St. Bernard: On St. Joseph

“THERE is no doubt then that this Joseph, to whom the mother of the Savior was espoused, was a man good and preeminently faithful. A prudent and faithful servant he was, I say, whom the Lord placed beside Mary to be her protector, the nourisher of His human body, and the single and most trusty assistant on earth in His design.”

~St. Bernard: Sermon 2 in Vigil. Nativ. Domini, 16.

Flight into Egypt, by Fra Angelico.
Tempera on wood, 1451-52; Museo di San Marco, Florence.