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In a family of twelve children, six of the sons chose the priesthood, two pursued married life, two daughters entered religious life, one daughter married, and another died at a young age.(Photo / courtesy Ibarra family By Vero Gutiérrez, Assistant Editor Sonia Llauró de Ibarra had 12 children over the course of 20 years. Six of her children are priests, two are nuns, three are married, and one daughter passed away at a young age. From the simplicity of an Argentine home

Sonia y su esposo, Diego Ibarra, en Argentina durante la boda de su última hija soltera. Sus hijos viajaron desde distintos lugares del mundo donde actualmente sirven y viven, entre ellos Roma, Filipinas, Estados Unidos, Bolivia y Polonia. La única ausente fue una de sus hijas, religiosa contemplativa que se encuentra en Génova, Italia. (Foto /cortesía de la familia Ibarra) Por Vero Gutiérrez Editora Asistente Sonia Llauró de Ibarra tuvo 12 hijos en 20 años. Seis de ellos so

“Everything was perfect until a Mass during Lent in March of 2022,” she said. “I was at the Cathedral with my boyfriend, went up and received Communion and then went back to the pew. As soon as I knelt down, there was this deep stirring in my heart. I just knew it was the Lord telling me to slow down. As if He was saying, ‘Pump the brakes.’”