ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux will arrive in the U.S. next week as part of a national tour, with the first stop at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak.

The reliquary containing some of the saint's bones will be hosted at the shrine for a week starting Oct. 1, which is her feast day.

Watch Jolie Sherman's video report below: Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux being brought to Royal Oak

This marks the first time in 26 years that her relics have come to the United States from France. When the relics previously visited the shrine in 1999, they drew more than 75,000 visitors in a single day.

"You can imagine that joyful anticipation that we have here at the Shrine, as you said, to be the first to welcome her into the United States

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