--- title: "Year of St Joseph" url: "https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/prayer-music-resources/prayer-resources/year-of-st-joseph" school: "St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull" --- [![St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull](https://files.schudio.com/stgregoryschorley/images/logo/St_Gregory-s_Weld_Bank_-_St_Oswald-s_Coppull_(1).png)](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/) - 01257 262462 - - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Gregorys-Weldbank/177113458975673) A− A+ - [Contact Us](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/contact) - [About Us](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/welcome) - [Our Livestreams](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/our-livestreams) - [Livestream Schedule ](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/live-stream-service-times) - [Announcements](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/upcoming-events) - [Our Newsletters](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news) - [Prayer & Music Resources](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/prayer-music-resources) # Year of St Joseph ## **Year of St Joseph** ![](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/images/Saint_Joseph_with_the_Infant_Jesus_by_Guido_Reni_c_1635.jpg) On 8th December 2020, the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter entitled [*Patris Corde*](https://mycatholic.life/year-of-saint-joseph/patris-corde-with-a-fathers-heart/) (‘With a Father’s Heart’). In that beautiful letter, the Holy Father proclaimed a ‘Year of Saint Joseph’ from 8th December 2020 to 8th December 2021. The Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a Decree granting plenary indulgences for this special year. Below you will find various prayers and resources to celebrate this Year of Saint Joseph. [**Prayers to St Joseph**](https://mycatholic.life/year-of-saint-joseph/#francis) ### [Latest News](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news) 12 November 2026 [![Image of 'Newsletter'](https://files.schudio.com/stgregoryschorley/imagecache/750x480c/news/Newsletter.jpg)](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news/2026-11-12-newsletter) #### ['Newsletter'](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news/2026-11-12-newsletter) ### Useful Links - [Privacy Notice](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/privacy) - [Chorley Hospital](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/chorley-hospital) - Other Parishes in the Lancashire Deanery - [The Liverpool Archdiocese ](http://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/) - [Our Location](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/contact) ### Contact Us **St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull** Weld Bank Chorley Lancashire PR7 3NW Tel: 01257 262462 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stgregoryschorley.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Gregorys-Weldbank/177113458975673) © Copyright 2015–2026 St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull. All rights reserved.