St Zelie Martin Quotes

St zelie martin quotes Although july 12th is the day in which we celebrate both her and her husband louis these quotes written by her are reminiscent of feelings all mothers have.

St zelie martin quotes. In considering the parents we tend to look first to the sainted daughter. Turn to these women who personally know your heartache. In addition to raising five daughters who grew up to become nuns one who is canonized and one leonie on the road to canonization st. Sainte therese de lisieuxste thereseblessed mother maryblessed virgin marysanta teresamother angelicapapa franciscocatholicsantos.

Zelie made beautiful lace to help support their growing family. Louis was a watchmaker. The good god gave me a father and mother more worthy of heaven than of earth so wrote st. Every day my husband makes sad prophecies.

Wisdom from the mother of the great. Louis and zélie martin who married at midnight on july 13 1858 and whose feast is celebrated on july 12. If you re reading this article it s thanks to the generosity of people like you who have made aleteia possible. Zelie martin lived 1831 1877 france i didn t know much about the story of zelie martin before experiencing my miscarriage.

Louis also had several little ones they lost as infants or young children. Thérèse of lisieux of her parents bl. Zelie martin the mother of st. Here are some.

They knew that putting god first in their lives would help them to always live with love. Zélie martin pray for us and all mothers. Therese s early years society of the little flower us therese s father louis called therese his little queen she lost her mother to breast cancer when she was only four years old. Within the next fifteen years zelie bore nine children seven girls and two boys.

I want to become a saint. When louis martin and his bride zelie were married in 1858 they promised that they would serve god first together. From the letters of st. The quote is from st.