On the occasion of Magnificat Day 2013, Mgr Bernard Lagoutte, the rector of the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux, France, has presented to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia the relics of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower, and of her parents, Blessed Louis and Blessed Zélie Martin, who were beatified in Lisieux on World Mission Sunday, October 19, 2008.
As part of Magnificat Day, attendees may venerate the relics in a chapel at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Saturday, November 9th. That evening, and all day on Sunday, November 10th, thepublic may venerate them at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. The Archdiocese has given the relics to the Carmelite Monastery at 1400 66th Avenue in Philadelphia.
The solemn transfer of the relics from the Basilica to Carmel will be on November 16th at 2:30 p.m. Holy Mass at Carmel will take place that evening at 5 p.m. On Sunday, November 17th, the relics will be accessible for veneration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. After that date, they will be available for veneration at Carmel each first Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning December 1st.