A time of grace for England and Wales

At the request of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor and the bishops of England and Wales, the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux, the French Carmelite Sister known as ‘The Little Flower of Jesus’ will be visiting our country from 16 September to 16 October 2009 and will be at St Mary’s Cathedral in Coulby Newham on 2nd and 3rd October.

Many people have been praying and asking for this to happen, and now their prayers have been answered. We can be sure that this will be a time of grace for our Church and our country.

To date the relics have visited nearly 40 countries around the world, including Brazil, Russia, Kazakhstan, the United States, Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Lebanon and Iraq. Wherever they have gone, many people have experienced conversion, healing, a renewed sense of vocation, and answers to their prayers.

Click here to find out who St Thérèse was and why she is of such importance.

Details to follow in later issues of the Middlesbrough Catholic Voice and on this website.