An Encounter with St. Thérèse of Lisieux
and her parents, Blessed Louis and Zélie Martin 

Pray in the presence of their relics
at the Carmelite Monastery in Philadelphia
on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

“More Mother Than Queen:
The Role of Mary in the Life and Spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and the Martin Family”

- a conference by Maureen O’Riordan at 1:00 p.m.

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:30 p.m.  

Carmelite Monastery
1400 66th Avenue
(66th Avenue and Broad Street)
Philadelphia, Pa.

Free parking
n the monastery's lot on 66th Avenue

Chapel is handicapped-accessible

Bookstore Open 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Spiritual books, children's books, DVDs, and religious articles.
Cash and checks only, please.

     A replica of the statue of the
    Blessed Virgin before which Therese
and her sisters were praying when Therese
   was cured of a serious illness at age ten.

             Photo credit: Susan Ehlert 

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In the month of Mary, my conference will look at her role in the lives of the Martin family and especially of St. Therese. In this conference, written for the national conference of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites in Wakefield, Massachusetts in August 2012, I explore four themes:

• Mary as Therese’s mother; the childlike, filial love for her that Therese never lost.
• Mary who suffers with us and with Jesus: the Mother of Sorrows
• Mary as the model of the way of confidence and love
• Mary who gives Jesus to us and unites us to him

This presentation on May 4 will be the premiere of this conference in the mid-Atlanic region.  I hope that many secular Carmelites, lay Carmelites, and others especially interested in Mary, the mother of Jesus in the life of the Martin family will take advantage of this opportunity to examine her influence on this holy family and the source of grace she is to us.