A Novena to St. Therese of Lisieux

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The next novena we’re going to pray as a community is one of our favorites, it’s the St. Therese of Lisieux Novena! You can share your prayer intentions with us all below in the comments.

Pope Pius X called St. Therese “the greatest saint of modern times.” She’s well known for her “little way” spirituality of doing small, ordinary things with extraordinary love. She wrote in her autobiography, “What matters in life is not great deeds, but great love.”

We will start praying this novena on Thursday, September 22nd.

St. Therese suffered a great deal in her life. She lost her mom when she was a young girl. One of her older sisters became like a second mother to her, and St. Therese missed her when her sister entered a convent. St. Therese also suffered from chronic illness and depression. Through it all, she continued to look towards Jesus.

She’s a great example for all of us — a reminder to cling to Jesus through whatever each of us may be going through right now. Let’s look to Jesus!

You can sign up to pray with us here:

https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-therese-novena

We’re looking forward to praying with you and for you! 

God bless you!

John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com

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  1. Dear John Paul and Annie,
    Kindly help me pray for John Mbasu who is a devoted gospel Kenyan artist he was involved and taken to ICU we are currently fundraising pray for us that we may be able to raise funds, and that he may continue to heal in Jesus name.
    I also wish to pray for all the sick people in the world those who have had accidents and are recovering. I pray that healing be their portion.
    I pray that the Lord will help me meet my financial needs 🙏 and give me wisdom in budgeting and planning.

  2. Jesus, I pray for my brother that he receives good news about his health. That he accepts the prognosis and seeks further treatment if needed. Thank you ❤️. Also that my daughter finds information needed so they may baptize my grandson and also my great granddaughter too.

  3. For my husband who suffers from severe depression and anxiety, May he be healed or at least be stabilized. He is really struggling right now.

  4. We are praying for a live birth for our grandbaby with time for Baptism and a few precious hours with her before she joins Jesus.

  5. For my daughter and her family — That God will bless them in their task of building their new home; that the people who they are working with will deal with them fairly and honestly. And that our Lord will continue to bless my son-in-law with employment to provide for his family in a way that is pleasing to God. Amen.

  6. My 40 year old daughter is dying from an incurable brain disease. She has two small children. Please pray for them. Thank you

  7. Saint Theresa Please pray for my son’s GRE exam which takes place tomorrow morning. Please ask Jesus to cover my son Dylan with his precious blood and take him thru this exam with honors. Let the Holy Sprit hold his hand and guide him thru this exam. Praise, bless & love you little flower of Jesus.

  8. St. Therese, shadow my grandchildren and their parents throughout their day, keeping them aware of God’s goodness and the love of their Friend and yours Our Lord Jesus Christ.

  9. My prayer intentions:
    For healing of Cancer,and more energy and for all Cancer patients
    For my family and healing for J. Marie
    For K. C. R. Intentions
    For those suffering emotionally, physically or Spiritually
    For love and peace in the world
    For Tiff, for Sil G.
    For all Priests and Religious
    For the homeless, for Seniors and those in Nursing homes
    For my Relatives and friends
    For those in hospitals and for all Doctors and health care professionals
    Amen 🌹

  10. St Therese pray for me and my family that God’s blessings abund in our daily lives. Pray that I may be able to provide for my family and intercede for my health and of my family.
    Pray for the protection of the Catholic Church, families and the Youth.
    Pray for peace in the world

  11. Please pray for my family and their wellness and happiness in their relationships and careers May my husband and my relationship grow closer in retirement. Help me to accept and love my son regardless of his choices in partners and may rest of the family lovingly accept him.

  12. I pray that my eyes may be healed by the grace of God and the prayers of Saint Therese I pray that my financial situation will improve so Ican buy a new flute which is a main instrument fot me and i pray for better inancial situiatioon in general..i pray for the young girl who i love to find her true professional path and not be confused by the long covid period and i pray for myself to meet my true partner in life so together we can do good things and make each other happy

  13. For my son-in-law to sincerely embrace the Catholic faith. That he will grow in humility, and seek a deeper relationship with Jesus. That he will desire to practice his faith in a more hearfelt way. And that he will desire to know, love and serve our Lord more and more each day, in his life as a husband, father and provider. Thank you for your prayers.

  14. For my sons cancer to go into remission, for his huge kidney tumor to shrink and for a comforting peace of mind for him and for all our family.

