Relics Visit: September 17 – October 1, 2023

We are excited to announce the Centennial Reliquary of St. Therese and Reliquary of her parents, Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, will be visiting the National Shrine & Museum of St. Therese in Darien, Illinois from September 17 to October 1, 2023.

The Relics are available to the public every day from 9 am to 8 pm and there will be special programming during the visit.

Join Us for Our Celebration!

We look forward to welcoming our faith family to the National Shrine & Museum of St. Therese in Darien, Illinois! Our events will be recorded and viewable on our Feast Day video page should you be unable to attend in person.

The National Shrine and Museum of St. Therese is located at 8501 Bailey Rd, Darien, IL 60561. For more information, please call the Society of the Little Flower at 800-621-2806.

The Relics Visit and Feast Day Schedule of Events

Week One, September 17 to September 23

There is an 11:30 Mass at in the National Shrine every day

Sunday, September 17
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – V. Rev. Carl Markelz, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Spanish Mass – Fr. Enrique Valera, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Life & Spirituality of St. Therese” by Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.

Monday, September 18
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Tom Schrader, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “St. Therese: Far Too Brazen” by Fr. John Welch, O. Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum

Tuesday, September 19
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Spirituality of St. Therese” by Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum
7:00 PM Novena Service – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.

Wednesday September 20
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Rob Traudt, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “St. Therese: her Devotion to the Infant of Prague” by Fr. Elias O’Brien, O.Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum
7:00 PM – Healing Service – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O.Carm.

Thursday, September 21
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. David McEvoy, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “St. Therese and her Parents” by Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum

Friday, September 22
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Joseph Atcher, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “St. Therese’s Christmas Conversion” by Fr. Tom Schrader, O. Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum

Saturday, September 23
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Bernhard Bauerle, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “The Watchmaker and Lacemaker: Virtue in Married Love and Life” by Kevin Keller

Week Two, September 24 to October 1

There is an 11:30 Mass at in the National Shrine every day

Sunday, September 24
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. David McEvoy, O. Carm.
2 PM Spanish Mass – Fr. Enrique Valera, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Therese and the Mercy of God” by Fr. John Welch, O. Carm.

Monday, September 25
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. David McEvoy, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Life and call in the cloistered Carmelite monastery” by Mother Madonna, Prioress of Carmel of Mary
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum

Tuesday, September 26
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Tom Schrader, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Life and call in the cloistered Carmelite monastery” by Mother Madonna, Prioress of Carmel of Mary (repeat)
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum
7:00 PM Novena Service – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.

Wednesday, September 27
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Bishop Ronald Hicks, DD
2:00 PM Talk – “The Little Way” by Fr. Tom Schrader, O. Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum
7:00 PM – Healing Service – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.

Thursday, September 28
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Joseph Atcher, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Therese and her Parents” by Fr. Bob (repeat)
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum

Friday, September 29
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “Everything is Grace” by Fr. Tom Schrader, O. Carm.
2:30 to 4:00 PM – Confessions in Museum

Saturday, September 30
11:30 AM Shrine Mass – Fr. Rob Traudt, O. Carm.
2:00 PM Talk – “St. Therese and the Little Way” by Fr. John. Welch, O. Carm.
7:00 PM – Transitus (her death) Vigil Prayer Service (not a Mass!) – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm.

Sunday, October 1st  FEAST DAY
11:30 AM Mass – Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm. (Blessing of the Roses and Veneration of St. Therese Relics)
1:30 PM Talk – Fr. David McEvoy, O. Carm. (Talk on St. Therese)
3:00 PM Mass – Fr. Carl Markelz, O. Carm. (Blessing of the Roses and Veneration of St. Therese Relics)
5:00 PM Mass – Fr. Tom Fr. Tom Schrader, O. Carm. (Blessing of the Roses and Veneration of St. Therese Relics)

Confessions

Confessions will be taking place Monday through Friday from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Shrine Museum.  Confessions are face to face and there is no screen.  Please see the event schedule above for specific information about confessional times.

Daily Prayers, Masses, and Talk Videos

Fr. Carl Markelz, blessing the congregants at the Feast Day Mass

Our Relics Visit and Feast Day videos are available for viewing from September 17 through October 1, 2023 after 5 PM each day (evening services will be posted the following day).  We hope you will join us in this joyous celebration of our beloved Little Flower and her parents.

Start your prayerful journey with St. Therese on September 17th!

Our Special Gifts For You

The Society of the Little Flower has created a special medallion to commemorate the visitation of the relics. This beautiful enameled medallion and our 14-Day prayer booklet are our gifts to you for your 2023 Feast Day donation of $25 or more. Medallions and booklets are available only while our supplies last.

Allow us to remember all your prayer intentions as the Carmelites pray the 14 Days of Feast Day Masses.  Please share your intentions below.

St. Therese Feast Day Novena

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