From the earliest days Saint Joseph has been extolled and praised for the singular privileges which Divine Providence conferred upon him. In view of his intimacy with Jesus and Mary, and because of his solicitude for Christ's Mystical Body on earth, there can be no doubt about the extraordinary efficacy of his prayers for his devoted clients.
He is the adopted father of the God-Man. - Saint Luke the Evangelist
He is the most faithful coadjutor of the Incarnation. - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
He is the lord and master of the Holy Family. - Saint Bernardine of Bagnoregio
He is the only one found worthy among men to be the spouse of Mary. - Saint Gregory
He is the consoler of Mary in her sorrows and trials. - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
He is the savior of the life of the Infant Jesus. - Saint Matthew the Evanglist
He is the savior of the honor of His Mother. - Saint Jerome
He is the man who lived thirty years with Jesus and Mary. - Tradition
He is the man more beloved by Jesus and Mary than all other creatures. - Saint Isidore
He is the third person of the earthly trinity. - Jean Gerson
He is the model and image of apostolic men. - Saint Hilary
He is the model of priests and superiors. - Saint Albertus Magnus
He is the guardian of chastity, and the honor of virginity. - Saint Augustine of Hippo
He is the patron of the married state. - Paul de Paul
He is the patron of a happy death. - Saint Alphonsus de Liguori
He is the patron of the Catholic Church. - Decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites
- Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, "Who Is Saint Joseph?"
- text taken from Joseph, Son of David, compiled and edited by Sister Emily Joseph, C.S.J.