Novena to St. Therese

The Litany of St. Therese
of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face

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.


*Pray for us (said after each invocation)


Holy Mary, pray for us
Our Lady of Victory,
St. Therese, Servant of God,
St. Therese, victim of the merciful love of God
St. Therese, spouse of Jesus,
St. Therese, gift of heaven,
St. Therese, remarkable in childhood,
St. Therese, an example of obedience,
St. Therese, over of the will of God,
St. Therese, lover of peace,
St. Therese, lover of patience,
St. Therese, lover of gentleness,
St. Therese, heroic in sacrifice,
St. Therese, generous in forgiving,
St. Therese, benefactress of the needy,
St. Therese, lover of Jesus,
St. Therese, devoted to the Holy Face,
St. Therese, consumed with divine love of God,
St. Therese, advocate of extreme cases,
St. Therese, persevering in prayer,
St. Therese, a powerful advocate with God,
St. Therese, showering roses,
St. Therese, doing good upon earth,
St. Therese, answering all prayers,
St. Therese, lover of holy chastity,
St. Therese, lover of voluntary poverty,
St. Therese, lover of obedience,
St. Therese, burning with zeal for God’s glory,
St. Therese, inflamed with the Spirit of Love,
St. Therese, child of benediction,
St. Therese, perfect in simplicity,
St. Therese, so remarkable for trust in God,
St. Therese, gifted with unusual intelligence
St. Therese, never invoked without some answer,
St. Therese, teaching us the sure way,
St. Therese, victim of Divine Love,


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


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


St. Therese, the Little Flower of Jesus,
Pray for us.


Let us pray...O God, Who inflamed with Your
Spirit of Love the soul of Your servant Therese
of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, grant
that we may also love You and make You
much loved.
Amen.

The Society of the Little Flower

Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, ocds
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Novena to St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Novena to St. Therese
Fourth Day-Faith


For one whose faith is like a mustard seed, He grants miracles, and moves mountains to strengthen this faith. For His intimate friends, He works miracles before having tried their faith. But after the trial what a reward!
St. Therese

St. Therese accepted the supernatural gift of faith with a total trust and confidence in God befitting a true child of God with a pure heart. She wanted the whole world to love God as she loved him. She wanted to share this gift of faith and proclaim it to all continents of the earth, exclaiming, "I would spread the gospel to all parts of the earth even to the farthest isles. I would be a missionary but not for a few years only; were it possible I would wish to have been one from the world's creation and to remain one until the end of time."
We know from her writings that she suffered through the dark night of faith. She stated that for long years the Lord gave her no consolations, it was she says, "as if, our Lord were asleep in the boat." But she rejoices at this saying, " I love all He does."
Let us pray to our little doctor of great Love to help us to love Him as she loves Him. May we see in her shower of roses a symbol of "everything is a grace" and let us love everything He does in our lives as a shower of roses from heaven.

Novena Prayer
Loving God, open our eyes to the light of faith and truth. May your light and love sustain us at all times. May Saint Therese guide us on her Little Way and teach us to receive everything as a grace. We want to say with her: Each moment brings an opportunity to choose your will in love. In joy, in sorrow, in every circumstance of life, may our hearts rest in Yours. Amen.

Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, OCDS
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