St. Thérèse Novena: My Joy! — Day 8

St. Thérèse Speaks

“I want to live for a long time
Lord, if that’s what you desire
In Heaven I would like to follow you
If this made you happy.
Love, the fire of the Fatherland
Never ceases to consume me
What do death and life mean to me?
Jesus, my joy is to love you!”

PN 45, Stanza 7

Novena Prayer

St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
remember your promise to do good on earth;
send your shower of roses in abundance
on those who call upon you,
and obtain for us from God the graces
we are waiting to receive from His infinite goodness.
Amen.

All source material for this novena comes from the website of the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux, unless otherwise indicated.

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