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As parents, helping our children get to Heaven is of the utmost importance. The only other alternative is Hell, and both destinations are for eternity. As we look back through history and study the lives of the Saints, it is oftentimes easy to forget the role that the parents of these holy men and women played in their formation and ultimate salvation. In this book, discover the hidden heroes behind Sts. Faustina, Giana Molla, Josemaria Escriva, Pope John Paul II, Maximilian Kolbe, Padre Pio, Therese, and countless others. Learn how over 100 parents formed their children into great Saints by way of their virtuous lives. There are seven hallmarks we can associate with the success of these saintly parents: Sacramental Life Surrender Sacrificial love Suffering Simplicity Solitude Sacredness of Life Each chapter of this book examines a particular hallmark in depth. If we want our children to get to Heaven, there are few examples we should pay more attention to than the ones put forth here. The time is now to fulfill our vocations as parents and lead our children down the straight and narrow path to salvation.

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Publié par	TAN Books
Date de parution	11 mai 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781505121339
Langue	English

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PARENTS OF THE SAINTS
P ARENTS
OF THE
S AINTS
T HE H IDDEN H EROES B EHIND O UR F AVORITE S AINTS
P ATRICK O’H EARN
TAN B OOKS G ASTONIA , N ORTH C AROLINA
© 2020 Patrick O’Hearn
All rights reserved. With the exception of short excerpts used in critical review, no part of this work may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in any form whatsoever, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from Revised Standard Version of the Bible—Second Catholic Edition (Ignatius Edition) Copyright © 2006 National Council of the Church of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Excerpts from the English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church , Second Edition, ©1994, 1997, 2000 by Libreria Editrice Vaticana, United States Catholic Conference, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.
Cover Design by Devin Schadt.
Interior layout by Michael Fontecchio.
Edited by Jane Cavolina and Jeffrey Cole.
ISBN: 978-1-5051-2131-5
Kindle ISBN: 978-1-5051-2132-2
ePUB ISBN: 978-1-5051-2133-9
Published in the United States by
TAN Books
PO Box 269
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Printed in the United States of America
This book is lovingly dedicated to Our Lady, the Queen of all Saints and to my parents .
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Hallmark One (Part I): Sacramental Life
The Holy Eucharist
St. Monica
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin and Pierre Martin
Henry and Aurelia Galgani
Grazio and Maria Forgione
Stanislaus and Marianna Kowalska
José and Dolores Escrivá
Alberto and Maria Beretta
Antonio and Maria Rosa dos Santos
Karol Wojtyła Sr.
Baptism
Hallmark One (Part II): Sacramental Life and Our Lady
Confirmation
Holy Orders
Holy Matrimony
Pierre and Marie-Anne Martin
Isidore and Louise-Jeanne Guérin
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Francis and Emma Drexel
Alberto and Maria Beretta
Reconciliation
The Anointing of the Sick
St. Joseph and Our Lady
Hallmark Two: Surrender
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Julius and Maria Kolbe
Luigi and Assunta Goretti
Giovanni and Margarita Sarto
St. Bridget of Sweden and Ulf Gudmar
Hallmark Three: Sacrificial Love
Matthieu and Marie Vianney
Gonzalo and Catalina de Yepes
Alonso and Beatriz Sánchez de Cepeda
Anna Velázquez
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Stanislaus and Marianna Kowalska
Julius and Maria Kolbe
Grazio and Maria Forgione
Alberto and Maria Beretta
Ruggero and Maria Teresa Badano
Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu
St. Joseph and Our Lady
Hallmark Four: Suffering
Francis and Margaret Bosco
Luca and Anna Maria Danei
Ruggero and Maria Teresa Badano
Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu
Karol and Emilia Wojtyła
José and Dolores Escrivá
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
St. Monica and Patricius
Hallmark Five: Simplicity
St. Bridget of Sweden
Francesco and Lucrezia Neri
Bernard and Anne Emmerick
François and Louise Soubirous
Isaac and Clothilde Bessette
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Alberto and Maria Beretta
Bernard and Ellen Casey
Newton and Delia Sheen
John and Agnes More
St. Louis Martin
Grazio and Maria Forgione
Luigi and Assunta Goretti
José and Dolores Escriv á
Stanislaus and Marianna Kowalska
Karol and Emilia Wojtyła
Giovanni and Marianna Roncalli
Hallmark Six: Solitude
Stanislaus and Marianna Kowalska
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Karol Wojtyła Sr.
