Thursday, October 25, 2018

Vocation Highlight!

Hello dear sisters!!

I have another wonderful post to share with you today!  Just a little bit ago, another young lady entered the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles in Gower. MO.  There are lots of pictures from this special day at this link!


Please pray for Rosie, her mom, and her family.  God bless you!

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

St. Therese of Lisieux Novena: Days 8 & 9


Hello friends!!  Again, I'm sorry for missing yesterday's post.  I want to wish you and yours a very happy and blessed feast day of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face!!  What a special day this is.  Saints prayers are very powerful on their feast days so don't forget to ask for many graces and intentions through her intercession today.

Start Novena with this prayer each day:
Dearest St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, you said that you would spend your time in heaven doing good on earth.
Your trust in God was complete. Pray that He may increase my trust in His goodness and mercy as I ask for the following petitions…
(mention your intentions)
Pray for me that I, like you, may have great and innocent confidence in the loving promises of our God. Pray that I may live my life in union with God’s plan for me, and one day see the Face of God whom you loved so deeply.
St. Thérèse, you were faithful to God up until the moment of your death. Pray for me that I may be faithful to our loving God. May my life bring peace and love to the world through faithful endurance of love for God our savior.
Amen

Loving God, You loved St. Thérèse with a powerful love and made her a source of strength to those who had lost faith in You.
Help me to pray with confidence for those in my life who do not believe they can be loved.
Dear St. Thérèse, like you I have to die one day. I beseech you, obtain from God, by reminding Him of your own precious death, that I may have a holy death, strengthened by the Sacraments of the Church, entirely resigned to the most holy Will of God, and burning with love for Him.
May my last words on earth be, "My God. I love You."
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…

Loving God, St. Thérèse never doubted that her life had meaning. Help me to see how I can bless and love everyone in my life. Especially…
Dear Little St. Thérèse, by love and suffering while you were on earth, you won the power with God which you now enjoy in heaven. Since your life there began, you have showered down countless blessings on this poor world; you have been an instrument made use of by your divine Spouse to work countless miracles.
I beg of you to remember all my wants. Sufferings must come to me also, may I use them to love God more, and follow my Jesus better. You are especially the little missionary of love.
Make me love Jesus more, and all others for His sake. With all my heart I thank the most Holy Trinity for the wonderful blessings conferred on you, and upon the world through you.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…

What are you doing to celebrate this special day?  Please say a prayer to St. Thérèse for me today that I may follow her in her "Little Way!"

God bless you and keep you always!

Monday, October 1, 2018

Novena to St. Therese of Lisieux: Day 7

Today is the feast of St. Therese in the new calendar of the church, so happy feast day friends!! 😉  This novena is set to end on her traditional feast day, October 3rd.  Thank you for praying with me!

Start Novena with this prayer each day:
Dearest St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, you said that you would spend your time in heaven doing good on earth.
Your trust in God was complete. Pray that He may increase my trust in His goodness and mercy as I ask for the following petitions…
(mention your intentions)
Pray for me that I, like you, may have great and innocent confidence in the loving promises of our God. Pray that I may live my life in union with God’s plan for me, and one day see the Face of God whom you loved so deeply.
St. Thérèse, you were faithful to God up until the moment of your death. Pray for me that I may be faithful to our loving God. May my life bring peace and love to the world through faithful endurance of love for God our savior.
Amen

Loving God, St. Thérèse offered to You her weakness. Help me to see in my weakness an opportunity to rely completely on you.
O little martyr of Love, you know now even better than in the days of your pilgrimage that Love embraces all vocations; that it is Love alone which counts, which unites us perfectly to God and conforms our will with His. All you sought on earth was love; to love Jesus as He had never yet been loved.
Use your power in heaven to make us love Him. If only we love Him we shall desire to make Him loved by others; we shall pray much for souls. We shall no longer fear death, for it will unite us to Him forever.
Obtain for us the grace to do all for the love of God, to give Him pleasure, to love Him so well that He may be pleased with us as He was with you.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory Be…