Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux

 
 
 
They were beautified on October 19, 2008
July 12 is the official feast day on the liturgical calendar
 
...A providential meeting united these two young people thirsty for the Absolute. One day, as Zelie crossed the Saint-Leonard Bridge, she passed a young man with a noble face, a reserved air, and a demeanor filled with an impressive dignity. At that very moment, an interior voice whispers in secret, "This is he whom I have prepared for you." The identity of the passer-by was soon revealed. She came to know Louis Martin.

The two young people quickly came to appreciate and love each other. Their spiritual harmony established itself so quickly that a religious engagement sealed their mutual commitment without delay. They did not see their marriage as a normal arrangement between two middle-class families of Alençon, but as a total opening to the will of God...
 
 
 
 

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