The Man Nearest to Christ Edgar Allison Peers hope in Him with greater

hope in Him with greater confidence

but have eternal life

Mauriac leads the reader through Christ’s early years

ISBN: 978-1944418670

Penance absolves them of sin and reconciles them with God and the Church

The Man Nearest to Christ Edgar Allison Peers hope in Him with greaterBy Francis L. Filas, S. J. Saint Joseph, the faithful and prudent servant whom the Lord has set over His household, was declared patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius IX in 1870. Yet devotion to the foster father of Jesus Christ has been a feature of the Christian life since the earliest days of the Church. In The Man Nearest to Christ, Francis L. Filas expertly surveys the nature and historic development of devotion to Saint Joseph, faithfully