A statue of St Therese of Lisieux is seen at the National Shrine of St Therese in Darien, Illinois. Photo: CNS/ Nancy Wiechec. The Feast of St Therese of Lisieux has a special significance in this Centenary year of her canonisation, which took place on May 17, 1925. At the time of her canonisation Therese would have been only fifty-one years old. She was so popular it seemed the people had pre-empted the Church in recognising her as…
