Like Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, Mariam knew the pain of family loss, lived a life of purity, wholeheartedly served God in little ways, and possessed spiritual depths that were hidden from others. She was born to Giries Baouardy and Mariam Shahine, a poor Greek Melchite Catholic family. Twelve of her thirteen brothers died in infancy, and Mary's birth was an answered...