"Relics of St. Therese and of her parents, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, to be in Rome for the Synod of Bishops, October 5-19, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 01:09AM
Maureen O'Riordan in Alencon, Bishop Jacques Habert, Cardinal Baldassari, relics of Louis and Zelie Martin, relics of St. Therese
Cardinal Baldisseri at left, in white vestments, receives a small box containing relics of the Martin family from Bishop Jacques Habert in the sanctuary
Cardinal Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, receives relics
of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin for the synod from Mgr Jacques Habert, bishop
of the diocese of Seez. Basilica of Notre Dame, Alencon, July 12, 2014.
Photo credit: the Shrine at Alencon.
The relics of St. Therese and of her parents, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, will be in Rome during the first session of the Synod of Bishops dedicated to challenges facing the family.  Read more.
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