Novena to Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face

Novena to Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face

Say once a day for 9 days, beginning on 24 September and ending on 2 October, the eve of the Feast of St. Thérèse. Many people report unexpectedly finding or being given a literal rose, roses , a rosary, or even smell the perfume of roses after praying to Saint Thérèse, who said on her deathbed, "After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses. I will spend my Heaven doing good upon earth. I will raise up a mighty host of little saints. My mission is to make God loved..."

 

Collect for the Feast of Saint Therese

Dómine, qui dixísti: Nisi efficiámini sicut párvuli, non intrábitis in regnum cælórum: da nobis, quǽsumus; ita sanctæ Terésiæ Vírginis in humilitáte et simplicitáte cordis vestígia sectári, ut prǽmia consequámur ætérna: Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitáte Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. (Missale Romanum)

O Lord, who hast said: Unless you became as little children you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven, grant us, we pray, so to follow, in humility and simplicity of heart, the footsteps of the virgin blessed Therese, that we may attain to an everlasting reward. Who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. (Roman Missal)

Litany of Saint Thérèse

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.  Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven,  have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,  have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit,  have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God,  have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.

Saint Therese, servant of God, pray for us.

Saint Therese, victim of the merciful love of God, pray for us.

Saint Therese, spouse of Jesus, pray for us.

Saint Therese, gift of Heaven, pray for us.

Saint Therese, remarkable in childhood, pray for us.

Saint Therese, an example of obedience, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of the will of God, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of peace, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of patience, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of gentleness, pray for us.

Saint Therese, heroic in sacrifice, pray for us.

Saint Therese, generous in forgiving, pray for us.

Saint Therese, benefactress of the needy, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of Jesus, pray for us.

Saint Therese, devoted to the Holy Face, pray for us.

Saint Therese, consumed with divine love of God, pray for us.

Saint Therese, advocate of extreme cases, pray for us.

Saint Therese, persevering in prayer, pray for us.

Saint Therese, a powerful advocate with God, pray for us.

Saint Therese, showering roses, pray for us.

Saint Therese, doing good upon earth, pray for us.

Saint Therese, answering all prayers, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of holy chastity, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of voluntary poverty, pray for us.

Saint Therese, lover of obedience, pray for us. .

Saint Therese, burning with zeal for God’s glory, pray for us.

Saint Therese, inflamed with the Spirit of Love, pray for us.

Saint Therese, child of benediction, pray for us. pray for us.

Saint Therese, perfect in simplicity, pray for us. pray for us.

Saint Therese, so remarkable for trust in God, pray for us.

Saint Therese, gifted with unusual intelligence, pray for us.

Saint Therese, never invoked without some answer, pray for us.

Saint Therese, teaching us the sure way, pray for us.

Saint Therese, victim of Divine Love, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,   Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,  Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,  Have mercy on us.

V. Saint Therese, the little Flower of Jesus,

R. Pray for us.

Let us Pray

O God, Who inflamed with Thy Spirit of Love the soul of Thy servant Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we may also love Thee and may make Thee much loved. Amen.

Novena Prayer

O little Thérèse of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the Heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love. O little Flower of Jesus, ask God today to grant the favors I now place with confidence in thy hands. (Mention your intentions here)  Saint Thérèse, help me to always believe as thou didst, in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate thy "Little Way" each day. Amen.

Prayers for the Pope

Prayer for the Supreme Pontiff

(From the Raccolta, approved by Pope Leo XIII, 8 May 1896)
 

O Lord, in union with millions of believers, and prostrate here at thy feet, we pray Thee to save, defend, and long preserve the Vicar of Christ, the Father of the glorious society of souls, our own Father. Today and every day he prays for us, fervently offering to Thee the sacred victim of love and peace. Turn then, O Lord, thy loving eyes upon us, who forgetful as it were of ourselves pray now above all things for him. Unite our prayers with his, and receive them into the bosom of thy infinite mercy, as a most sweet perfume of that living and efficacious charity, in which the children of the Church are united to their Father. All that he asks of Thee today we too ask for with him. Whether he sorrows or rejoices, or when he hopes or offers the victim of love for his people, we would be united with him. We desire that the utterance of our souls should be one with his.  Mercifully grant, O Lord, that no one of us be far from his mind and heart during the hour of his prayer, and when he offers to Thee the sacrifice of thy blessed Son. And in the moment that he, our most revered Pontiff, holding in his hands the very body of Jesus Christ, shall say to the people over the Chalice of benediction the words: The peace of the Lord be ever with you, do Thou, O Lord, cause thy most sweet peace to descend with a new and manifest power into our hearts, and upon all the nations of mankind. Amen.

Prayer to the Sacred Heart

(From the Raccolta, approved by Pope Saint Pius X, 16 June 1906)

O most Sacred Heart of Jesus, pour down thy blessings abundantly upon thy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff, and upon all the clergy; give perseverance to the just, convert sinners, enlighten unbelievers, bless our parents, friends and benefactors, help the dying, free the souls in Purgatory, and extend over all hearts the sweet empire of thy love. Amen.

Prayer to Our Lady

(From the Raccolta, approved by Pope Saint Pius X, 19 December 1906)

O Mother of mercy, help of Christians, faithful handmaid of divine providence, treasurer of all graces, remember that never was it known that those who devoutly had recourse to thee were left without consolation. Wherefore, I prostrate myself humbly before thee, trusting in thy heart of pity and in thy most generous watchfulness, and beg of thee to hear my prayers. Obtain for me holy prudence, and graces in all my spiritual needs, and also that temporal prudence necessary for spending my days in this vale of tears. I commend most fervently to thy loving and maternal heart Holy Church, the Supreme Pontiff, the conversion of souls, the propagation of the Catholic Faith, as well as the chosen spouses of our Lord who are suffering in the cruel flames of Purgatory, that they may quickly be consoled with eternal refreshment. Amen.