What happened on Sunday at the beatification of Louis and Zelie Martin in Lisieux

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To share with everyone the joy of being present at the ceremony of beatification of Zelie and Louis Martin, the parents of St. Therese, in Lisieux, I have done my best to recreate the experience for you.  For

  • link to an online film of the whole ceremony (three hours) courtesy of KTO TV, with French commentary
  • link to a 52-minute special program online courtesy of KTO TV with highlights of the ceremony and interviews with Bishop Guy Gaucher, O.C.D. and other scholars and bishops; voices in French
  • an English translation of Cardinal Saraiva Martins' homily "Witnesses of Conjugal Love"
  • an English translation of the biographical profile read during the Mass by Father Antonio Sangalli, O.C.D., the vice-postulator for the cause of Louis and Zelie
  • links to photo galleries of the beatification celebrations
  • the first photo of the beautiful reliquary in which the bodies of Zelie and Louis now rest together
  • a link to a slide show of the historic exhibit of objects belonging to the Martin family now on display at St. Jacques Church in Lisieux

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