian: Suore Maestre di Santa Dorotea, figlie dei Sacri Cuori).

On 18 September 1858, Farina ordained a priest Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, the future Pope Pius X.

On 18 June 1860, Farina was appointed the Bishop of Vicenza, a position he held until his death in 1888, and he was formally installed in his new diocese on the following 16 December.

on 20 February 2001 On 24 April 2001 he was proclaimed Venerable after Pope John Paul II approved his life of "heroic virtue".

The pope issued final confirmation for this miracle on 7 July 2001 and deemed it to be a healing attributed to Farina's intercession.

John Paul II beatified Farina in Saint Peter's Square on 4 November 2001.

Pope Francis signed a decree on 3 April 2014 recognizing a miracle that had been attributed to Farina's intercession and allowed for his canonization to take place.