  15. Dearest St Therese,
    You are an inspiration to me and I try my hardest to do good each day. Please help me to be patient with my children. Help them draw closer to God and make good decisions. May God protect my family keep us safe and in good health.
    Amen

  16. Pray for my relationship with my siblings, nieces and nephews that we may grow stronger in love and unity. Pray for the relationship with my mum that I will be bless with health, patience and understanding to continue caring for her during her illness. Pray for my relationship with my son that our love and friendship will keep growing strong and we will always remind open with each other. Pray for my relationship with my partner that our love will grow stronger, pray for understanding and trust and for the sacrament of marriage. Pray for everyone praying this novena that their relationships will grow stronger in love and unity. Pray for S and J marriage that they will find the right solution for their problems, bless them with love and understanding.

  17. Pray for my daughter to get better custody of her children. Pray for her ex-husband to do what’s in the best interest of the children.
    Pray for my brother-in-law (Paul) that the cancer be removed from his body and the scan comes back clean.
    Pray for a young father who passed away suddenly yesterday. May he and all the faithful departed through the mercy of God Rest In Peace.
    Thank you and God bless.

  18. Praying for grace for my family; my spouse and my children. May God forgive my sinful act with my husband on premarital sex that hurt the Lord. Now my family suffers constantly for 4 years plus. We never felt joy and peace at home. Please pray for us.

  19. Praying for my family unity.
    I ask for pray for my young son that suffered a major stroke. Help him find the motivation to move forward. He can’t read, write and only speaks few words. Lord my heart is aching!
    I pray for my granddaughter that has tried suicide. Deals with anxiety and depression. She is a beautiful loving and giving young lady🙏.
    I ask for prays and help for my husband that is dealing with Alzheimer’s.
    Please give me the strength and ability to care for for him.
    I ask for help and prays for all mankind that is suffering all over the world. I know my problems are minor to so many others.
    It’s with mercy I pray! Thank you!

  20. Praying for the love of my life to come into my life
    Praying for Natalie please tell her I love her.
    Praying that your learn to become Financially stable in my life. Please
    Praying for my family good health

  21. I ask st Theresa to intercede for me. I would like to live a pious life and need humility, and request the gift of fear of the Lord, the gifts of counsel, and knowledge to help me serve the load.

  22. Prayer for me to have a healthy birth on my second baby due in January since I had health complications on my first. And that I can find peace in having to leave my baby so young to go back to work. I am having severe anxiety and panic about going back to work when my baby is just six weeks old as I did not have to do this with my first baby.

  23. Please pray for a miracle for my husband’s (Larry) dementia symptoms to ease. That our Lord would clear his brain to think more clearly.
    Please pray for my daughter (Jessica) to be strong and have no cravings and to have a life of joy and to be successful & to get a job at Costco.
    Please pray for daughter (Lindsay) to have a life of joy and to have continued success at her job.
    Please pray for me to remain strong and healthy for my family & me.
    Thank you for your prayers. And God Bless You.

  24. That my nephews get back to Mass
    For my nephews to close on the house
    For my marriage, accept God’s Will
    Loan forgiveness I applied for
    100% DV that I applied for
    My Neighbor, liver cancer, full recovery
    Shirly, lung cancer, full recovery
    Malichi, full recovery

  25. Dear St. Therese I pray for complete & miraculous healing of my sister V from suspicious right breast mass, for my sister C of her mental struggles & my son T of his oppositional defiant behaviors. Help us all in the family to heal from all of our physical, emotional & psychological traumas. We are full of gratitude for God’s undying grace & providence. We are grateful of all His blessings in our lives. I pray for peace of mind, strong marriage & financial freedom to attend to the most important in life to be with family & serve My merciful God, I ask these prayers through Your Son Jesus with the Blessed Mother. Amen.

  26. Dear St. Therese,
    I seek your intervention for my husband to return to the faith, for a job and for the gift of parenthood. Thank you.

    Your loving child.

  27. Please pray for my daughter, Jianna Verret, as she battles mental illness issues including worry/doubt/low self esteem/self harming/SI. Please pray for complete healing and for these demonic opponents to be rid of her body/mind/spirit immediately!!!
    Also praying for my (Angelique) strength, protection and patience with dealing with her and her issues.
    Thank you

  28. I am praying for peace and forgiveness in my sister Nora’s home and family. I pray to St Therese for this because she was the baby sister and truly understands the love sisters have for each other.

