Pilgrims from near and far are converging in Michigan, drawn to the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, just outside Detroit, where the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are on display. On October 1, 2025, Archbishop Edward Weisenburger and Rector Father John Bettin led a moving installation Mass, with the radiant, glass-encased reliquary gracing the altar. The saint’s relics first arrived in the United States over twenty-five years ago, inspiring the basilica’s dedication