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see wordonfire.org/resources/blog/st-frances-secret-to-finding-god-through-your-family/4685/
She didn’t want to be married, but her parents arranged one. Afterwards she had problems, especially with her mother-in-law. Then, sick, she came near death.
Then “she had a vision of St. Alexis, a fifth-century boy who like her was forced into an unwanted marriage. In the vision, Alexis told Frances that God was offering her a similar choice: she could either recover or not. She could become a devoted bride or give up and flee this life. The decision was hers and God would grant whatever she chose.”
Though completely miserable, Frances’ devotion trumped her weakness. She whispered, ‘God’s will is mine.’ St. Alexis replied, ‘Then you will live to glorify His Name.’ Upon hearing that answer, Frances sat up, immediately healed of her fatigue"…
“Vanozza helped Frances see that becoming a wife didn’t mean leaving God behind. It means finding God even more deeply through the ordinary duties of marriage.”
She didn’t want to be married, but her parents arranged one. Afterwards she had problems, especially with her mother-in-law. Then, sick, she came near death.
Then “she had a vision of St. Alexis, a fifth-century boy who like her was forced into an unwanted marriage. In the vision, Alexis told Frances that God was offering her a similar choice: she could either recover or not. She could become a devoted bride or give up and flee this life. The decision was hers and God would grant whatever she chose.”
Though completely miserable, Frances’ devotion trumped her weakness. She whispered, ‘God’s will is mine.’ St. Alexis replied, ‘Then you will live to glorify His Name.’ Upon hearing that answer, Frances sat up, immediately healed of her fatigue"…
“Vanozza helped Frances see that becoming a wife didn’t mean leaving God behind. It means finding God even more deeply through the ordinary duties of marriage.”