Everyday Saints: Saints Louis and Zélie Martin

Be inspired by the extraordinary life of an ordinary person. Get a glimpse of what everyday holiness can look like. This is the point of our Everyday Saints talk series at Stella Maris.

On Dec. 4, Mother Marie-Cécile, OCD, of the Carmelite Daughters of Elias, will present on the lives of Louis and Zélie Martin. Come and learn about this French couple who raised St. Thérèse, the Little Flower.

The talk will begin promptly at 7:00PM in St. Mary Church, followed by a brief time of Q&A and a wine & cheese reception in the gathering space.

Speaker Bio

Mother Marie-Cecile of the Trinity, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has been in the Religious Life for the last twenty-five years.

Hearing a call within a call, to respond to the needs of our Church and the times in which we live, she received permission leave her Carmelite cloister to found a community in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

The Carmelite Daughters of Elias strive to live a contemplative-apostolic life in the world while following the Rule of St. Albert (the Carmelite Rule), and live according to the Teresian charism.  They take St. Elias, the Father of all Carmelites as their patron and inspiration.  The Sisters pray the Divine Office, have two hours of mental prayer, as well as work for the spiritual and moral formation of the young. They also work with families and with the poor and homeless.  They have a convent in Over-the-Rhine and are building a second place to live in Bethel, Ohio.