{"product_id":"family-of-saints-the-martins-of-lisieux-9781621640790","title":"Family of Saints: The Martins of Lisieux","description":"\u003cp\u003eGod gave me a father and mother more worthy of heaven than of earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Saint Th r se of Lisieux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recent, and unprecedented, canonization by Pope Francis of a husband and wife, Louis and Z lie Martin, the parents of Saint Th r se, has stirred a great interest in this extraordinary family. This work, by the highly regarded expert on the Martin family, Father St phane-Joseph Piat, O.F.M, is the definitive biography of this amazing family of saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaint Th r se, a Doctor of the Church, wrote in her classic spiritual biography, \u003ci\u003eStory of a Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, how important her family life was in setting the foundation for her spiritual life. She grew up in a close family, where the deep love of parents and children for God, neighbor, and each other was the very heart of their home and family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis family of saints, who lived in the late 1800s and early 1900s, might appear from their quaint photographs to have lived a relatively serene and smooth path to sainthood, untarnished by modern problems. But, as this book shows, the reality is quite the opposite. They suffered from the loss of four children, the failure of a family business, and the death of Z lie, at forty-five, to breast cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe secret to their happiness then is the secret to our happiness now--unfailing love made possible by boundless faith in God. All the challenges the Martins faced, great and small, were met with a profound trust in Divine Providence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrated with 8 pages of photographs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621640790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Stephane-Joseph Piat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42478426849461,"sku":"9781621640790","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_69f13e83-8534-4eec-ba9b-087f14c9db32.jpg?v=1666752167","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/family-of-saints-the-martins-of-lisieux-9781621640790","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}