Date/Time
Date(s) - Oct 01, 2025
9:30 am - 3:15 pm

This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Did you know that Padre Pio had such a fervent devotion to her that he bilocated to attend her canonization? In her autobiography, Story of a Soul, the beloved Little Flower reveals her loving pursuit of holiness in ordinary life. She defined her doctrine of the Little Way as “the way of spiritual childhood, the way of trust and absolute surrender.” Take “time out” from the busyness of life for some spiritual refreshment as we learn to love our littleness by making Jesus known and becoming instruments of God’s love in the spirit of Saint Therese. There is no cost to attend this program; however, it is a ticketed event. Registration opens on September 1st. Please plan on bringing a bag lunch.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Welcome and Opening Prayer – 9:30 AM
Conference with Father Tauber – 9:45 AM
Mass – 10:30 AM
Celebrants: Bishop Alfred Schlert, D.D., J.C.L. and Father Jerome Tauber
Rosary with Veneration of the Relics of Padre Pio and Saint Therese – 11:30 AM
Confessions, Lunch, and Free Time to Visit the Museum, Gift Shop, and Our Lady of Grace Chapel, or view the film:
Prayer: A Surge of the Heart in the Spirituality Centre – 12:00 PM
Stations of the Cross with Our Sister Saint Therese – 1:00 PM

About Our Spiritual Director:
Father Jerome Tauber is the former pastor of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Hellertown, PA. Father now serves as the Vicar for Religious for the Diocese of Allentown and Chaplain of Saint Luke’s University Health Network and VNA Hospice.