HH Pope Francis declares Year of St. Joseph (Dec. 8 2020 - Dec. 8 , 2021)

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Pope Francis proclaims Year of St. Joseph

Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph Tuesday in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church.
The year begins Dec. 8, 2020, and concludes on Dec. 8, 2021, according to a decree authorized by the pope.
The decree said that Francis had established a Year of St. Joseph so that “every member of the faithful, following his example, may strengthen their life of faith daily in the complete fulfillment of God’s will.”
It added that the pope had granted special indulgences to mark the year.
The Dec. 8 decree was issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary, the dicastery of the Roman Curia that oversees indulgences, and signed by the Major Penitentiary, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, and the Regent, Msgr. Krzysztof Nykiel.
In addition to the decree, Francis issued an apostolic letter Tuesday dedicated to the foster father of Jesus.
“Each of us can discover in Joseph – the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence – an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble,” he wrote in the letter, entitled Patris Corde (“With a father’s heart”) and dated Dec. 8.
“St. Joseph reminds us that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an incomparable role in the history of salvation.”
Pope Pius IX proclaimed St. Joseph patron of the Universal Church on Dec. 8, 1870, in the decree Quemadmodum Deus .
Pope Francis has promoted devotion to St. Joseph throughout his pontificate.
The pope concluded his new apostolic letter by urging Catholics to pray to St. Joseph for “the grace of graces: our conversion.”
He ended the text with a prayer: “Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.”
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St. Joseph, pray for us!
 
Our Archdiocese did the 33 day preparation for consecration leading up to today. I am so happy for this! Our world will see the benefits of St. Joseph’s protection this year.
 
What wonderful news from Pope Francis! What a blessing he has given us in a year of St. Joseph!!
 
This is amazing! So glad to hear of this, i remember early this year when fr Calloway petitioned for one, i also made my consecration to St Joseph that time.
 
Father Calloway posted a very happy and encouraging Facebook Live about this, describing how he had a letter personally hand-delivered to Pope Francis last year asking him to declare a Year of St Joseph for the whole church. He then apparently didn’t hear any more till the Vatican issued its communication yesterday. The Facebook post is public so hopefully I can share it here.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2067073483423596&id=272556763387477
 
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