"Oh, what a saint is the glorious St. Joseph!... St. Joseph will obtain for us, if we repose confidence in him, an increase in every kind of virtue, but particularly in those which he possessed in a pre-eminent degree. These are a perfect purity of body and mind, humility, constancy, fortitude, and perseverance." - St. Francis de Sales, as quoted in 'Saint Joseph of Jesus and Mary' A classic of devotional literature, ‘Saint Joseph of Jesus and Mary’ was compiled in 1898 by Rev. Matthew Russell S.J, editor of the Irish Monthly journal for over 40 years. The Dictionary of Irish Biography describes Russell as “a guiding force behind the Irish literary revival of the late nineteenth century”. Among the writers that Russell supported and published were Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats. Written less than 30 years after Pope Pius IX declared St. Joseph the Patron of the Universal Church, ‘St Joseph of Jesus and Mary’ presents St. Joseph as a model for Christian life as ‘the hidden saint’ who serves with humility as protector of Jesus and Mary. The book remains a compelling read on the role of St Joseph in the Holy Family and a meditation on the call of Christians to hear the word of God and serve faithfully.