Celebrate the 120th Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux

DARIEN, IL- The Society of the Little Flower and the Carmelite Campus are holding their Feast Day Celebration honoring St. Therese of Lisieux on October 2, 2017.

The celebration will begin with Mass at 11:30 A.M. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Darien, IL. During the celebration, there will be the traditional Blessing of the Roses and Veneration of the Relics of St. Therese.

The Carmelite Campus will offer a shuttle bus to the National Shrine Museum of St. Therese to continue the celebration. Visitors are welcomed to spend time at the Shrine Museum, which holds the largest collection of Theresian artifacts outside of her convent in Lisieux, France.

The Carmelite Gift Shop, adjacent to the Shrine Museum, will offer a free gift (while supplies last) and a chance to enter a Grand Raffle.

A second Mass celebration will be at 7:00 P.M. in the National Shrine Museum Chapel.

The Carmelite Campus and the Society of the Little Flower look forward to the 120th celebration of St. Therese and our Faith Community joining together to celebrate this holy Saint!

For more information, please call the Carmelite Campus at 800-647-1430.