St. John's Annual Novena in Honor of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
September 23 - October 1
Day 7: Novena Prayers
O glorious Saint Therese whom Almighty God has raised up to aid and counsel humanity, I implore your miraculous intercession. So powerful are you in obtaining every need of body and soul that Holy Mother Church proclaims you a "Prodigy of Miracles...the Greatest Saint of Modern Times." Now I fervently ask you to answer my petition:
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I ask you to carry out your promises of spending heaven doing good upon earth and of letting fall from heaven a shower of roses. I, in turn, will fulfill your plea to make you known everywhere and I will never cease to lead others to Jesus through you. Amen.
SEVENTH DAY
O little Martyr of Love! You know now, even better than in the days of your earthly pilgrimage, that love embraces all vocations. Use your power in heaven to deepen our love of God, to enrich our appreciation of God's presence in all things, and especially in all people. Help us to be truly patient and kind.
Intercede for us all the days of our lives, but especially during this Novena, and plead our cause at the throne of God.
We ask this in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be...
Grant, O Lord God, that we, your servants, may rejoice in continual health of mind and body through the intercession of Mary the ever virgin Mother and all the saints. May we be free from undue anxiety and come to enjoy eternal gladness.
O God, you inflamed the soul of your servant Therese of the Child Jesus with the Spirit of Love. Grant that we, too, may love You above all things and lead others to Your love.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.