Product Overview ON THE 150thANNIVERSARY OF THE PROCLAMATION OF SAINT JOSEPH AS PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH Pope Francis has marked the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church with an Apostolic Letter and to celebrate the occasion has proclaimed a Year of Saint Joseph from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. The following is the English text of the Holy Fathers Apostolic Letter.