God created St. Joseph with sights on his sublime mission.
If Our Lady was immaculate due to her intimate connection with the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word, why would he not enjoy the same privilege? If in foresight of the merits of the Passion of the Son, the Mother of God was preserved from the stain of sin, can it not be said that also in view of Mary’s untarnished purity, Joseph was exempt from original sin and its consequences, and likewise filled with grace in proportion to his exalted vocation?
Msgr. João Clá Dias, St. Joseph: Who Knows Him? Chapter I, *unofficial translation
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