  29. For my daughter Theresa and her husband A & daughter K
    1) for they have stronger faith and come back to church
    2) for them to forgive me and have compassion & understanding of my decision
    3) open their eyes so that they see and be more grateful of all the things they have
    4) that I may find a way to be close to them and we are all happy again

    St Theresa pray for us … in Jesus Name I pray. Amen

  30. I’m asking for prayers of healing for my kidney disease that it doesn’t become kidney failure. Send down your roses St Therese! Glory to God

  31. I’m asking for prayers of healing for my kidney disease that it doesn’t become kidney failure. Send down your roses St Therese! Glory to God

  32. For the intentions of my prayer partners, peace in our hearts and homes and our world. Conversion of hearts, Marianne Dylan Dan Operation True Cross Jim H Jim M, John M Martha Ma Mary Zach Joslyn

  33. Help me to pray that i will passed my IELTS examination in the coming months for my US VISA SCREEN AND LICENSE ENDORSEMENT with Band Score of 8 in all subtests(Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking). Please pray for me.

  34. Please St Theresa find a stranger in Spain to convert our Daughter and receive a rose wondering who it could be from, or send me one somehow. Thank you in advance❤❤

  35. Please pray for the healing of my knee and help with my twin autistic daughters who are having significant behavior problems. They are 28 years of age.

  36. Pray for healing of health for Elaine, Mike, Linda, Sandy, myself. Pray my sister Linda’s surgery on Sept 26 goes well and she has a speedy recovery. Pray that I do a great job at my part time jobs.

  37. I pray for love and unity between me and children, between me and my siblings. I pray that I will love others unconditionally and that I will not judge others. That I will see the good in them and not the bad. That there will be a conversation of heart in me, my brother, Woundry Frost and my sister Bernadette Pollard. I Jesus name.

  38. Peace and Joy in family relationships
    Closure of business deal if within God’s will
    God be glorified in weddings
    Healing from surgery of family members

  39. I pray that God would show me which path he wants me on life for our family, and also for a finically blessing so that I feel I can make the right choice for my kids. St Therese please intercede for me like you have done before.

  40. Please join me in praying for my daughter and her husband to find the path to reunite with each other and the family. Please pray they her heart will soften and they can find their way back to happiness. Please Lord, remove all the spirits of the devil that are among us in this moment, and in the future…In Jesus’ name through the power of the Holy Spirit, I pray.

  41. Please pray for my family. That our relationships will be restored, that we learn to love and trust each other and forgive each other. Draw is closer to Jesus and the Holy Spirit and give us the wisdom to reconnect and restore our faith in each other.

  42. Saint Therese is my favorite Saint. SHE has had me surrounded by beautiful roses in church, at church gazebos, pictures, and a heart shape ♥ coin after 2 novenas. I ask prayer because of scruplosity. If it is God’s will ,for me to use it for His glory or heal me. I pray for my neighbors and I to love each other. Even though I have scruplosity, I am positive Saint Therese has given me all these things,watching me, and hears my prayers.

  43. Please pray that my daughter finds love, peace and happiness and emerges from 7 years of sadness and abandonment stronger ready to face a new chapter in her and her Young family’s lives.

  44. For our son David who is heading to France to teach for a year, his first job out of college. He is starting on the feast of St. Therese who has always been my saint for David. Please watch over David, St. Therese, and pray that his time away is filled with God’s grace and that he would deepen his faith through this experience. Thank you.

  45. Dear Saint Theresa, please take my prayer requests to your Jesus and help each one to recover. For Megan S. to be healed of seizures, For Travis to be guided in his life’s goals and for Healing for Charles M, recovering from a stroke and his brother, Paul needing a heart transplant. For Tim and Estella both needing a bone transplant to heal their Leukemia. For Patty S. healing of her bones, Tom B. suffering from many health issues. For each of my children and grandchildren in the direction of their lives and for Denise F. healing of her blood issues and for our Nation to turn back to God for all of our salvation and for all praying this novena with me. Amen

  46. That my son and his girlfriend will return to the catholic faith and for my husband to be protected from accidents and ill health.
    Thank you

  47. I want to pray for our finances. We are retired. Please help us in making the right decisions.I also want to pray for a friend, who is on hospice. Give her strength.

