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Novena Saint Theresa of LisieuxMake this novena to ask Jesus through the intercession of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, all kinds of lawful requests.
FIRST DAY: PRESENCE OF GOD
Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, who lived under the gaze of God, revive in me the feeling of the divine presence. Help me to fulfil all the duties of my day. May my work, carried out with the intention of pleasing God, be a continuous prayer.
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
SECOND DAY: HUMILITY
Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, make me love the hidden life as you do. As a testimony to the sincerity of my prayer, I want to erase myself, to make myself forgotten, I will say nothing that will make me worthwhile.
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
DAY THREE: TRUST
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, I would like to surrender myself filially to God's will, and submit myself in advance to whatever God decides. I want, following your example, to serve him faithfully. At all times, I will say, as you do, "My joy is the holy will of Jesus, my only love".
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
FOURTH DAY: CHARITY
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, inspire me to do what I must do to prove my love to God: visit a poor person, give alms that is truly a sacrifice. I also resolve to watch over my words so as not to hurt anyone.
Hail Mary + St. Teresa, pray for me, and present to the Lord my humble request: ...
DAY FIVE: STATE DUTY
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, I want to forget myself and only think of satisfying those around me. I will do my best to make life pleasant for them, not only through a natural movement of affection, but with a view to pleasing God.
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
DAY SIX: SPIRIT OF PENITENCE
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, tell Our Lord that, in atonement for my sins, I would like to unite myself to his painful Passion. Offer her all the little sacrifices that I will impose on myself today. May they be like as many roses that you will strip from the leaves at his feet.
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
SEVENTH DAY: ZEAL
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, even today I want to pray, work, deprive myself for the conversion of sinners, the consolation of the afflicted, the deliverance of souls from Purgatory. Isn't this apostolate of prayer and suffering, which you yourself have carried out, one of the most effective?
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
DAY EIGHT: PURITY OF SOUL
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, I would like to spend this day without making a single mistake. Like you, I will refuse nothing to God; I will do whatever he commands me by the voice of my conscience.
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
NINTH DAY: COMMUNION
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, prepare me yourself to receive Our Lord, or, if I cannot, to unite myself with him by conforming to his holy will. Make me say sincerely and from the bottom of my heart: "Not what I want, but what you want." My God, if you deign to hear me, through Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, may my fidelity to serve you express my gratitude.
Hail Mary + Saint Thérèse, pray for me and present my humble request to the Lord: (say your intention here)
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A novena is a prayer that is done in 9 successive days. Through this type of prayer, one asks through the intercession of a saint, an angel, the Virgin Mary or directly to God himself, a favour. Numerous testimonies throughout the world show the effectiveness of novenas when they are made with strong faith.
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Considered the greatest saint of the 20th century, Saint Therese of Lisieux (from her family name Therese Martin), was born on 2 January 1873 in Alençon (Orne) in France. She died at the age of 24, on 30 September 1897 in Lisieux (Calvados), France.
After the death of Thérèse Martin's mother when she was 4 years old, her father, Louis Martin, moved to Lisieux in 1877 to the house of Les Buissonnets where Thérèse spent her childhood.
Thérèse entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux in 1889 at the age of 15 and, despite her extreme youth, reached the heights of the mystical life. Out of obedience, at the behest of her superior, she wrote down her memories in which she inserted her doctrine.
Therese thus recounted the stages of this ascent in her "History of a Soul", revealing, at the same time as the ardour of her faith, an astonishing knowledge of the scriptures and theology. This book, published one year after his death, has been translated into more than 60 languages. Thanks to it, the whole world discovered the great qualities of his character and the mystery of his inner life with God.
In this book, the "little way" of St. Therese teaches us how to achieve and attain holiness in daily life, not through extraordinary acts but through the monotony of small sacrifices offered to God for love.
Therese died at the age of 24, on 30 September 1897, of tuberculosis, in the Carmelite convent in Lisieux, where she had entered at the age of 15. Her tomb attracted the faithful and miraculous events were soon attributed to her intercession.
After a regular trial in the Court of Rome, Therese Martin was beatified on 29 April 1923. Her remains were exhumed from the cemetery where they had lain for 26 years and brought back to the Carmel of Lisieux.
In 1925, she was recognised as a saint by Pope Pius XI under the name of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, and two years later, proclaimed Patroness of the Missions. Since 1944, Saint Theresa has been the Secondary Patroness of France.
In 1997, on the centenary of her death, Pope John Paul II declared Saint Therese a Doctor of the Church.
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