A Film by Michael Whyte

This attractive film about the relics of St Thérèse to this country is a sensitive exploration of devotion in the Catholic community. The excellent editing allows for moments of humour and great insight, posing important questions about life and faith.

Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster

Given unique access to the first Tour of the Relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux to England, Michael Whyte’s film, Relics & Roses, follows the Reliquary on its journey.

Observing the veneration from such disparate venues as a hospice, a prison, York Minster and the great Cathedrals of Liverpool and Westminster. Christian faith in the 21st century is brought into focus during interviews with the Archbishop of Westminster, the Dean of York, many of the 300,000 people who came to venerate the relics whilst Matthew Parris of the Times offers an alternative view.

St Thérèse of Lisieux, ‘the little flower’, was born in 1874 and entered the Carmel at Lisieux at the age of 15. Nine years later at the age of 24 she died from tuberculosis. ‘The Story of a Soul’, her autobiographical memoir published posthumously, revealed her spiritual genius and insight to the mystery of faith. She was declared a saint in 1925.

Relics & Roses is the second of a trilogy of films on the Catholic Faith. No Greater Love, the first film, looked at a year in the life of the Carmelite Monastery of The Most Holy Trinity in London’s Notting Hill.

Relics & Roses is now available to buy from www.relicsandroses.com

Also by Michael Whyte the award winning No Greater Love, a unique portrait of the Carmelite Monastery www.nogreaterlove.co.uk.