2024-07-12 00:00:00
Every July 12, the Catholic Church celebrates the spouses Saint Louis Martin and Saint Celia Guérin, parents of Saint Therese de Lisieux (Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus). They were blessed in married life, in the family they built with the help of divine grace, as a milestone in the history of the Church: they were the first married couple to be canonized in the same ceremony.
Marriage is the path to holiness
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“The holy spouses (…) lived a Christian service in the family, building a complete environment of faith and love every day; and in this environment the vocations of the daughters emerged, including Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus,” said Pope Francis at the Mass of the canonization of Luis and Celia.
The history of the Martin Guérins is full of exemplary episodes, with profound joys, as well as the pain and difficulties associated with married life.
It is always inspiring to see how the two, united, knew how to overcome the daily obstacles with love and trust in God. It might be good to consider some of those details: like many families today, the Martines, after nineteen years of marriage, had to sell the land they had always lived on. leave and move to Lisieux, which was affected by the economic crisis that destroyed France at. that time. Also, like many families today, what made them take the big step was the desire to guarantee the well-being and future of their children.
Luis worked as a watchmaker and jeweller, and Celia became a small business woman – today she would be called an “entrepreneur” – running an embroidery workshop. Together with their five daughters, the Martin Guerins used time, effort and intelligence to progress, and God always provided them with what was necessary to cover household expenses and help the solidarity of other families who needed it more with them.
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