SunStar (File photo) January 30, 2021 THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a revised mandatory prayer for protection against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The CBCP included in the prayer the discovery of vaccines to combat Covid-19, and an appeal to St. Joseph. Pope Francis has proclaimed 2021 as the Year of St. Joseph. In Circular No. 21-07 issued on Friday, January 29, 2021, the conference advised the bishops and the diocesan administrators about the amended obligatory prayer, a Philippine News Agency report said. The Oratio Imperata is prayed during mass. Revised Oratio Imperata (For Protection Against the Covid-19 Virus) as of January 2021: