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Jul 1, 2024 · Dec. 8, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pius IX proclaiming St. Joseph as “Patron of the Universal Church.” The timing was providential, for several reasons. The date also celebrated the 16th anniversary of Pius IX’s proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
Mar 18, 2021 · On December 8, 1870, Joseph was declared Patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius IX. In 1962, Pope John XXIII inserted the name of Joseph in the Canon of the Mass, immediately after that of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Dec. 8, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pius IX proclaiming St. Joseph as “Patron of the Universal Church.” The timing was providential, for several reasons.
Mar 17, 2021 · After Blessed Pius IX proclaimed St. Joseph the “Patron of the Universal Church” on Dec. 8, 1870, his successors have turned their attention to St. Joseph in their own particular way. Pope...
Painting of Pope Pius IX, 1847. Pius IX was the last pope who also functioned as a secular ruler and the monarch of the Papal States, ruling over some 3 million subjects from 1846 to 1870, when the newly founded Kingdom of Italy seized the remaining areas of the Papal States by force of
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis has proclaimed a special “Year of St. Joseph.”
Mar 19, 2021 · What Pius IX did was name St. Joseph “Patron of the Universal Church,” she said. “This is part of a recurring theme of popes urging devotion to St. Joseph.” Canonical Saint. It was a pope’s own devotion to St. Joseph which led to making the saint an integral part of the liturgy.
