As part of the 100th-year celebration of her sainthood, the Centenary Pilgrims Image and relics of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus visited the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City.

A special Mass was celebrated morning on June 25, 2025, attended by students of St. John Cathedral School and local devotees.

St. Thérèse, also known as the “Little Flower of Jesus,” became a nun in the 19th century and was known for showing love through small acts of kindness.

“Tulad ng sabi ni St. Thérèse, ‘You do not wash the dishes because they are dirty but because you love the person who will use it next,’” Eurie Angelo Macazo, assistant coordinator of the event, said.

The cathedral is hosting three first-class relics and two second-class relics of the saint, along with her pilgrim image. These include strands of her hair, flesh from her left arm, ashes from her tomb, and the brown habit and white mantle she wore as a nun.

“The hair of St. Thérèse, which was made by her sisters. Flesh from left arm and ashes from her tomb,” Luke Matthew Traballo, a relic custodian, said.

St. Thérèse died at the young age of 24 and was canonized because of her deep love for God and constant prayer. She is especially beloved by the youth, who call her fondly “Ate Tere,” and many believe she answers prayers in surprising ways.

“It always starts in little ways. ‘Yun po ang pinaka-spirituality ni St. Thérèse. Pinaka-tinuro niya,” Mary Graciana Lourdes Calimbio, National Office Secretary of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, said.

The national tour of St. Thérèse’s relics began in October 2024 and will continue until October this 2025.