Św. Józef – Patron Kościoła powszechnego w wybranych dokumentach Stolicy Apostolskiej
St. Joseph – Patron of the Universal Church in selected documents of the Holy See

Summary/Abstract: On December 8, 2020, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the announcement by Bl. Pius IX, St. Joseph a Patron of the Catholic Church The Holy Father Francis published an apostolic letter about St. Joseph entitled Patris Corde and proclaimed the Year of St. Joseph from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021. The article presents the presence of Saint Joseph – the Patron of the Church in the teaching of the Popes (except Benedict XVI), starting with Pius IX, who on December 8, 1870, entrusted the Church to the care of the Carpenter of Nazareth, the Bridegroom Of the Virgin Mary, Guardian of the Son of God. By the decree of the Qemadmodum Deus, Pius IX laid the foundations for the further development of the teaching of the Magisterium on St. Joseph. All popes agree that the argument for declaring St. Joseph, the patron of the Church was the ministry of the guardian of the Holy Family, marriage with Mary, and watching over the safety and upbringing of the Son of God. The Holy Family of Nazareth already contained the beginnings of the Church, so the patronage over it is for St. Joseph, an extension of the mission received from God to Jesus Christ, Head of the Church and Mary, His Mother. St. Joseph does not end on earth, but continues in heaven throughout the history of the Church.

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