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Miraculous Invocation to St. Thérèse
O Glorious St. Thérèse, whom Almighty God has raised up to aid
and inspire the human family, I implore your Miraculous Intercession.
You are so powerful in obtaining every need of body and spirit
form the Heart of God. Holy Mother Church proclaims you "Prodigy
of Miracles ... the Greatest Saint of Modern Times." Now
I fervently beseech you to answer my petition (mention here)
and to carry out your promises of spending Heaven doing good
upon earth ... of letting fall from Heaven a Shower of Roses.
Little Flower, give me your childlike faith, to see the Face
of God in the people and experiences of my life, and to love God
with full confidence. St. Thérèse, my Carmelite Sister, I will
fulfill your plea "to be made known everywhere" and
I will continue to lead others to Jesus through you.
Amen.
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Novena Prayer
O Holy Little Thérèse of the child Jesus, who during thy short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of whole-hearted abandonment to God, now that thou rejoicest in the reward of thy virtues, cast a glance of pity on us as we leave all things in thy hands. Make our trouble thine own - speak a word for us to our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love thou wert - to that Queen of heaven (who smiled on thee at the dawn of life). Beg her as Queen of the Heart of Jesus to obtain for us by her powerful intercession, the grace we yearn for so ardently at this moment, and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen us during life, defend us at the hour of death, and lead us straight on to a happy eternity.
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The Little Way Novena
God our Father, You have promised your kingdom to those who are willing to become your little children.
Help us, like Thérèse our sister, to know our poverty of spirit so that we might be dependent on you.
Transform us through the holiness of your Spirit into flames of love, burning with compassion for those who are sick, those who are unfree, those who feel unloved, those in any kind of need.
May we, your missionaries of the third millennium. Be your fire of love setting this world ablaze with your presence, so that all people will know and love Jesus Christ your Son, our Saviour and brother. Amen.
St Thérèse of Lisieux pray for us.
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