Novena to Saint Thérèse
Novena to Saint Thérèse
The feast of St. Thérèse is coming up! On the traditional calendar her feast is celebrated October 3rd. (It was moved to October 1st on the new calendar.) Novenas for her intercession can be said anytime, but we will be praying a few different novenas for a special intention this year, beginning today in anticipation of her feast and ending on October 2nd, the eve of her traditional Feast and our 15th wedding anniversary! We will then pray another Novena to St. Therese which begins on her feast day.
You can find additional ways to celebrate the feast of St. Therese here and here.
Rose Novena Prayer
(You can find a printable Rose Novena prayer card here.)
THE TWENTY-FOUR ‘GLORY BE’S’ NOVENA TO ST. THERESE
The Glory Be is said 24 times each day for nine days, in thanksgiving for all the blessings and favours given to Saint Therese of the Child Jesus during the 24 years of her life. Start the novena each day with this prayer:
“Holy Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit, I thank You for all the blessings and favours You have showered upon the soul of Your servant Therese of the Child Jesus, during the 24 years she spent here on earth, and in consideration of the merits of this, Your most beloved Saint, I beseech You to grant me this favour, if it is in accordance with Your most Holy Will and is not an obstacle to my salvation.”
After this prayer, follow with the 24 Glory Be’s, between each of which should be included this short prayer”
“Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.”
A NINE DAY NOVENA TO SAINT THERESE
O St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own, speak a word for me to Our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were — to that Queen of Heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of life” Beg her powerful intercession the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment…and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life, defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen.
O God, who did inflame with the Spirit of Love, the soul of your servant Thérèse of the Child Jesus, grant that we also may love you and make you much loved. Amen.
DAY ONE
O Thérèse of the Child Jesus, well beloved and full of charity, in union with you, I reverently adore the majesty of God, and since I rejoice with exceeding joy in the singular gifts of grace bestowed upon you during your life, and your gifts of glory after death, I give Him deepest thanks for them; I beseech you with all my heart’s devotion to be pleased to obtain for me (…mention request here). But if what I ask of you so earnestly does not tend to the glory of God and the greater good of my soul, do you, I pray, obtain for me that which is more profitable to both these ends. Amen.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY TWO
Almighty God, giver of all good gifts, who did will that Blessed Therese, being watered by the heavenly dew of your guiding grace, should bloom in Carmel with the beauty of virginity and patience in suffering, grant that I your servant may go forward in the order of her sweetness an may be found worthy to become a devoted and loyal follower of Christ. Amen.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY THREE
O Therese of the Child Jesus, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Carmel, I greet you, great saint, seraph of divine love. I rejoice in the favours our Lord so liberally bestowed on you. I humility and confidence I ask you to help me, for I know God has given you love and pity as well as power. Tell Him, now, I beseech you, of the favour I seek in this novena… Your request will crown my petition with success and bring joy to my heart. Remember your promise to do good here on earth. “I shall spend my heaven doing good on the Earth After death I shall let fall a shower of roses.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY FOUR
O Little Flower of Jesus, who at an early age had your heart set on Carmel and in your brief earthly life did become the mirror of angelic purity, of courageous love and of whole hearted surrender to Almighty God, turn your eyes of mercy upon me who trusts in you. Obtain for me the favour I seek in this novena…and the grace to keep my heart and mind pure and clean. O dear saint, grant me to feel in every need the power of your intercession; help to comfort me in all the bitterness of this life and especially at its end, that I may be worth to share eternal happiness with you in heaven. Amen.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY FIVE
O Little Flower of Carmel, Almighty God endowed you, consumed by love for him, with wondrous spiritual strength to follow the way of perfection during the days of your short life. Sickness touched you early but you remained firm in faith and prayer was your life. O pray for me that I may benefit by your intercession and be granted the favour I ask in this novena…
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY SIX
O Little Flower of Jesus, you have shown yourself so powerful in your intercession, so tender and compassionate toward those who honour you and invoke you in suffering and distress, that I kneel at your feet with perfect confidence and beseech you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present necessity and obtain for me the favour I ask in this novena…Vouchsafe to recommend my request to Mary, the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of Jesus, her divine Son.. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY SEVEN
