The Mother of the Little Flower: The Sister of St. Therese Tells Us about Her Mother

Was St. Thereses mother herself a saint? The Church now says "Yes!" Zelie Martin and her husband Louis were declared Venerable by the Church in 1994 for their heroic virtue and the couples cause is now complete ending with their cannonization in 2015. Zelie married at 27 bore 9 children ran a home business and did a superb job of raising 5 daughters including "the greatest saint of modern times" (St. Pius X). She died of breast cancer at 45 but her greatness was recognized by her family and friends and is now known to the world. Zelie suffered many of the ordinary burdens of life yet she was happy loved her children madly and enjoyed them immensely. This book was written by her daughter Celine who had access to Zelies letters and to the reminiscences of her older sisters in the Carmel of Lisieux. It is authentic and inspiring showing what a tremendous lifes work and accomplishment it is to be a truly Catholic mother. Looking at Zelies picture one can see her incredible character integrity goodness constancy and love.