On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis announced that a “Year of St. Joseph” will take place from December 8, 2020 until December 8, 2021. On that same day, Pope Francis released his Apostolic Letter Patris Corde (“A Father’s Heart”). It is available online, or as a PDF document to download and print:

Online (Vatican website) 11-page document (PDF)

Additionally, he authorized a number of ways of gaining special Plenary Indulgences during the “Year of St. Joseph”. The complete list is given in the following document:

“Year of St. Joseph Special
Indulgences” (full color PDF) Same “Special Indulgences”
document in Black and White (PDF)

To gain some of the Plenary Indulgences requires reciting specific prayers. They have been compiled into a single document: “Prayers for the Year of St. Joseph” (PDF):

Full page (2-sided) Booklet (bi-fold single sheet)

These resources,—the list of indulgences and the prayers—has been compiled into an e-book (EPUB format, DRM free). (To view this e-book, an e-book app needs to be installed on your computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone.)

Year of St. Joseph E-Book