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DAY 9
(Short Silence)
With ecclesiastical permission:
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
Bishop Ramon C. Arguelles, D.D.
Military Ordinariate of the Philippines Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus
Feast of St. Therese (Turn to page 8)
October 1, 2003
(Short Silence) One year before she died, Thérèse had declared:
“I have the vocation of an Apostle. I would like to
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be… travel over the whole earth to preach Your Name, O
Jesus, and to plant Your glorious Cross on infidel
Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus soils… I would want to preach the Gospel on all five
(Turn to page 8) continents simultaneously and even to the most
as we endeavor to live our Christian lives remote isles. I want to be a missionary, not for a few
to the full years only, but from the beginning of creation until the
by the daily accomplishment of consummation of the ages.
our duties of state
as you yourself did.
Lead us through the “little way” “Thérèse:
of confidence and love, Her Life and her “Lttle Way
to the summit of holiness Primer
to which we are called. Amen.
(Short Silence)
“If we want
Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus
(Turn to page 8)
to live a life of love of God,
we must not fail in
Prayer for the Day our love towards
our neighbor.”
DAY 6
-St. Thérèse
O God, You have chosen St. Thérèse of the
Child Jesus as model of love.
Prayer for the Day
Novena to
St. Therese of the Child Jesus DAY 5
and whose life was consumed with love Invocation to St. Thérèse
at the age of twenty four.
You are a credible witness
Our Father in heaven,
of how life can be so meaningful
You want to remind the world,
since it is offered of Jesus Christ.
through St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus,
Teach us your “little way” to Jesus,
of the merciful love that fills Your Heart
Convince us
and the filial trust that
That it is possible to hope
we must have towards You.
that the mercy of God
We humbly thank You
is infinitely greater than our mistakes,
for having filled with so much glory,
failures, and sins.
St. Thérèse, Your ever faithful child,
We wish to truly believe
and for having given her a marvelous power
That in possessing God,
to attract towards You, each day,
we possess everything else worth possessing,
a great number of souls
and that in finding Jesus,
who will glorify You eternally.
we will find the joy of an eternal springtime,
a fountain of youth forever flowing. Amen.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus,
remember your promise to do good on earth.
(Short Silence)
Let an abundant shower of roses
fall on those who invoke you.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
Obtain for us from God,
the graces which we await
from His infinite goodness.
Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus
Amen.
(Turn to page 8)
Holy Mary, Pray for us
around the globe, Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
in all of us, Our Lady of Victroy,
the love of the word of God Little Thérèse, servant of God,
and the desire Little Thérèse, Victim of the merciful love of God,
to be witnesses of God’s merciful love. Little Thérèse, spouse of Jesus,
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Little Thérèse,gift of heaven
Little Thérèse, remarkable in childhood,
(Short Silence) Little Thérèse, ann example of obedience,
Little Thérèse, resigned to the Divine Will of God,
Our Father … Hail Mary… Glory Be… Little Thérèse, lover of peace,
Little Thérèse, lover of patience,
Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus Little Thérèse, Lover of gentleness,
(Turn to page 8) Little Thérèse, searcher of truth,
Little Thérèse, heroice in sacrifices,
DAY 3 Little Thérèse, generous in forgiving,
Little Thérèse, generous in forgiving,
Humble little flower of Jesus, Little Thérèse, lover of Jesus,
we beseech you by your great humility, Little Thérèse, devoted to the Holy Face,
to obtain for us Little Thérèse, consumed with the Divine Love of God
the grace to be humble and little in our eyes Little Thérèse, advocate of extreme cases,
in the eyes of people. Little Thérèse, showering roses,
Pray for us, Little Thérèse, doing good upon earth,
Through your powerful prayers, Little Thérèse, answering all prayers,
Little Thérèse, lover of chastity,
Little Thérèse, lover of voluntary poverty,
Prayer for the Day the grace of constant recollection,
(Please turn to pages 12 to 22) and for complete detachment
from the fleeting goods of this earth,
that God alone may belong to our hearts,
Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus, undivided and undisturbed.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and Implore for us, O Therese,
the grace to build all our trust
of the Holy Face
and total confidence in God, so that
when times of trouble and temptation come,
Lord have mercy on us.
our eyes will be fixed to Jesus. Amen.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us, (Short Silence)
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us, Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
Lord, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus
Christ, graciously hear us. (Turn to page 8)
Little Thérèse, lover of obedience, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Little Thérèse, burning with zeal for God’s glory,
Little Thérèse, inflamed with the Spirit of Love, (Short Silence)
Little Thérèse, child of benediction,
Little Thérèse, perfect in simplicity, Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
Little Thérèse, so remarkable for trust in God,
Little Thérèse, gifted with unusual intelligence, Litany of the Little Flower of Jesus
Little Thérèse, never invoked without some answer, (Turn to page 8)
Little Thérèse, teaching us the sure way,
Little Thérèse, victim of Divine Love, Prayer for the Day
Little Thérèse, Doctor of the Church.
DAY 2
Almighty God and Father,
Thanksgiving Prayer You gifted the world and the Church
with the remarkable life
Let us pray…. and relevant message of a young saint,
You raised up St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and
God our Father, it is Your will that you gather us of the Holy Face,
today, to honor our patroness St. Thérèse of the to proclaim the gospel
Child Jesus. We praise and glorify You for all the to the faithful of the third millennium.
“Little things” she had done here on earth, for the Awaken in the hearts of priests,
salvation of souls, and love for the missions. Religious, and lay people,
including the millions of Filipino migrants
scattered in so many countries