| Summary: | Summarizes all we know of the foster-father of Jesus as it appears in scriptural, patristic and traditional sources. The first part discusses: the development of devotion to Joseph; the feasts dedicated to him, including that of St. Joseph the Worker; the representation of the Saint in art; a concise and clear exposition of the theology of Joseph. The second part comprises an anthology of great writings on Saint Joseph by such authorities as Sts. John Chrysostom, Teresa of Avila, Bernard, Francis de Sales, Bernardino of Siena, Alphonsus Liguori, as well as passags from Bossuet, Gerson, Alban Butler, Faber, Newman, Leo XIII and others.
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