The article examines the attitude of St. Joseph as the husband of Mary. Based on the facts presented in the Gospels and the texts of Karol Wojtyła and John Paul II, it shows that the life in virgin purity did not impoverish this marriage, on the contrary, it deepened the quality of their everyday relationships. The situation highlights the importance of non-erotic factors in building marital unity and the essential value of human maturity. Joseph was presented as an example of an internally mature man who, although subject as we are to the inheritance of original sin, set an example of perfect communion of persons, human spousal closeness, tenderness, responsibility and intimacy, and a continual gift of self.