Traditional Latin Mass in Philadelphia: Transfer of Relics of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux:
Dear Friends of Carmel, on Saturday, November 16, the relics of the parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, will be transferred in a solemn procession escorted by the Philadelphia Police Department from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul to the Carmelite Monastery at 66th Avenue and Old York Road. The solemn transfer is scheduled to begin at 2:30PM and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered in the Holy Spirit Chapel of the Monastery at 5 PM.
The relics will be available for veneration at the Carmel on Sunday, November 17 from 10AM to 4PM. Thereafter, they will be available for veneration during those same hours on every first Sunday of the month, commencing December 1.
St. Therese, pray for us!
Blessed Louis and Zelie, pray for us!
