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3. approacHinG tHe sacraments, especially tHe eucHarist
and conFession

«My father and mother went to Mass every morning. They took
communion as often as they could. In Lent they fasted and abstained
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from meat» .
CONCRETE INSTRUMENTS OF HOLINESS
ideas For reFlection

• Sometimes, we run the risk of approaching the Sacraments out
of habit, without an awareness of the great gift we can receive. Has
this happened to us? Could we, for example, decide to deepen our
knowledge of a particular sacrament?

CONCLUSIVE REFLECTIONS

• How can Louis and Zélie’s example help our family?
• What message are they giving us at this time in our relationship
as a couple and as a family?

IDEAS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER

• I think of my family: what can I thank the Lord for?
• I reflect on how much the life of the Martin family has evoked
in me.
• I beg for the gift of the Spirit regarding a problem I am having.

34 Céline, Procès de béatification et canonisation de Thérèse, op. cit., v. 335