HUBERTUS, Wis. — Thousands of people are expected to visit Holy Hill to see a special relic that means a lot to those who honor the Catholic faith.

Thousands anticipated to visit Holy Hill to see St. Thérèse relics

Preparations are underway for the relics, or holy remains, of Saint Thérèse to spend this weekend at Holy Hill's Basilica. The relics will remain at Holy Hill until Tuesday morning.

The first full Mass with the relics takes place Saturday at 4:30 p.m. as part of the United States tour, previously making its way through Siberia and Mongolia.

"She's seen as a powerful friend of God and can help us," Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris said. "And that's what we need so much right now, to know that we're loved, protected and that we can trust."

Thérèse's reliquary is relatively contempora

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