Centenary of the Canonization of Saint Thérèse

The Semi-Province of St. Thérèse Presents the

Centenary Reliquary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

The Traveling Relics of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower, return to the United States for the Centenary of her Canonization

About the Centenary Reliquary: In November 1997, the centenary year of her death, the contents of the Brazilian Reliquary, containing the major part of the relics of St. Therese which until then had remained in Lisieux, were divided into two parts. One part, was left in that Brazilian Reliquary, to remain permanently in Lisieux, the other part was placed in the new one of identical design, made from tropical jacaranda hardwood from South America, to be known as the Centenary Reliquary.

Inserted into this, to hold the Relics, is a solid silver case, dipped in gold – all a present from the people of Brazil. This Centenary Reliquary, now travels the world. In 1999 the Reliquary visited San Antonio, and the then newly declared Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in the West Side of San Antonio.

Itinerary

October 31 - November 4:

Exposition of the Relics at Little Flower Basilica

See the San Antoio Schedule

November 5-7 | Lafayette, LA:

Carmel of Mary, Mother of Grace

1250 Carmel Dr, Lafayette, LA

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

515 Cathedral St, Lafayette, LA

    • 6:00 a.m. Monastery Chapel Doors Open

    • 7:30 a.m. Office of Readings & Morning Prayer with the Nuns

    • 10:00 a.m. Eucharistic Liturgy with Fr. Jude Peters, OCD

    • 7:00 p.m. Vigil service: Marie Miller with Reflections and Songs on The Way of Love followed by Adoration until 8:30 p.m.

    • 8:30 p.m. Benediction

    • 11:00 p.m. Veneration ends

    • 7:00 a.m. Monastery Chapel Doors Open

    • 1:45 p.m. Relics transferred to Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

    • 3:00 p.m. Procession into the Cathedral & Veneration

    • 6:00 p.m. Solemn Mass & Blessing of Roses with Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel, D.D. Bishop of Lafayette, celebrating.

    • After Mass the relics will be transferred back to the Carmelite Monastery.

    • Chanted Lauds with the relics.

    • Veneration until the relics depart.

    • Vespers at Little Rock Carmel with the Nuns, Religious of the diocese and our Secular Carmelites

November 8 | Little Rock, AR:

Christ the King Catholic Church

  • Veneration from 10am until 5pm

  • 10am Holy Mass with priests from the diocese

  • 5pm Mass with Bishop Anthony Taylor

7201 West 32 nd St, Little Rock, AR

November 10-13 | St. Louis, MO:

Exposition of the Relics at the Carmel of St. Joseph

9150 Clayton Rd, St. Louis

  • Pray all day with St. Thérèse.

See the National Schedule