Formula of Canonization
(As particularized to St. John XXIII and St John Paul II)
Latin:
Ad honorem Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis,
ad exaltationem fidei catholicae
et vitae christianae incrementum,
auctoritate Domini nostri Iesu Christi,
beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ac Nostra,
matura deliberatione praehabita
et divina ope saepius implorata,
ac de plurimorum Fratrum Nostrorum consilio,
Beatos Ioannem XXIII
et Ioannem Paulum II
Sanctos esse decernimus et definimus,
ac Sanctorum Catalogo adscribimus,
statuentes eos in universa Ecclesia
inter Sanctos pia devotione recoli debere.
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
English:
For the honour of the Blessed Trinity,
the exaltation of the Catholic faith and
the increase of the Christian life,
by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and our own,
after due deliberation
and frequent prayer for divine assistance,
and having sought the counsel of many of our brother Bishops,
we declare and define
Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II to be Saints
and we enroll them among the Saints,
decreeing that they are to be venerated as such by the whole Church.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen