Most Chaste Spouse

After Bishop-emeritus Povish instituted at his parish a weekly litany of divine praises of God for the holiness of the saints, a young mother attended with her son, a third-grader. After church, the boy asked his mother, "What's a spouse?"

"A spouse is somebody's husband or wife," the mother replied. "Why do you ask?"

"What does 'most chaste spouse' mean?" the boy asked.

"That means St. Joseph was a good, pure, and holy husband," the mother answered. "What do you think 'most chaste spouse' means?"

Rather reluctantly, the boy finally replied, "Well, I think it means that all the women were after him, but Mary got him in the end."