St. Marie-Madeleine Postel

Ste. Marie-Madeleine Postel (1756-1846) lived through one of the most tumultuous  periods in French history, founding her religious community amidst the persecution of the  Revolution. Her life stands as a testament to the Church's endurance through trial,  demonstrating how heroic virtue may flourish even when the Faith is under siege. As one  of the great devotional teachers and foundresses of modern times, her cause for  canonization drew crowds to her tomb with prayers and many marvels, fulfilling the hope expressed when this biography was first penned.

Through these pages, we witness a soul entirely devoted to the Blessed Sacrament and the Church, whose simple yet profound devotion preserved her community through the darkest days of persecution. Her special work was not accomplished through denunciation or threats, but through gentle perseverance and unwavering fidelity to Holy Church, even when her directors and counsellors—Bishop Dancel of Bayeux and Archbishop Delamarre of Auch—faced their own trials. The community she founded has since spread to Italy, Germany, Holland, and England, bearing fruit from the seed she planted with such patience and prayer.

This biography, prepared with the benefit of her spiritual director’s guidance, offers to the faithful a model of sanctity accessible to souls living in difficult times. In an age when new challenges confront the Church, we find in Sainte Marie-Madeleine Postel a sure guide,  showing that devotion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and fidelity to Holy Church  remain the path to sanctity in every age.

214 pages.

Author: Msgr. Grente

Translated by: Katharine Henvey

Year: 1928