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"Therese superstar," an extraordinary documentary of the rise of Therese's cult. July 18, 2026
Congratulations and thanks to France 3 Normandi, Remi Mauger, and all who contributed to this historic documentary.
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For the canonization of St. Therese, May 17, 1925: The New York Times reports on her significance in the United States
Please zoom in to read this article, published on the day St. Therese was canonized in 1925:
October 1, 2025: the reliquary of St. Therese, newly arrived in the United States, comes to the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan
In this 53-second video, watch the arrival of the reliquary of St. Therese of Lisieux at the first stop on its tour of the United States, the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan.
For an in-depth story about the visit, read "Relics of St. Therese of Lisieux begin U.S. Tour at Basilica Named in Her Honor" by Martin Barillas for the Catholic News Agency.
The relics will be at the Shrine until Wednesday, October 8. For the full itinerary of the pilgrimage of the relics in the United States, which will end on December 8, please visit https://stthereseusa2025.com/
A superb way to
- prepare to get the most from the chance to pray in the presence of the relics;
- to follow up on the graces of your visit;
- or, if you cannot go to one of the sites to pray in person, to do so virtually, is to
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May 1, 2025: the reliquary of St. Therese will travel in the United States from October 1, 2025 through December 8, 2025
Pilgrims venerating the reliquary in the Philippines in 2013. Photo courtesy of http://thereserelics.ph/
The "centenary reliquary" of St. Therese will be in the United States from October 1, 2025 through December 8, 2025. The reliquary's pilgrimage is in honor of the centenary of Therese's canonization (she was canonized on May 17, 1925) and of the Jubilee Year. The reliquary made its first visit to the United States in 1999.
The itinerary calls for the reliquary to visit:
- Royal Oak, Michigan (the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica)
- California (many sites, including Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose)
- San Antonio, Texas (the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower)
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Hubertus, Wisconsin (the National Shrine and Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians at Holy Hill)
- Washington, D.C.
- Catholic University
- the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
- Our Lady of Victory Parish
- Maryland
- the Carmelite Monastery at Port Tobacco
- the Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore
- Winchester, Virginia (Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church)
- Miami, Florida
- Church of the Little Flower, Coral Gables
- Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School, Miami
- St. Augustine Church, Coral Gables
- Little Flower Church, Hollywood
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October 1, 2024: Newly Blessed Mother Anne of Jesus, who appeared to St. Therese in a dream
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On Sunday, September 29, 2024, in Brussels, Pope Francis beatified Venerable Anne of Jesus (1545-1621), a Spanish companion of St. Teresa of Avila who bravely defended Teresa's legacy and the constitution of the Order and who established the Carmelite Reform in France and in Belgium. In 1896, she appeared to St. Therese in a consoling dream which Therese recounts in her memoir, Story of a Soul.
An Interpretation of St. Therese's Dream
In The Hidden Face, Ida Gorres interprets this dream. She pairs it with Therese's earlier dream in which Mother Genevieve of St. Teresa, who founded the Lisieux Carmel, said to Therese three times: "To you, I leave my heart." Gorres writes: "Therese had the consolation of knowing herself to be in accord with the great tradition of the Order, with its founders and with the deceased nun who had established the Lisieux Carmel." Gorres then recounts the dream in which Mother Anne of Jesus appeared to Therese, and writes: "Between these two dreams lay Therese's life in the convent: nine years of complete obedience with deep commitment and simple fidelity to the ideal of the Order as represented by its saints."
The Hidden Face, by Ida Friederike Gorres (New York, New York: Pantheon, 1959, pp. 236-237.
A Short Video and an Article about St. Therese's Dream and about Mother Anne's life:
- A seven-minute video by ICS Publications, with a reading of Therese's account of her dream of Mother Anne of Jesus and commentary about Anne's adventurous life:
- For a brief and lively account of the dream and of Anne's life and extraordinary gifts, please see Jennifer Sokol's story "Miraculous Vision: How St. Therese's Dream Pointed to Blessed Anne's Beatification" in the Natioinal Catholic Register, September 29, 2024.
Pope Francis's homily at the Mass of Beatification
- For the remarks of Pope Francis about Blessed Anne of Jesus, see the last three paragraphs of his homily at the Mass during which he beatified Mother Anne of Jesus, who founded several monasteries of Discalced Carmelite nuns in Belgium and died in Brussels in 1621
A documentary in French by KTO-TV about Blessed Anne of Jesus:
- If you understand French, KTO-TV broadcast an excellent 21-minute documentary about Blessed Anne, with many images of her, photographs of her mantle, and commentary by Church and academic authorities:
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