On the occasion of the Feasts of Saint Thérèse 2022, the Sainte-Thérèse Sanctuary of Lisieux invites you to pray for 9 days in the company of Sister Roseli Olian from the Chapel of the Carmel of Lisieux in front of the relics of Saint Thérèse

Day 1

In the profession note on September 8, 1890 Thérèse writes: May the things of the earth never disturb my soul May nothing disturb my peace, Jesus I only ask you for peace, and also love, infinite love limitless other than you, the love that is no longer me but you my Jesus (P 2, 8/09/1890)

Pray for world peace : first put peace in our hearts, convert the hearts of those who are tempted by violence. We ask you, make us all peacemakers, wherever we live.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 2

In Manuscript B, which Thérèse addressed to her sister Marie of the Sacred Heart, she wrote I understood that if the Church had a body, composed of different members, the most indispensable, the noblest of all was not missing. , I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love. Yes, I have found my place in the Church and this place, oh my God, it is you who gave it to me… in the Heart of the Church, my Mother, I will be Love… thus I will be everything…so my dream will be realized!!!…(Ms B 3v)

Let us pray that the Church, faithful to the Gospel and courageous in its proclamation, may be a place of solidarity, fraternity and welcome. May it live more and more synodization.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 3

In Manuscript C that Thérèse wrote at the request of the Prioress Sister Marie de Gonzague "Finally, I want to be a daughter of the Church like our Mother Saint Thérèse was and to pray for the intentions of our Holy Father the Pope, knowing that her intentions embrace the universe. This is the purpose of my life. (Ms C, 33).

Let us pray for the intentions of the Holy Father Pope Francis, the Archbishops, Bishops and the priests of our Church: so that they may be increasingly strengthened in the face of the trials and sufferings that the Church currently shares.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 4

In Manuscript A Thérèse writes: “O my Mother! How beautiful is the vocation whose aim is to preserve the salt intended for souls! This vocation is that of Carmel, since the only end of our prayers and our sacrifices is to be the apostle of the apostles, praying for them while they evangelize souls by their words and above all by their example... We must let me stop, if I continued to speak on this subject, I would not finish!…” (Ms A 56r).

Pray for Consecrated Life: which enriches and rejoices the Church through the multiplicity of charisms and the dedication of so many lives totally given to the Lord so that they find the support, the courage and the strength to bear witness to Christ mainly in all the places where life is in progress. danger.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 5

Grace illuminating the path that the little vessel with the graceful white sail must travel… Close to Pauline, I took the resolution never to take my soul away from the gaze of Jesus, so that it may sail in peace towards the Fatherland of Heaven! …” (Manuscript A, 22r)

Let us pray for all lay people involved in the life of the Church, so that they can promote and multiply the seed of peace and freedom in the respect of natural law in society. Lord, renew hearts and minds, so that the word that brings us together remains.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 6

Thérèse writes in the Manuscripts entrusted to her sister Pauline – Mother Agnès of Jesus: “I prayed a lot for my Mother, … for the whole family but especially for my little Father who was so tried and so holy…” (Manuscript A 76v)

Pray for families, especially those tried by material worries, illness and death, so that through the intercession of Saint Thérèse they may persevere in trust and abandonment, living in accordance with the will of the Good God.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 7

“It is from the youth of Thérèse of the Child Jesus that her enthusiasm for the Lord springs, the strong sensitivity with which she lived love, the realistic audacity of her great projects.” (Trial of the Doctorate of Saint Thérèse – 5. John XXIII)

Pray for the young in search of a simple and authentic spiritual and evangelical life, so that the message of Saint Thérèse confirms that God also makes young people share, in abundance, the treasures of his wisdom.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!


Day 8

Thérèse writes in Manuscript B: “To be your spouse, O Jesus, to be a Carmelite, to be by my union with you the mother of souls, that should be enough for me… it is not so… Doubtless, these three privileges are my vocation, Carmelite, Spouse and Mother, however I feel other vocations within me, I feel the vocation of warrior, priest, apostle, doctor, martyr; finally, I feel the need, the desire to accomplish for you Jesus, all the most heroic works”. (MsB, 2v)

Pray for all vocations, especially for people who are in difficulty in responding to the Lord's call, may Saint Thérèse intercede for each of them and help them to be faithful.

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!

Day 9

Thérèse wrote to her sister Marie of the Sacred Heart on September 17, 1896: “It is trust and nothing but trust that should lead us to Love… Yes, I feel it, Jesus wants to give us his Heaven for free. (LT 197)

Trust in God and entrust to him everything you carry in your hearts, in an act of total surrender. Let us have the certainty that God loves us and that he knows everything we need, he never abandons us. From the depths of your heart, present to the Lord your particular intention…

God our Father, you welcome close to you those who, in this world, serve you faithfully: we invoke Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus because of her love for you. Her subsidiary trust made her hope “that You would do her will in Heaven since she had always done yours on earth”.

I beg you to grant the prayer that I address to you with faith by entrusting myself to his intercession.

Our father

Lord Jesus, only Son of God and our Saviour, remember that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus consumed her life here below for the salvation of souls and wanted to "spend her Heaven doing good on earth": because that she was your beloved wife, passionate for your glory, we pray to her.

I entrust myself to You, in order to obtain the graces that I implore by entrusting myself to his intercession.

I salute you marie

Holy Spirit, source of all grace and all love, it is through your action that Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was filled with divine attention and responded to it with perfect fidelity. Now that she intercedes for us, and does not want to take any rest until the end of time, we implore her.

I ask you to inspire and listen to my prayer, so that I may be granted the favor entrusted to her intercession.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit

O Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, see the trust I place in you and welcome my intentions. Intercede for me with the Virgin Mary who came to smile at you at the time of your ordeal. Look also at all those who are toiling and suffering and at all those who pray to you: I unite myself to them as to sisters and brothers.

Through the graces that we ask if it is the will of the Lord, give us to be strengthened in Faith, Hope and Love on the way of life, and to be helped at the time of death , in order to pass from this world in the peace of the Father and to know the eternity of joy of the children of God.

Amen!