  48. Please intercede for the repose of the soul of my husband, Jim, who died last week, Sept. 16th. And that he will find leave, comfort, and mercy in God’s loving arms. That he will find his dearest friends in Jesus and the Holy Spirit. That we will meet again when I’m called home.
    Thank you, St.Therese and all who pray here.❤️🙏🏻❤️

  49. St Therese,please help me pray for my brother’s family to get scheduled for PDOS and buy cheap airline ticket on Oct 22. Help our family.heal Vi,Cris,Kris,Gabe,Jen,Lu Amen

  50. Praying for the healing of my toe. That my back and leg remain well. Praying for healing of digestive and nervous system, that panic disorder be healed. Praying for my eyes, ears and skin and hair, for their perfect health. Praying for healing of my life’s vocation that I be gifted with God’s grace to know what it is and to easily work on it and complete it through God’s love and mercy. Praying that all members of my family always be safe, protected, healthy, happy and prosperous. Amen. 🙏

  51. I wish to ask you intercession for my brother Robert who needs to be delivered from slavery of alcohol and drugs,and that St.Theresa may pray for her conversion and renewal of his faith which he has lost.thanks friend

  52. Please pray for my daughter Jess and my son. Both going through challenging things at the moment. Please also pray for my friends and family. Amen.

  53. Prayers for my daughter and her husband who are trying to conceive. Please Lord bless them with another healthy child to Love. Prayers for my mom facing some heart issues please Lord let them be something that is easily fixed. Thank you all for your prayers.

  54. For complete healing of my son’s digestive issues. For complete healing/remission of my sister’s and sister-in-law’s ulcerative colitis.

  55. I pray that I get an upgrade in my job and that I can take my career to the next level so that I can better provide for my family

  56. I thank God for all the people He has brought into our life and family. I humbly pray for each and everyone of the people in our life. May all receive daily blessings and bountiful grace. May all the “little things” be recognized as a gift and praise God. May all of us, especially those who are turning 40 and all who are in transition of life, receive grace of illumination and discernment, guidance and protection, conversion, cleansing and purification, reconciliation and sanctification within God’s will. St. Therese pray for us and bring us closer to Jesus. Amen

  57. Saint Therese, if you could please help me find a new job, if you could watch over my brothers and childhood best friend, bring them back to the church. Watch over my best friend, Elena, as she starts her new job this upcoming Monday.

    Watch over everyone who needs a prayer, watch over all the people battling with illness, sickness.

    Watch over my wonderful nieces and nephews.

  58. Please pray for the eternal repose of the soul of my aunt, Maria Verna Ave who just died recently; for the physical healing of my mom, Lucia Yator, and for the work and mission of the Apostolate for Family Consecration

  59. For Joannah, my family and friends and resolution to the problems at my work- that my job will be recognized for the importance it gives- new lead and a new manager and that we are put under a manager from central pharmacy

  60. Today i pray for my daughter’s dad who is under whitchcraft mind control and spell.. I pray deeply that God will have mercy on him and free him from this bondage..thereafter he and i can have a better relationship.. I pray for conversion of Kevin’s heart and complete deliverance from evil forces.

    2. I pray for my brother Shayne..for vindication in a court matter..and for his healing from his accident.

  61. That my son younger goes back to college and finishes his degree in 2 years.
    That my marriage comes alive in love
    That my son oldest sonmay find a good catholic woman with whom to form a family

  62. Pray for me and my boss to get along for continued success at work for salon beau to sign their contract….and for god to send a wonderful man in my life

  63. Please pray for my adult children specially for my son to finish college and to have a good job. Ask for strength and determination on his studies. Also for god to bless them with healthy relationships and faith in god. Thank you.

  64. In thanksgiving for all favours received.
    In petition for our health,happiness and holiness.
    For mt marriage,my husband’s health,job,finances,stress levels.
    For a home for my son,for this new beginning in my family,for a driving test,and job security for my daughter and son.
    Amen

  65. My husband William Rivera conversion. My daughter Angelica to meet a Godly man. My mom who struggles with oppression.
    All the souls in Purgatory our friendly friends.

  66. Please pray for my sister Catherine Adhiambo and her boss to be healed of covid.
    Also pray for me to get complete healing of my chest and left arm
    Thanks

  67. In Michigan, Proposal 3 will put abortion as a right into the Michigan Constitution. I pray that this abortion proposal is soundly defeat on the November ballot!

  68. Please pray for my family members- all of whom sufferfrom addictions.
    Heal mms from her bodily diseases.
    Bring peace to the planet!