Send your thoughts and reactions to Letters to the Editor. As a sign that she's heard his request, he said, "I almost always receive a white rose.". Born on May 2, 2002, Pietro was afflicted with respiratory problems soon after birth. The miracle that was recognized in March 2015 for their canonization concerns the unexplainable cure of a Spanish child, Carmen, now age four and living in the diocese of Valencia, in Spain. It was the “Good Lord’s feast” that they celebrated together as a family, first at the parish services, then by taking long walks. : Become a Member Today! Her brother, a pharmacist, and her husband didn’t think it was of any importance. But at the end of 1876, the disease returned and a formal diagnosis was made: “inoperable fibrous tumor” because it was in an advanced stage. Tags: Louis and Zelie were beatified Oct. 19, 2008 by Benedict XVI. As it has always been, one should feel very honored that the Lord esteems your family and has chosen one of its members and invited them to follow the way of the evangelical counsels. On March 18, 2015, Pope Francis recognized the authenticity of the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, thus signing the decree for their canonization. Copyright © The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company | 115 E. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111 | 1-800-444-8910, Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux (CNS/courtesy of Sanctuary of Lisieux). It was the great day of May 17, 1925, that Blessed Thérèse was canonized by Pope Pius XI, becoming Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. The Martin family went from one of their father’s garrisons to another: Bordeaux, Avignon, Strasbourg. He passed away quietly after a heart attack, on July 29, 1894, attended by Celine who had put off her entrance to Carmel in order to take care of her father. At the beginning of Autumn, 1845, Louis made the decision to devote his life entirely to God. Then there was the difficult passing away of Marie-Hélène at the age of five and a half. According to Angelo Cardinal Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the canonization should take place in Rome, in October 2015, during the Synod on the Family. The two blesseds will be the first couple ever to be canonized at the same ceremony, which will be held Oct. 18 in the Vatican. At the source of the Eucharist, Zelie drew energy beyond the reach of most women, and her husband found tenderness beyond the reach of the average man. On March 26, 1994, Pope John Paul II signed the Decree of heroic virtues of Louis and Zelie Martin and proclaimed them both venerable. Present at her canonization was an audience of 60,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica. Did St. Therese of Lisieux send roses to Pope Francis in Mexico? The upbringing of the children was at one and the same time joyous, gentle, and strict. The things of this world hardly seemed to affect him; he easily overcame the difficulties of this life.” In May 1888, Louis retraced the stages of his life, during a visit to the church where he had celebrated his marriage. For the culture of pleasure, the ‘blessed fruit of your womb’ (Lk 1: 42) becomes in a certain sense an ‘accursed fruit,’ that is to say, undesirable, which one wants to suppress through abortion. In his homely, Jose Saraiva Cardinal Martins explained the reason for their beatification: “Among the vocations to which men are called by Providence, marriage is one of the noblest and one of the highest. They gave birth to nine children, but four of them died in their early years. Everything you need to know about popes and saints, No date yet for Blessed Romero canonization, archbishop says, The joys of Mychal Judge, fallen 9/11 chaplain, Cause opens for Florida martyrs who proclaimed faith 'at all cost'. Indeed, it is within the family that the civilization of love is born and grows. The World of Saint Therese and Her Family. He met the Prior, who asked him to return home to complete his studies in Latin, with the eventual possibility of entering the Novitiate. : Send your thoughts and reactions to Letters to the Editor. What fruit of married love could be more beautiful than that?” (Apostolic Exhortation Vita consecrata, March 25, 1996, No. Vatican City, Jun 27, 2015 / 10:42 am MT ( ) .- On March 18, 2015, Pope Francis recognized the authenticity of the miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, thus signing the decree for their canonization. The youngest, Therese, was canonized in 1925 and proclaimed Doctor of the Church in 1997. The decree is expected to be signed before Easter. On January 17, 2008, the medical commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints declared as unexplainable by science the healing of young Pietro Schilirò, from Monza, Italy. Louis helped his spouse with the child-rearing. What does Pope Francis think of the upcoming canonizations? Zelie considered a religious life, just as her older sister had, who became Sister Marie-Dosithee at the Visitation Convent in Le Mans. Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face would testify to the manner in which her father actually lived the Gospel: “What I noticed the most was the progress that Dad made in perfection; following the example of Saint Francis de Sales, he was able to come to master his natural vivacity to the point that he appeared to have the most gentle nature in the world. On June 23, 1888, afflicted by increasing arteriosclerosis that affected his mental capacities, Louis Martin disappeared from his house. Maria of the Immaculate Conception, Spanish superior general of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross. Zelie would later write to her daughter Pauline: “As for me, I wished to have many children so that I could raise them for Heaven.” In less then thirteen years, they would have nine children. Starting in 1865, Zélie noticed a tumor in her breast, which first appeared after she bumped into the corner of a piece of furniture. Spiritual retreats produce fruits of conversion and sanctification, because under the influence of their energy, the soul, susceptible to the inspirations and actions of the Holy Spirit, always purifies itself more of sins, practices the virtues, imitating the absolute model of Jesus Christ, in order to arrive at a more intimate union with Him. Did Jesus not institute the Eucharist in a family-like setting during the Last Supper?« The words He then pronounced retain all the power and wisdom of the sacrifice of the Cross» (Letter to Families, 18). Will You Support NCR This Election Season? In order to refine his apprenticeship, he moved to Paris. Zelie’s trust during the greatest difficulties was fortified by the sight of the faith of her spouse, in particular his strict observance of Sunday rest: Louis never opened his shop on Sunday. 2008. But he accepted it all with an exemplary spirit of faith and the conviction that his «saintly wife» was in Heaven. Vatican City — Pope Francis is expected to canonize Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, during the world Synod of Bishops on the family in October. On July 3, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI approved the miracle of Pietro’s cure, allowing for their beatification, and declared that July 12 be the date of their Feast in the liturgical calendar. God commands: ‘You shall not kill’ (Ex 20: 13). His mother regretted his decision, but at the lace-making school, where she was taking some courses, she noticed a young woman who was talented and had good manners. The three-week gathering of bishops will be the second and larger of two such gatherings to take place in the course of a year. When you subscribe to the CNA UPDATE, we'll send you a daily email with links to the news you need. But her loved ones and many Carmelite sisters sought … The procedure for the beatification of the other four Martin daughters follows its course. But it is only possible by a constant and ready reference to God, the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named (Eph 3: 14-15), from whom every human family comes” (John Paul II, Letter to Families, February 2, 1994, No. Blessed Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin were married in 1858. According to Angelo Cardinal Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the canonization should take place in Rome, in October 2015, during the Synod on the Family. According to the Lisieux shrine's website, a miracle being studied for the couple's canonization involves a little girl in the diocese of Valencia, Spain. Therefore I pray that You give me many children and that they be consecrated to You.” Zelie then entered into a lace-making school in order to become expert in making Alençon lace, a highly regarded form of lace-making. The deeply Christian life of the Martin parents was naturally inclined to charity towards their neighbors: discrete donations to needy families, in which the daughters participated depending upon their age, and helping the sick. Faced with this new sacrifice, Louis Martin’s reaction was splendid: “Come, let us go together to the Blessed Sacrament to thank the Lord who has given me the honor of taking all of my children.”. In addition, the Martin couple took part in several pious associations: the Third Order of Saint Francis, nocturnal adoration, etc. Prayers and pilgrimages followed one upon the other during these trials, especially in 1873, during the serious illness of Therese and Marie’s typhoid.
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