“It is a spousal and paternal cooperation in which Joseph ministers to Christ and humankind. It is a cooperation that flows from his role as the husband of the Virgin Mary and the virginal father of Jesus Christ. This role of father extends to include all the brethren of Christ, but in a way that is subordinated to the spiritual maternity of the Blessed Virgin.”
(Dominic De Domenico, O.P., True Devotion to St. Joseph and the Church, p.70)
