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. Good morning I would love to pray for healing for my big family papin wanuch peacock family and my daughter alyssa Mandy papin who pass away July 28 ,2022 I miss her so much ❤️🙏 god bless u all

  2. Mother Theresa, protect me and my children. Mother Theresa, Grant me divine connections. Mother Theresa, l need access to my children.

  3. Please pray for L who is in hospital. Please pray for E, B. G. C. and D. that they may grow closer to God and increase their faith and love.

  4. Please pray that my children will beguided back to the Church and go to Mass rgularly instead of just at Easter and Christmas. Pray that we all recognized the gift of failth that has been given to us.

  5. Praying for relationships to thrive between myself and my family/ extended family members and for all of us to have a better relationship with God and that we would turn to you rather than any idols/addictions. Praying for Jews of the world to know Jesus as Messiah.

  6. Son trying to adapt to college life and it is not going well…Other son choosing to follow culture and live with girlfriend. Two out of 6 kids not following the faith anymore.
    Grandson, James, is a big challenge with ADHD and needs speech therapy. it has been a struggle to even get him help since his parents homeschool and can’t afford the prices.

  7. St.Therese.. please help sick my son and our family stay strong and positive and grateful for everyday we have together . Amen

  8. Thanksgiving that my husband’s Stent surgery went well. Pray for a successful valve surgery in one month. And that God give me the patience to deal with him during all of this. For my Spiritual Director who is having hip surgery today. For my friend who had heart tests yesterday – for her husband who has cancer & all those with cancer.

  9. For my friend Lisa S battling stage 4 ovarian cancer and my friend Lucy P diagnosed with malignant brain tumor having surgery Oct 2.

    For the return to the faith of my children Shayna Julio & Jorge.

    For our Confirmation program to beat God fruit despite our weaknesses and failings.

    In gratitude for all God’s blessings, for our beloved Mother Mary, for his Angels and Saints.

  10. For the intentions of my immediate elder sister that God should meet her in her points of need and settle her with a life partner through the intercession of St. Therese. Amen.

  11. That my son who is engaged to a wonderful young lady, will be open to having their marriage in the Church versus a destination venue. I will be sitting down with him to talk about this sometime in the next few weeks. He was going to Church until Covid which pushed him away. Please Lord…

  12. For the repose of the soul of Sheryn Strong Maldonado.
    Please bless my husband as he undergoes cardiac testing, and bless my daughter in a particular health concern.
    In hope and thanksgiving I pray. Amen

  13. Dear Saint Therese,

    Please pray that my 2 children grow in fulfilling God’s desires and plans.
    Please pray that I find a good job, one that pays well, has good benefits, and works well for me and my 2 children.
    Please pray for healing of my son from suicidal ideations, self-destructive behaviors, severe depression, severe anxiety, obesity, stress eating, autism, sleep apnea, self-hatred, negative self-talk, and anger.
    Please pray for healing of my legs, back, shoulder, and mind.
    Please pray for healing of my daughter from depression, anxiety, autism, panic attacks, and risky behaviors.
    Please pray for a financial miracle and a release of my financial debt.
    Please pray for healing of my mother and ex-husband.
    Please pray for protection over me and my family against evil.
    Amen

  14. Please pray for the continuous healing of my non Hodgkin’s lymphoma and my sickness. Pray also for Jack Parks Jr who’s having brain surgery today at 1:30pm for the removal of his brain tumors.
    From the bottom of my heart thank you for sending me and many other people the daily novenas ❤️

  15. Praying that God blesses me with holy happy marriage and sends my husband soon and blesses us with our own biological children. Praying for a good permanent job in a good company where i’ll never be fired nor laid off nor let go. Thank you God bless you all.

  16. Praying for guidance with a volunteer organization that has been part of my life for 40 years.. need God to guide me through a storm right now… does he want me to stay or leave?

  17. I pray for my son’s & his wife’s conversion. May they come to know & accept our Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior. I also pray that they reconcile with me and the rest of the family.
    Lastly, I pray for St. Joseph’s church in La Puente. Jesus protect your church! 🙏

  18. For my daughter and her husband. They have been happily married for 7 years and have a beautiful (both inside and out) 4 yr daughter. They had a wonderful, beautiful marriage. Everyone would comment on what a good marriage they had. BUT, for some reason, my son-in-law is having an affair with a married woman who has a 3yr with special needs. He insists he is just a friend. He had become a completely different person – not the kind, caring person he was. My daughter told him he had to leave and le went back to Michigan to his family. His mother is not helping the situation, in fact seems to be encouraging divorce. He says he may stay there. Please, St Therese, intercede for me, that this marriage can be saved. That he will turn around and become the beautiful person he was before. I truly believe they belong together. Jesus, I trust in you. Help me to trust you more.

  19. Please pray that my children stp drinking alcohol and smoking forever.
    They now have health issues because of their activities.
    Thank you so much. They really need the help

  20. For the intentions of:
    NR and I to listen closely to the Lord about our relationship – do we get back together or separate ways? The intentions of my future spouse. My best friend SK has a second healthy pregnancy. And for my cousin TN to recover from drug addiction.

  21. For my son Nicholas, that he may see the light and open to guidance, understanding the perseverance and patience it will take to make the most of his opportunities.

    For my father, for a quick and full recovery back to better health.

  22. I have been at odds with my son and his wife for the last three months. With that being said they have not let my wife and I se the grandchildren. They have been disrespectful to us and it all came to a head three months ago. I have been praying for him to reach out and he hasn’t thus far. Please pray that God helps me to find the resolve to reach out to him. I ask this in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit.

  23. Prayers for our eldest son who is so far from the Church into which he was Baptized. There are many issues that separate him from Jesus and even us. Please great saint intercede for him.

  24. Please pray for my brotherRron, who was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer yesterday. Please pray for his wife Amy, too, for her strength in caring and supporting Ron. Thank you.

  25. Please pray for our family legacy project, my siblings and I need a financial breakthrough enough to pay the mounting bills and for investors for this project. For my relationship with Joseph if it’s in accordance with God’s will that we formalise that relationship

  26. PRAYING Please Jesus and St Terese. May all beings be happy, waking up to self love leading to the love of others. Compassion abounds. Peace on earth.
    I pray i find satisfying work soon. Save California. Amen.

  27. My prayer intention for this Novena is for my son who was molested by a former priest when he was 9. He never told us and I just found out about it 2 years ago after 45 years of secrecy and so much pain and difficulty’s in his life. He left the Church many years ago and is bitter, of course, that even after contacting and reporting this horrific molestation, the Diocese has never reached out to him other than to offer some counseling. No apologies, no financial compensation, no contact by anyone in the Diocesan Office. He needs help in the form of spiritual, mental healing. He does not trust God/Church. Please, Jesus, heal my son and help him come to know, love and serve the Lord and to come back to the Roman Catholic Church. Amen. Thank you.

  28. Please continue to pray for miraculous healing in my family. That my son Matthew will be healed of anxiety, depression, panic disorder and Insomnia very soon. That my husband will be healed of his illnesses. That my daughter Nikki’s mammogram will be perfectly normal. That my little granddaughter Charity will do extremely well in school. That my nephew Travis will be miraculously healed. That my husband and I will be financially blessed to pay off all of our debts and that we will be able to get much needed repairs done both inside and outside of our home. That we will be able to pay our tithes and offerings. To be a help to our church and families. I want to thank the Lord for making it possible for my husband and I to get our dental work done. Thank You Lord!!!

  29. Please pray for my 2 sisters and brother(a Priest) that have disowned the rest of the family. They are actually cursing different family members. It’s terribly sad.

  30. for my children, for the highest outcome for my son’s job interviews, for my family’s health, and for restored family relationships, and for healing from stress and anxiety, for my marriage

  31. Help me to pray for my Brothers that are jobless and into Alcohol.
    Sleepless nights full of thoughts and marriage.
    Regards

  32. I am praying for healing in our family for all our relationships;
    For healing and peace in all of our hearts;
    For wisdom and guidance as to God’s purpose and will for each of our lives.

  33. I’m in a nursing home & have been fighting a pernicious case of scabies. I’ve been coated 3 times with poison & I’ve taken Ivermectin 3 times & will take it again this afternoon.
    Please pray God takes this cross away from me, that the care team is able to keep my bed & room sanititized so I can leave this room & get out in the son shine. Thank you 🥰

  34. Please pray for Michael for a good recovery from addictions and severe depression. Pray especially for lasting conversion for him, that he may fully know and understand the faith. Special prayers too for his parents and family. God give them peace and let them especially know our Lord’s love.

    Thank you!❤️

  35. St. