Saint Joseph: The Man Closest to Christ

What is the greatest title of Saint Joseph?

While the Litany of Saint Joseph is filled with many rich titles describing Joseph's virtues and duties—such as most just, most chaste, patron of the dying, terror of demons, and protector of the Holy Church—there is one title that stands out which is quietly absent from his litany: the man closest to Christ.

Of all the men God has created, no one has been as close to Christ as Saint Joseph. He was the first man to hold God in his arms. He was the o...