Lay Saints: Models of Family Life

Everyone has dreams and goals that they want to attain, but the top and overarching goal for every Catholic, and the single one that brings true happiness, should be to become a saint and delight in the Beatific Vision. It is a momentous task that can often seem overwhelming and unachievable. Indeed, without the aid of grace it is impossible. But confident hope can be placed in God that He will always provide the grace necessary to accomplish such a feat. The saints in this volume are evidence of this fact and serve as role models for cooperation with the action of God’s grace.

Within this enthralling volume are fifty eight saints who achieved holiness as husbands, wives, parents, or youth. Some lived in marital bliss with never a quarrel; others suffered greatly at the hands of their spouse, and many became saints while still at a tender young age. Each of these saints has qualities to be emulated in living as a member of a family, whether patience is needed in bearing with the faults of a spouse, or temperance is needed to check a natural inclination to anger.