Chaste Heart of Joseph



The Most Chaste Heart of Joseph (Latin: Cor Iosephi Purissimum) is a Roman Catholic devotion which venerates Saint Joseph as a "just man", particularly highlighting his virtuous role as image of God the Father. It encompasses Joseph's devotion and love of the Holy Trinity, including a profound love for his son Jesus Christ, for the Virgin Mary and for all mankind. It especially emphasizes his love for Mary in a chaste and virginal way. The Chaste Heart of Joseph is depicted as inflamed with love and adorned with a white lily representing purity.

Unlike the devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary there is no liturgical cultus of the Chaste Heart of Joseph, and it is therefore reserved to being a private devotion.