Rooted in Love: Louis and Zelie Martin - Models of Married Love, Family Life, and Everyday Holiness

• Moving portrait of the first married couple to be canonized together
• Living holiness in the midst of everyday life
• Story of their life together, woven into the struggles couples face today
• Biography, source of encouragement
• Reminder that sainthood is to be found in ordinary married life

Rooted in Love: Louis and Zélie Martin—Models of Married Love, Family Life, and Everyday Holiness offers a moving portrait of the first married couple canonized together as saints. Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Louis and Zélie show us that holiness is not reserved for the extraordinary—it’s lived in the midst of everyday family life.

Author Annette Goulden traces their journey from courtship and parenting to grief and single parenthood, reflecting the real joys and struggles many families face today. Through these seasons, Louis and Zélie learned to rely not on their own strength, but on the faithful love of God.

More than a biography, this book is a source of encouragement for couples, families, and individuals alike. It shows how even the smallest acts—raising children, running a business, enduring loss—can become paths to holiness when rooted in trust in God.

Rooted in Love is a beautiful reminder that the path to sainthood is open to all who seek to live with love, faith, and courage in the ordinary moments of life.