DECRETUM “PATERNAS VICES”
(n. 215/11/L del 1/5/2013)

Paternas vices erga Iesum exercens, in oeconomia salutis super Familiam Domini constitutus munus gratiae Sanctus Ioseph Nazarenus luculenter adimplevit et, humanae salutis mysteriorum primordiis summopere adhaerens, benignae humilitatis est exemplar, quam christiana fides sublimes ad fines provehit, et documentum communium humanarum simpliciumque virtutum, quae necesse sunt, ut homines boni sint verique Christi sectatores. Per eas vir Iustus ille, amantissimam gerens Dei Genetricis curam laetantique studio Iesu Christi sese institutioni devovens, pretiosissimorum Dei Patris thesaurorum custos factus est et tamquam mystici illius corporis, quae est Ecclesia, subsidium assiduo populi Dei cultu per saecula prosecutus est.
In Catholica Ecclesia christifideles iugem erga Sanctum Ioseph praebere consueverunt devotionem ac sollemnioribus ritibus assiduoque cultu castissimi Deiparae Sponsi memoriam adhuc utpote caelestis universae Ecclesiae Patroni adeo percoluerunt, ut iam Beatus Ioannes Pp. XXIII tempore Sacrosancti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani Secundi nomen eius vetustissimo Canoni Romano addi decerneret. Quae honestissima placita pluribus ex locis perscripta Summus Pontifex Benedictus XVI persolvenda suscepit atque benigne approbavit ac Summus Pontifex Franciscus nuperrime confirmavit, prae oculis habentes plenam illam communionem Sanctorum, qui iam nobiscum viatores in mundo ad Christum nos adducunt eique coniungunt.
Exinde, attentis expositis, haec Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum, vigore facultatum a Summo Pontifice Francisco tributarum, perlibenter decrevit, ut nomen Sancti Ioseph Beatae Mariae Virginis Sponsi Precibus eucharisticis II, III et IV, quae in editione typica tertia Missalis Romani sunt, posthac adiciatur, post nomen Beatae Virginis Mariae additis verbis, uti sequitur: in Prece eucharistica II: « ut cum beáta Dei Genetríce Vírgine María, beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, beátis Apóstolis »; in Prece eucharistica III: « cum beatíssima Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María, cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, cum beátis Apóstolis »; in Prece eucharistica IV: « cum beáta Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María, cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, cum Apóstolis ».
Circa textus lingua latina exaratos, adhibeantur hae formulae, quae nunc typicae declarantur. De translationibus in linguas populares occidentales maioris diffusionis ipsa Congregatio mox providebit; illae vero in aliis linguis apparandae ad normam iuris a Conferentia Episcoporum conficiantur, Apostolicae Sedi per hoc Dicasterium recognoscendae.
Contrariis quibuslibet minime obstantibus.
Ex aedibus Congregationis de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum, die 1 mensis Maii anno 2013, sancti Ioseph opificis.

Antonius Card. Cañizares Llovera
Praefectus

+ Arthur Roche
Archiepiscopus a Secretis

Formulas quae ad nome Sancti Joseph spectant in Preces eucharisticas II, III et IV Missalis Romani inserendae, linguis latina
in Prece eucharistica II:
« ut cum beáta Dei Genetríce Vírgine María, beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, beátis Apóstolis »;
in Prece eucharistica III:
« cum beatíssima Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María, cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, cum beátis Apóstolis »;
in Prece eucharistica IV:
« cum beáta Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María, cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, cum Apóstolis ».

DECREE “PATERNAS VICES”
(n. 215/11/L of 1/5/2013)

Exercising his paternal care over Jesus, Saint Joseph of Nazareth, set over the Lord’s family, marvelously fulfilled the office he received by grace. Adhering firmly to the mystery of God’s design of salvation in its very beginnings, he stands as an exemplary model of the kindness and humility that the Christian faith raises to a great destiny, and demonstrates the ordinary and simple virtues necessary for men to be good and genuine followers of Christ. Through these virtues, this Just man, caring most lovingly for the Mother of God and happily dedicating himself to the upbringing of Jesus Christ, was placed as guardian over God the Father’s most precious treasures. Therefore he has been the subject of assiduous devotion on the part of the People of God throughout the centuries, as the support of that mystical body, which is the Church.
The faithful in the Catholic Church have shown continuous devotion to Saint Joseph and have solemnly and constantly honored his memory as the most chaste spouse of the Mother of God and as the heavenly Patron of the universal Church. For this reason Blessed Pope John XXIII, in the days of the Most Holy Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, decreed that Saint Joseph’s name be added to the ancient Roman Canon. In response to petitions received from places throughout the world, the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI deemed them worthy of implementation and graciously approved them. The Supreme Pontiff Francis likewise has recently confirmed them. In this the Pontiffs had before their eyes the full communion of the Saints who, once pilgrims in this world, now lead us to Christ and unite us with him.

Accordingly, mature consideration having been given to all the matters mentioned here above, this Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, by virtue of the faculties granted by the Supreme Pontiff Francis, is pleased to decree that the name of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary is henceforth to be added to Eucharistic Prayers II, III, and IV, as they appear in the third typical edition of the Roman Missal, after the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as follows: in Eucharistic Prayer II: "ut cum beáta Dei Genetríce Vírgine María, beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, beátis Apóstolis"; in Eucharistic Prayer III: "cum beatíssima Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María, cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, cum beátis Apóstolis"; and in Eucharistic Prayer IV: "cum beáta Vírgine, Dei Genetríce, María, cum beáto Ioseph, eius Sponso, cum Apóstolis".
As regards the Latin text, these formulas are hereby declared typical. The Congregation itself will soon provide vernacular translations in the more widespread western languages; as for other languages, translations are to be prepared by the Bishops’ Conferences, according to the norm of law, to be confirmed by the Holy See through this Dicastery.
All things to the contrary notwithstanding.
From the offices of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 1 May 2013, on the Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker.

Antonius Card. Cañizares Llovera
Prefect

+ Arthur Roche
Archbishop Secretary

English formulas regarding the addition of St. Joseph’s name to Eucharistic Prayers II, III and IV of the Roman Missal

In Eucharistic Prayer II:
"that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with the blessed Apostles...";
In Eucharistic Prayer III:
"with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs...";
In Eucharistic Prayer IV: "with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, and with your Apostles...".