12 Things Saint Zelie Martin's Letters Taught Me About Sainthood As a Mother

12 Things Saint Zelie Martin's Letters Taught Me About Sainthood As a Mother

When I first learned of the case for canonization of Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of Saint Therese of Lisieux, I was very intrigued.This couple both wanted to be religious, but met each other and got married instead. They had nine children together, lost four of them at a young age, and worked together for the family income with a lace-making business. Zelie made the lace and managed the workers, and Louis ran the business side of it.A Ca…