the Parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
The life and spirituality of Saints Louis and Zelie Martin and the history of their cause for sainthood
"STS. LOUIS AND ZELIE MARTIN, ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX, AND SIBLINGS" - ICON By PAOLO ORLANDO
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Vatican Central Television has posted this 51-second video of the consistory of cardinals this morning in Rome. The commentary is in Italian, but you can watch Pope Francis make this historic announcement!
UPDATE: The video of the consistory of cardinals for the canonization of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin has now been posted in English. Enjoy!
With thanks to the Shrine at Lisieux, I share with you this English translation of the statement given by Mgr Jacques Habert, Bishop of Seez, and Mgr Jean-Claude Boulanger, bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux, immediately after the Pope announced the canonization of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin.
The news that we have just received from Rome announcing the canonization of Louis and Zelie Martin fills us with joy.
Joy in heaven for this family, joy on earth for the whole Church.
We thank Pope Francis for giving to the church and the world, for the first time, saintly spouses and parents as an example.
We thank Pope Francis for telling us how marriage is a path to holiness.
We awaited this decision with confidence. It is the successful conclusion of a process begun sixty years ago (1956). The beatification in 2008 was a milestone.
For the Shrines of Alençon and Lisieux, this canonization is also a responsibility.
If the Church canonizes some of her children, it does so to offer them as examples, so that they may inspire Christians of all times. It is for us to deepen the wealth. The one who wants to discover the Martin family in all its truth must go both to Alençon and Lisieux. This couple, this family has experienced the joy of the Gospel in all its dimensions.
Now that the Church has recognized their holiness, may they help us, with their daughters Therese and Leonie, to move forward on this path.
+ Jean Claude BOULANGER. (Bishop of Bayeux).
+ Jacques HABERT. (Bishop of Séez).
Note that Bishop Boulanger is conducting a press conference at the Basilica at Lisieux right now (12:30 p.m. Lisieux time).
Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin
The Shrine at Lisieux has announced that at an "ordinary public consistory" (a meeting of cardinals) this morning in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace in Rome, Pope Francis announced that on Mission Sunday, October 18, 2015, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, will become the first spouses in the history of the Church to be canonized as a couple. Thanks be to God.
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Pope Francis during the canonizations of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II. Photo by Jeffrey Bruno from New York City, United States [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
The Apostolic Palace seen from St. Peter's Square. By Gaspard Miltiade (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Louis and Zelie will be named a saintly couple on the liturgical anniversary of their beatification in 2008 and of their daughter, St. Therese, being named a Doctor of the Church in 1997. In 1997 and again in 2008, Mission Sunday fell on October 19. In 2015 it falls on October 18. The canonization ceremony will take place in Rome during the fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which has as its theme "the vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world."
Pope Francis announced the news during the celebration of Terce, the midmorning hour of the Divine Office. He also announced, for the same date, the canonizations of Blessed Vincenzo Grossi, a diocesan priest from Italy, and Blessed Mary of the Immaculate Conception, a nun from Spain.
On the eve of the announcement of the canonization of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, I am dleighted to present in English the documentary about their canonization miracle. To view it, please click on the photo or on the headline above.
Blessed Zelie and Louis Martin
The Papal Office of Liturgical Celebrations published today that Pope Francis will announce the canonization of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin at the consistory of cardinals on Saturday, June 27, 2015 (per the Vatican Information Service). Zenit added that the date of the canonization will also be announced then.
The Shrine at Alencon posted in French a communique from the Office of Liturgical Celebrations noting that at 10;00 a.m. on June 27, in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican, the Pope will preside at Terce, the hour of the Divine Office that is usually celebrated at midmorning. The consistory, at which the canonizations of Italian diocesan priest Blessed Vincenzo Grossi and Spanish nun Blessed Mary of the Immaculate Conception wil also be announced, will follow.
Let's unite in prayers of thanksgiving for this happy day!
The lives of Saints Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux; their spirituality; the life of their family; their beatification in 2008 and canonization in 2015; what we can learn from them today. Articles, homilies, conferences, photo galleries. A unique photo show to celebrate the visit of their relics to Ireland in 2018.
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