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| Don't Miss EWTN's Documentary on Amparo Portilla: Spain's Married Mother of 11 Whose Cause for Canonization is Underway By Michelle Laque Johnson
Portilla, who was born in Valencia, Spain, died in 1996 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Because she was a modern day woman, filmmakers had lots of amateur video with which to work in making this fascinating documentary. Viewers will see that her life really was a testimony to the fact that holiness is possible for everyone, including a married woman and mother of 11 whose work was in the home. "I want to give myself to God through the love of my husband, children and, if possible, of others," Portilla once said. "The Lord comes to me wherever I am. Loving my husband is the way to love Him." How many problems might be avoided if we all thought of our spouse in this way? This documentary also shows how Portilla labored for the salvation of her 11 children's souls. She viewed a parent's role as bringing up, teaching and preparing a child for God. She also said that parents must know how to give a child up when the time.... Read More |
