; St Joseph died at the age of 60, and in this sense he is the perfect man *I maintain that St. Joseph was the most perfect of men, even greater than St. John the Baptist.
That's quite the claim to have. (Though I may be ignorant here)
"Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist"
Also I always thought the canticle of canticles was about the Church. Your post was enlightening.
What's the source for Mary being 15 at the annunciation?