St. Thérèse ‘Provides a Light’ for Today’s World, Says Michigan Rector Ahead of Relics Tour

A ‘Pilgrimage of Hope’: Relics of St. Thérèse Return to the US After 25 Years

Marking the 100th anniversary of her canonization, the faithful have the privilege of venerating the Little Flower, starting on her feast day.

St. Thérèse ‘provides a light’ for today’s world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (OSV News) — The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as part of a national tour. The shrine was the first parish in the United States to be named for St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897). It was established in 1925, shortly after St. Thérèse — popularly known as the Little Flower — was canonized, making it the ideal location to kick off the nation…

St. Thérèse 'provides a light' for today's world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour - Catholic Review

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (OSV News) — The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as part of a national tour. The shrine was the first parish in the United States to be named for St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897). It was established in 1925, shortly after St. Thérèse — popularly known as the Little Flower — was canonized, making it the ideal location to kick off the nation…

St. Thérèse 'provides a light' for today's world, says rector ahead of relics tour

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (OSV News) — The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak will host the major relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Oct. 1-8 as part of a national tour. The shrine was the first parish in the United States to be named for St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897). It was established in 1925, shortly after St. Thérèse — popularly known as the Little Flower — was canonized, making it the ideal location to kick off the nation…

St. Thérèse 'provides a light' for today's world, says Michigan rector ahead of relics tour

The full reliquary that contains the bones of St. Thérèse of Lisieux will visit the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Mich., from Oct. 1-8, 2025, as part of a national tour that ends Dec. 8. Stops include 10 dioceses in California, Oct. 10-30; San Antonio and several Carmels in the South, Oct. 31-Nov. 14; Holy Hill, Wis., Nov. 15-18; Washington, D.C., and environs, Nov. 19-30; Miami, Dec. 1-8. OSV News photo/courtesy Na…