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- Lay Saints: Models of Family Life
- Perfect reminder that not only monks and nuns can be saints
- Lay Saints: The Noble and the Humble
- Inspiring biographies of saints who sanctified their daily work through prayer and virtue
- Lay Saints: Martyrs
- Third volume in the “Lay Saints” series
- Amazing, inspiring stories
Lay Saints: Models of Family Life
Everyone has dreams and goals that they want to achieve, but the foremost and overarching goal for every Catholic, and the only one that brings true happiness, should be to become a saint and enjoy the Beatific Vision. It is a momentous task that can often seem overwhelming and unattainable. 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 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.
Lay Saints: The Noble and the Humble
In Lay Saints: The Noble and the Humble, Joan Carroll Cruz guides you through the lives of sixty-one lay men and women who achieved the heights of sanctity. These inspiring biographies present saints, whether kings and queens or peasants and farmers, who sanctified their daily work through the application of prayer and virtue.
Find a role model from among these saints as Joan Carroll Cruz explores:
their acts of humilty that you can imitate
- how they performed their daily tasks with love
- stories of the saintly leadership of truly Catholic rulers
- how small, habitual acts of virtue lead to perfection
The saints in this volume range from the great kings and queens of Europe, who were the epitome of true leadership and by whose example whole nations were converted, to the humble farmers and day laborers, who went about their work giving praise to God and calling others to the way of Perfection.
Lay Saints: Martyrs
“The best souls are they that have been travailed in spiritual business, and find most comfort therein.” —St. Thomas More
In Lay Saints: Martyrs, Joan Carroll Cruz guides you through the lives of seventy-three lay men and women who achieved the heights of sanctity. These inspiring biographies present martyrs who displayed extraordinary fortitude in holding fast to their faith in the midst of great persecution.
Find a role model from among these saints as Joan Carroll Cruz explores:
• their acts of fortitude that you can imitate
• the burning love for God displayed by the martyrs
• stories of heroism, self-denial, and trust in God
• how martyrdom and suffering, heroically endured, encourages the faith of others
In this volume are people from all walks of life and time periods who lovingly embraced the opportunity to die for their refusal to renounce the True Faith.
While many people may never get the chance to forfeit their lives for Christ in so dramatic a fashion, these saints should serve as a guiding light in the endurance of the small sacrifices and persecutions of everyday life.
Dimensions & Specifications:
Lay Saints: Models of Family Life
- ISBN: 9780895557223
- Author: Joan Carroll Cruz
- Format: Softcover
- Language: English
- Pages: 272
Lay Saints: The Noble and the Humble
- Pages: 304
- ISBN: 9780895556974
- Publication Date: 2016
- Binding: Paperbound
Lay Saints: Martyrs
- Author: James Hitchcock
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 584
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
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- Saints & Blesseds
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