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Relics of St. Therese of Lisieux to return to the Philippines in 2013
Pilgrims reach to touch the reliquary of St. Therese of Lisieux during its second visit to the Philippines in 2008. Photo by Japa Gavino, courtesy of the Shrine of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus in Pasay City.
The Shrine at Lisieux has announced that the Centenary Reliquary of St. Therese (the "Brazilian Reliquary") will make its third visit to the Philippines from December 15, 2012 through April 15, 2013.
Maureen O'Riordan
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PrintWalk in the footsteps of Blessed Zelie and Louis Martin in Alencon in the summer of 2012
"Raising Saints," a video reflection on Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin on their feast by Fr. James Kubicki, S.J. of the Apostleship of Prayer
Please enjoy this beautiful short meditation on Blessed Louis and Zelie as parents and saint-makers. It is by Fr. Jim Kubicki, S.J., one of the most fervent friends of St. Therese and of Blessed Zelie and Louis in the United States. He is the national director of the Apostleship of Prayer, of which St. Therese is co-patron.
Feast of Blessed Louis Martin to be celebrated at Alencon, France on July 29, 2012
On July 29, 2012 the feast of Blessed Louis Martin will be celebrated in Alencon. The liturgical feast of Blessed Louis and Zelie is on July 12. The anniversary of his death on July 29 will be celebrated in Alencon with a Mass, Eucharistic adoration, Vespers, and a conference:
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10:30 a.m. - Mass at the Basilica of Notre-Dame; Mgr Habert, bishop of Sees, presides.
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Eucharistic adoration in the chapel of the House of the Martin Family, 50 rue Saint Blaise; exposition of the relics of Blessed Louis and Zelie.
4:30 - Vespers
5:00 p.m. - Conference - "The link between Franciscan spirituality and the Martin family," presented by a member of the Franciscan family at the House of the Martin Family on rue Saint-Blaise.
Celebrating the feast of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin at Alencon and Lisieux
The liturgical feast of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin on July 12, 2012 will be celebrated at Alencon and Lisieux.
Thursday, July 12 - Mass for the feast of the Blesseds in the Crypt of the Basilica of St. Therese in Lisieux at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 14 - Feast at Alencon. A day to celebrate the anniversary of your marriage: a pilgrimage, visits to the holy places, meditation, a conference, Mass, and activities for children and teenagers. For details in French, click here.
Sunday, July 15 - 10:30 a.m. - Mass at the Basilica of St. Therese in Lisieux. Mgr. Gerard Defois, archbishop emeritus of Lille, presides in the presence of Mgr. Boulanger, bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux, and Mgr. Habert, bishop of Sees.