Mary, Joseph, and the Trinity

There are two creatures whose holiness belongs to an entirely separate order, since they have a relationship that is completely different than the others with the Holy Trinity: firstly, the Mother of God, and secondly, Saint Joseph. All sanctified creatures are such because of the Incarnation. Mary and Joseph also received the effects of the saving Incarnation. But first, God destined them to be his associates, each one in his or her own manner, to bring about that Incarnation. The Mystery of Saint Joseph's Fatherhood Tequi, Paris 1986