Crusade Magazine, Vol 190, July/August, 2024 - Holiness in Marriage: The Life of Louis and Zélie Martin | In a world marked by so much turmoil and uncertainty, many may be tempted to ask if it is possible to live out a holy and happy marriage. The answer is found in the lives of Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin, two individuals who lived in nineteenth-century France. Their lives serve as an excellent example of how virtue, practiced as individuals, husband and wife, and father and mother, can result not only in a holy and happy marriage, but also in role models of pure sanctity worthy of emulation. Good principles are powerful motives needed to enkindle men’s courage; however, living examples possess a different kind of power. They embody principles, making them tangible and real, thereby dismissing cowardice through demonstration. Saint Augustine’s timeless contemplation echoes: “Can I not achieve what these individuals accomplished?” The story of Louis and Zélie Martin stands as a beacon of hope and inspirati…