Sante and Agnes Possenti
Alberto and Maria Beretta
Angelo and Maria Angelerio
Joseph and Anna de Liguori
Hallmark Seven: Sacredness of Life
Count and Countess of Altshausen
Tescelin and Aleth Sorrel
Bl. Joan and Félix Guzmán
Compagnonus and Amata de Guarutti
Parisio and Emilia
Giacomo and Lapa di Benincasa
John and Agnes More
Beltrán and Marina Yañez de Oñaz
Vincenzo and Cinzia Bellarmine
Luca and Anna Maria Danei
Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne Grignion
Jean-Baptiste and Anne-Barbara Labre
Joseph and Marie Jugan
Sante and Agnes Possenti
Charles and Brigid Savio
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Siegfried and Auguste Stein
Innocenzo and Angela Pampuri
Stanislaus and Marianna Kowalska
Karol and Emilia Wojtyła
Alberto and Maria Beretta
Ruggero and Maria Teresa Badano
Conclusion
Saintly Sayings
Bibliography
Index
P REFACE
While walking with my wife one December evening in 2014 as the sun was setting, the Holy Spirit unexpectantly laid this book on my heart. At the time, I was thirty years old, recently married, and had never written a book. And, truthfully, I had always dreaded writing. But somehow Our Lord, Who also began His public ministry at the age of thirty, had prepared me for this daunting project long before. Yes, everything in my life up to this point, especially my disappointments, desires, joys, and sufferings, had culminated in the Parents of the Saints , which took me over three years to write, including many late nights. This book was written to inspire other married couples to holiness while reminding us that our most important task as parents is to form saints.
As a young child, I devoured the lives of the saints and still do. Like many of the parents of the saints, the goal of my young life involved discovering my vocation. I remember many nights pondering what it was that God wanted of me and then pleading for Our Lord and Our Lady’s guidance. Inspired by Sts. Francis of Assisi, Martin de Porres, and Thérèse of Lisieux and their love for the Holy Eucharist, humility, and hiddenness, I began making several discernment trips to the Benedictines, Carmelites, Franciscans, and Trappists in college before joining the Benedictines for a few years as an aspiring monk. Reading these books on the lives of the saints enkindled my desire to be a religious brother, and I thought God was calling me to spend my brief time on this earth hidden from the world in a monastery interceding and adoring Him. But God had other plans.
Through some painful circumstances, God changed the course of my vocation and the desires of my heart. Eventually, He led me to the path of marriage and introduced me to the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, who changed my life forever. When God called me to marriage, I realized Louis and Zélie were two people with similar desires. Like me, they both longed for religious life, but, eventually, God led them to marriage. Ironically, every night before retiring in religious life, I knelt before a statue of St. Thérèse, which was next to my monastic cell. Looking back, I think the words of the Gospel, “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (Jn 14:9), also applies to most of the saints. Specifically, he who sees the saints unknowingly sees the hidden virtues of their parents shining through them.
Prior to encountering Louis and Zélie, I struggled for some time relating to the barefooted friar who slept on the floor or the nun who levitated in the choir loft. Many of our saints books depict such holy men and women. I still remained devoted to them, but I needed other saintly exemplars who experienced the challenges of the married vocation and, with God’s grace and Our Lady’s help, lived heroic lives. As a husband and father, I yearned to read stories on holy married couples and how they formed their children, but those books were scarce. What were their secrets to sanctity? Were their children born saints, or did they also live extraordinary lives like their children? This quest led me to research fifty saints from the distant past to the present day, specifically with an emphasis on learning about their parents and what set them apart from others. In order to become the parents God is calling us to be, we ought to learn from those who have heroically accomplished this task. And what better guide than the over one hundred parents of the saints presented in this book.
I never intended to write a lengthy book. But, as this book progressed, I felt more and more saints whisper to me in prayer, “Tell my parents’ story. The world needs to know about our unsung heroes, who laid the foundation for our spiritual lives.” These parents have been hidden like a light under a bushel basket for centuries, and now God and their saintly children want them to shine in the present time, which is one of the darkest hours for our Church and our world (see Mk 4:21). God has the answer for our troubled times: He wants parents to cooperate with Him to raise up extraordinary souls. Our Church needs new saints more than ever—saints who will set the world on fire with the love of God and help save souls from the fires of Hell.
While discerning with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in New York City, it was said that one has everything there to become a saint, referring to their rich prayer life, religious vows, and love for the poor. Hence, part of my writing this book was to remind couples that you also have everything you need in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony to live a saintly life and to raise saints. We must look no further than the godly parents of the saints. Their virtuous lives provide a sure pathway to sanctity by their heroic response to the graces of their wedding vows—graces that flow unceasingly from the pierced hearts of Jesus and Mary to generous couples. And, while each of us must listen to the Holy Spirit’s unique promptings in our own lives, these devout parents have set an example for all married couples by challenging us to live entirely for God, our family, and others.
This book is neither an exhaustive list of every holy parent of a saint, nor does it capture every virtue exhibited by these hidden heroes. Also, the dearth of writings pertaining to the parents of the saints, especially those living before the last three centuries, makes it difficult to do justice to their lives. Moreover, there are many past and future holy parents whose children will never become saints due to their chil