Ten days of chances to venerate the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux and of her parents, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, in Philadelphia this month

Monday, November 4, 2013 at 12:01AM
Maureen O'Riordan in Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Philadelphia, Magnificat Foundation, relics of Louis and Zelie Martin, relics of St. Therese of Lisieux, relics of the Martin family, venerating relics

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Magnificat Foundation, and the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Philadelphia released today a schedule for the ten days of events planned this month to celebrate the Magnificat Foundation's gift of a new reliquary containing relics of St. Therese and of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and to give as many people as possible an opportunity to pray in the presence of this reliquary, the first reliquary of a family.

 
 

Please see the first photos of the new reliquary and an explanation of its symbolism.

Article originally appeared on Saint Therese of Lisieux (http://www.thereseoflisieux.org/).