Therese of the Child Jesus, most loving Saint, in union with you I adore the divine Majesty. My heart is filled with joy at the remembrance of the marvellous favours with which God blessed your life on earth and of the great glory that came to you after death. In union with you, I praise God, and offer him my humble tribute of thanksgiving. I implore you to obtain for me, through your powerful intercession, the greatest of all blessings — that of living and dying in the state of grace. I also beg of you to secure for me the special favour I seek in this novena…
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY EIGHT
O glorious St. Therese, who, burning with the desire of increasing the glory of God, invariably attended to the sanctification of your soul by the constant practice of prayer and charity so that, becoming in the Church a model of holiness, you are now in Heaven the protector of all those who have recourse to you in faith, look down upon me who invokes your powerful patronage and join your petition to mine that I be granted the favour I seek in this novena…
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
DAY NINE
O St. Therese, seraphic virgin, beloved spouse of our Crucified Lord, you who on earth did burn with a love so intense toward your God and my God, and now glow with a bright and purer flame in paradise, obtain for me, I beseech you, a spark of that same holy fire which shall help me to put things of the world in their proper place and live my life always conscious of the presence of God. As I conclude my novena I also beg of you to secure for me the special favour I seek at this time…
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
The Seven Sacraments Stained Glass Window {Catechism Craft with Free Printable!}
Originally I was just going to use a blank cross for this craft and have my son list the Seven Sacraments on the cross, but then I decided to try and add some illustrations for my son to color, and then lines for him to write the names of the sacraments. All of my other children ended up asking to create one too! Here are the links to all the documents I created in the process. You are welcome to download them for your own family/class if you’d like:
- The Seven Sacraments Worksheet (with my illustrations to color)
- Cross (blank)
- Cross with names of the sacraments (child can add his own illustrations)
- Cross with empty circles/lines (child can add his own illustrations and the names of the sacraments)
- Cross with sacraments to color
Seven Sacraments Stained Glass Catechism Craft
Supplies:
- Black or Dark Blue Card Stock or Construction Paper
- Yellow Card Stock or Construction Paper (cut into the shape of a stained glass window)
- Seven Sacraments Cross Printable (additional options can be found listed above)
- Colored Card Stock or Construction Paper, cut into small one inch shapes
- Colored Pencils, Crayons or Markers
- Pencil or Black Gel Pen
- Scissors
- Glue Sticks
Directions:
1. Write a list of the Seven Sacraments onto the white cross or color the illustrations if you are using the printable. Another option is to have the children copy a bible or saint quote onto the cross.
Additional Reading, Coloring Books, and Songs on the Seven Sacraments:
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The “O” Antiphons are a monastic tradition dating back to the 4th century. The antiphons are recited during evening prayer. This makes an excellent family devotion for the week before Christmas, as it helps to build the anticipation of Christ’s coming. These antiphons have great significance. Each begins with and “O” and calls Jesus a unique title which comes from the prophecies of Isaiah.
Each set of seven ornaments also comes with a devotional booklet. The antiphons correspond to a verse from the traditional hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”. These verses are included in the devotional, as well as the corresponding scripture and a short devotion.
These are sure to become a family treasure and a tradition you love to share with those dear to your heart.
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{pretty, happy, funny, real} :: All Saints’ Costumes, New Picture Books, Hockey Lessons, and Super Simplified Back-to-School Schultütes. . .
New picture books about saints always make me happy! Did you know that Amy Welborn just came out with a new book about St. Francis. We haven’t read it yet, but our copy just arrived and I plan to surprise the children with it on his feast day, which is coming up on October 4th.
My Daybook :: September 16, 2014
Outside my window…
The sky is filled with smoke again and I’m dreaming of going back to the ocean… or anywhere with clear blue skies. I have discovered that the smoke triggers my anxiety/panic attacks. It seems to be affecting our oldest daughter too, who is complaining about chest pain and breathing difficulty this afternoon. Can you please say a little prayer for us? We are continuing to pray for the safety of the firefighters and all those affected by this year’s wildfires.
I am thinking…
I’ve probably gone a little overboard sharing pictures from last week’s trip, but I wanted to post them here for my in-law’s to see. They aren’t on Facebook/Instagram/etc, but they do read the blog – Happy 47th Anniversary you two!!! I promise this will be the last post with pictures from our trip. Next I’ll move on to a whole bunch of posts with pictures from Twinkle Toes’ birthday party! 😉
I am thankful…
So thankful that Sean was able to take a few days off work to go camping. I needed to get out of the smoke and we needed some time together with just our family. It was such a great trip!
Learning all the time…
I’m also thankful for the ability to home educate our children, or in this case campground educate! 😉 We kept up with math lessons at the picnic table…
… and learned history as it was read aloud around the campfire!
We also toured the lighthouse, visited the cheese factory, and so much more!
Celebrating the liturgical year…
We also were blessed to be able to attend a beautiful EF Latin Mass for the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Afterwards we took Father out to breakfast and then later in the evening he joined us again for dinner at our campsite. He kindly blessed our RV (and the campground), taught the children how to play Yatzee, and we ended the evening with cake!
Just because we were camping didn’t mean we couldn’t still have birthday cake for Mother Mary, topped with our usual 10 candles representing a decade of the Rosary. I was so pleased when I found this beautiful single layer white cake, complete with a blue rose, at the local grocery store for only $6. It was perfect!
The next morning the boys served another EF Latin Mass on the feast of St. Peter Claver.
This past Sunday we also had our own local EF Latin Mass – it’s once every two months and happened to fall on September 14th, the anniversary of the implementation of Summorom Pontificum! I picked up a cake to serve after Mass.
From the kitchen…
Too. Much. Cake. and. Candy!
I didn’t have any trouble passing on the cake, but all the amazing samples at Cranberry Sweets & More (and Face Rock Creamery) were irresistible.
I especially couldn’t pass up an opportunity to enjoy a Chocolate Almond Cheesecake truffle. YUM!!!
We brought home a few things to give as gifts, and I am back on my diet.
I am working on…
The 17 Day Diet and exercising. I’ve really struggled with my health and weight following my miscarriage and have a lot of weight to lose. Even with a few cheats on Day 15 I still was able to make it through Twinkle Toes’ birthday party, the golf tournament, and a few summer BBQs without cheating and drop over 13 pounds during the initial 17 Day Accelerate Cycle! It’s a start. I still have plenty to lose to get back to where I need to be and next up is the Activate Cycle.
I am creating…
my to-do list for the next couple days… Is it Friday yet?
I am going…
to Catholic Women Rejoice! I’m so excited to finally meet Danielle Bean! If you live in the Pacific Northwest there is still time to register before tickets sell out. I’d love to meet you there!
I am hoping…
to finally have an opportunity to sort through the pictures from Twinkle Toes’ birthday to share with you all. It was so sweet!
I am praying…
for God’s guidance as we continue to discern His Will for our family.
I am reading…
Augustus Caesar’s World and The Borrowed House (aloud to all the children), The Young Reader’s Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (with the younger children), and A Graphic Life of Jesus Christ and Julius Caesar (with the older boys).
Pondering these words…
from Mother Teresa:
I am listening…
to the air conditioner. We’ve had to keep it running to filter out some of the smoke that is making it’s way into the house.
Around the house RV and Campsite…
Thank you, Miss Charlotte, for recommending Say Anything! Captain received it as a gift on his Bacon Birthday and we played it the for the first time while camping. It was SO MUCH FUN!
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| “Dad and Mom, come play! THIS one’s for YOU Mom!” |
After watching the sunset on our last night at the beach (and showers to wash off ALL that sand) we roasted marshmallows for s’mores!
One of my favorite things…
I love that my girls love to dress up and wear their “old fashioned” dresses.
You were right, Melanie, this picture is pretty in sepia.
This week’s plans…
- Dropped the Sienna off at the mechanics yesterday for service and repairs (I am hoping I get it back tomorrow since I really need a car on Thursday and would rather not take the RV to piano!)
- Catholic Digest writing deadline (was Monday and I’m still working on it…)
- Tutors on Tuesday and Thursday
- Piano lessons on Thursday
- The girls and I leave on a road-trip Friday!!!! (Please keep us in your prayers!)
- Snuggles has another Learn to Skate/Learn to Play Hockey lesson on Saturday
- My in-law’s 47th Anniversary today and my Mom’s birthday on Sunday!
A little peek at my day…
I stopped in town during the five minute drive to our Mission Parish to take this photo of one of the new fires in our area… I mentioned on Instagram that “If the skies fill with smoke again I’m going on another road trip. My anxiety can’t handle any more smoke…” I wasn’t kidding!
Morning on the Beach
Sunset on the Beach
Face Rock Creamery
Coquille River Lighthouse
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