any, can learn from Zechariah and Elizabeth and have recourse to them as intercessors. To couples in this situation St Josemaría Escrivá recommended that “they should not give up hope too easily. They should ask God to give them children and, if it is his will, to bless them as he blessed the Patriarchs of the Old Testament. And then it would be advisable for both of them to see a good doctor. If in spite of everything God does not give them children, they should not feel frustrated. They should
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