The man nearest to Christ

Publisher: Cluny Press

Author: Francis L. Filas, S.J.

Weaving together the evidence of Scripture, patrology, theology, and history, Filas presents the life of Saint Joseph and corrects common errors about it; examines dev­otion to the saint from its beginnings to the Council of Trent; and concludes, spanning the next four centuries, with the declarations of Popes Pius IX, Leo XIII, Benedict XV, and Pius XI, which proclaimed “in glowing crescendo the worth and dignity and power and glory of Joseph, spouse of Mary, foster father of the Word Incarnate, and patron of the Universal Church…the model and guide for every class of modern society and the helper of each individual soul that confidently and devoutly calls on him.”