An Encounter with St. Thérèse of Lisieux
and her parents, Blessed Louis and Zélie Martin
Pray in the presence of their relics on Sunday, September 7, 2014
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Portrait by St. Therese's sister Celine (Sister Genevieve),
commissioned by Pauline Wilcox for the Philadelphia Carmel
“The Martin Family and the Carmel of Lisieux,
and St. Therese and the Carmel of Philadelphia"
- a conference by Maureen O’Riordan at 1:00 p.m.:
the Philadelphia Carmel, the birthplace of devotion to St. Therese in the U.S.
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 3:30 p.m.
Carmelite Monastery Bookstore Open
1400 66th Avenue 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(66th Avenue and Broad Street) Spiritual books,
Philadelphia, Pa. children's books, DVDs,
Free parking in monastery lot and religious articles.
on 66th Avenue Cash and checks only
Chapel is handicapped-accessible.
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Learn more about the role of the Philadelphia Carmel in establishing devotion to St. Therese in the United States at their Web site, "Discalced Carmelites of Philadelphia."