Joseph is the most hidden of the saints – a simple, retiring, and humble man of Nazareth.  His exterior life reveals nothing extraordinary or striking.  Yet he is exalted by the Church as, next to Mary herself, the greatest of all the saints and even Patron of the Universal Church.  Here you’ll encounter surprising details about the life Joseph led on Earth in the most intimate companionship of Christ as well as the role he is playing even today in the life of the Universal Church.