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News from Maureen:

Philadelphia PA (JULY 10, 2009) – The first liturgical feast of Blessed Louis and Zélie Martin, the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, will be celebrated at Lisieux on Sunday, July 12. His Eminence Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, Archbishop of Milan, will preside at a Pontifical Mass at the Basilica of St. Thérèse at 10:30 a.m. The weekend will include a special exhibition about the Martin family; prayer vigils; and a conference, “Happiness in the Martin Family.”

Louis and Zélie Martin, the first spouses in the history of the Church to be proposed for sainthood as a couple, were beatified on Mission Sunday, October 19, 2009, in the Basilica of St. Thérèse at Lisieux. Cardinal Tettamanzi opened the inquiry into the healing of the baby Pietro Schiliro of Monza, in the diocese of Milan, in 2002.

Pietro had a serious lung disease at birth, and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints certified Pietro’s healing as the miracle necessary for the beatification of Louis and Zélie Martin. The Cardinal has invited the families of his diocese to accompany him to Lisieux.

For information and photos, and to see a photo show of the 2008 beatification and the historic exhibit “Story of a Family” at Lisieux, please see http://thereseoflisieux.org