b'ROAD TO SAINTHOODIn addition to their Blesseds, Marianists tout five active sainthood causes, and have two more on the wayBy Dave LueckingT he 10 Blessed Marianists are well known within the Marianist Family,each needing one miracle for canonization as saints. But lesser known arefive other individuals on the road to sainthood, with two more possiblyjoining them in the near future.The five include four who have been declared Venerable by the Vaticans Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and another called a Servant of God, the firststep at the diocesan level on the road to beatification and canonization. Thesefirst two steps require an extensive investigation of personal letters or other documentation plus, for more recent causes, witness testimony of a personscharacter, personality, and faith. This process may take decades.Its a very tedious and arduous process, said Marianist Brother David Betz,the promoter of Marianist sainthood causes in the Province of the United States.Blessed William Joseph Chaminade It takes a lot of faith and determination to do it.Heres a look at people connected to the Marianist Family who have joinedthe Blesseds on the road to sainthood.SAINT CAUSES OF THE MARIANIST FAMILYPart 1 Part 2 Blessed Marianists Open Causes Blessed William Joseph Chaminade,Venerable Marie-Thrse de LamourousSM, priestVenerable Domingo Lzaro Castro, Blessed Maria de la Conception, FMI SM, priest(also known as Adle de Batz deVenerable Vicente Lpez de Uralde,Trenquelleon) SM, priest Blessed Martyrs of Ciudad Real (CarlosVenerable Faustino Perez-Manglano,Erana, SM; Fidel Fuidio, SM; Jess Marianist studentHita, SM)Servant of God Juan VergarecheBlessed Martyrs of Madrid (Miguel Larraaga, SM, martyr Leibar Garay, SM, priest; FlorencioArniz Cejudo, SM; Joaqun Ochoa In preparationSalazar, SM; Sabino Ayastuy Raymond Halter, SM, priestErrasti, SM)Miguel (Michel) Angel Quiroga, SM, Blessed Jakob Gapp, SM, priestmartyr16 Call 1.800.348.4732'