At the Magnificat Day of Faith, November 9, 2013, in Philadelphia, Doug Keck and Johnette Benkovic interview Fleur Habert, the sculptor who created the reliquary of St. Therese of Lisieux and of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin.  View the interview beginning at 1:57:64 and ending at 2:05:40.  Fleur tells how the reliquary came about and explains its symbolism. 

With the kind permission of the Magnificat Foundation and of the sculptor, Fleur Nabert, I have the honor of displaying the first photograph of the new reliquary containing relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux and of her parents, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin.

  Three separate containers hold relics of Louis Martin, Saint Therese, and Zelie Martin.  Therese's relics are marked by a rose, those of her parents by lilies.  For a full explanation of the symbolism of this reliquary, please see the Web site of the sculptor, Fleur Nabert.

We are most blessed to have the reliquary housed permanently in the United States.  May its presence flood us with prayer, grace, and healing.

Please see the first photos of the new reliquary which contains relics of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin and of St. Therese.  The reliquary, a gift from the Magnificat Foundation to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was designed by scuptor Fleur Nabert, who designed the chapel of the Virgin of the Smile in the Hermitage at Lisieux and the "space of Mercy," a work in stained glass and sculpture, in the Basilica at Lisieux.