ITALY: CONCLUSION OF 150th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF SAINT THERESE OF THE INFANT JESUS

The Semi-OCD Province of Naples concluded festivities for the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. Therese with a solemn celebration. Fr. Luigi Gaetani presided and was accompanied by the Bari OCD community and our students in formation. The themes for the homily reflection were trust and ‘the little way’ as outlined in the apostolic […]

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Egypt: Art Competition about St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Discalced Carmelites arrived in Egypt in 1926, the year after the canonization of St. Therese.  Today St. Therese’s Basilica is the venue for unity and communion for the different Rites, both for Coptic and Orthodox Catholics and even for Muslims who frequent it, as well as non-aligned women and some men who come just to […]

India: Celebrating St Therese of the Child Jesus, the Patroness of Pushpashrama

The 150th Birth Anniversary and the Centenary of the Beatification of St Therese of the Child Jesus, the patroness of Pushpashrama, was celebrated on Sunday, 8 October 2023 at the Infant Jesus Shrine, Pushpashrama. The solemn Eucharistic Celebration was presided over by Archbishop Emeritus Dr Bernard Moras, the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mysuru […]

Australia: Celebrating 1st Centenary of St Thérèse’s Beatification

On Saturday, the 29th of April 2023, the St John of the Cross OCDS Community, Melbourne, gathered in the parish of the Good Shepherd Church in Gladstone Park, Victoria, to celebrate the first centenary of the beatification of St Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Fr Dishan Candappa, OCDS, celebrated St Thérèse’s votive Mass for the […]

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