If you know St. Therese of the Child Jesus, then you may know her parents, Zelie and Louis Martin. Called to marriage since their religious vocations didn't work out, Zelie and Louis were a devout and loving couple, having nine children -- five surviving daughters became nuns. They each suffered during their lives but never lost faith or their love for one other. They are a model for married couples. Pray for their intercession, especially now that they have been cannonized, to find a suitable mate and for greater love in marriage.
Prayer
Louis and Zelie Martin,
you who, in your life as a couple and as parents,
have given witness of an exemplary Christian life
by fulfilling the duties of your state in life
and practicing the evangelical virtues,
we turn to you today.
We pray especially for the synod fathers:
that they may let themselves be guided by the Holy Spirit
so that the Church can send a clear and encouraging word
to the families of today.
Let the example of your unfailing trust in God
|and of your abandonment to His will,
in joys but also through the trials, sorrows,
and suffering with which your life was filled,
encourage us to persevere in our daily difficulties
and to live in joy and Christian hope.
Intercede for us with our Father
that we may obtain the graces
of which we have such need in our everyday life on earth
and that, like you, we may reach eternal happiness.
Amen.
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