Event: Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieuxand her parents, Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, to visit Port Macquarie

Date: Wednesday 19 February

Time: 12 noon – 5.45pm

Venue: St Agnes’ Catholic Church, Hay Street, Port Macquarie as part of a four-month national pilgrimage. 

St Thérèse of Lisieux was born on 2 January 1873 and died on 30 September 1897 at the age of 24.

She became a Carmelite nun at a very young age and died from tuberculosis at her convent in France.Her simple way of living, spiritual writings and commitment to small acts of charity and love made her an immensely popular figure. She was canonised in 1925, just 28 years after her death. 

Pope Francis declared Therese’s parents, Louis and Marie-Zelie Martin, in 2015, making them the first Catholic married couple to be canonised at the same time. 

The relics will arrive from Coffs Harbour at 12 noon and depart for Taree at 5.45pm (transported locally by Hastings District Funeral and Cremations Service). 

Sponsored by Catholic Mission the relics will visit 17 Australian dioceses in Queensland, New South Wales and ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia between February and May.

See Catholic Mission’s dedicated webpage for more details about the national pilgrimage tour.

Itinerary for Port Macquarie visit:

12.00pm Welcoming Ceremony

1:00 pm  Mass(Students from Parish schools will attend this Mass and members of the community also welcome to attend)

2.00 pm Veneration and Visitation(All welcome to sit in private reflection and to pay their respects to the Saints)

5.00 pm Mass(all welcome)

5.45 pm Farewell of Relics 

Further information

Please contact Megan Barber on 0437 962 130 to organise what you may require to cover the event locally.