ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ chose to enter the world through the human family; He came as an infant born into the marriage and home of the two holiest human creatures who ever lived: Joseph and Mary. Although He was God, He was obedient to them as a Child, and under their watchful care “Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men” (Luke 2:51-52). In this Jesus gave us an example, that we too as His disciples are meant to entrust ourselves to Joseph and Mary, learning from them how to grow in holiness as the adopted children of God (Eph. 1:5).
The Catholic Church fosters heartfelt devotion to St. Joseph as the Head of the Holy Family and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Worship and sacrfice are reserved to God alone. But as our love for what God has done for us grows, so does our love for God increase. Love only increases to the degree that it is given away. Here is how the Church Universal has recognized the role of St. Joseph in the spiritual life.