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| St. Joseph and the Child, Michael O'Brien |
St. Joseph was an ordinary sort of man on whom God relied to do great things. He did exactly what the Lord wanted him to do, in each and every event that went to make up his life. That is why Scripture praises Joseph as "a just man." (cf. Mt 1:19) And in Hebrew a just man means a good and faithful servant of God, someone who fulfills the divine will, (cf. Gen. 7:1, 18:23-32, Ez. 18:5, Prov. 12:10) or who is honorable and charitable toward his neighbor (cf. Tob. 7:5, 9:9).
St. Josemaria describe a just man as follows:
So a just man is someone who loves God and proves his love by keeping God's commandments and directing his whole life toward the service of his brothers, his fellow me. (Christ is Passing By, #40).
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