From Spero-
The relics of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, are due to arrive in London on October 11. They are expected to draw thousands of pilgrims during their five day stay in the UK capital. Pilgrims will be able to see and venerate the relics, housed in a casket which contains bones from the thigh and foot of the Carmelite nun who died at the age of 24 in France in 1897.
The relics will arrive at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock in Kensington on the evening of October 11 and then taken to Wormwood Scrubs Prison on the next day where prisoners will be able to venerate the relics. The bones will then be moved to Westminster Cathedral – the see of the Catholic archbishop to be blessed on the steps of the Cathedral by Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster John Arnold. There they will remain until an October 15 Mass of Farewell, celebrated by the Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols.
Westminster Cathedral is preparing to welcome up to 100,000 pilgrims who are expected to venerate the relics, and attend special services and an all night vigil. Already, 100,000 candles have been ordered fas well as 50,000 pink roses to honor St. Thérèse, who is also known as the 'Little Flower of Jesus'. Among Latin Americans, she is sometimes known as Saint Teresita.
St Thérèse died of tuberculosis in 1897 aged 24 and came to wider attention after her autobiography 'Story of a Soul' was published. It was her seemingly unremarkable life that has made her such a remarkable figure, demonstrating that an extraordinary spiritual life can be lived through ordinary tasks. The relics arrival in London mark the end of a month long tour around England and Wales.
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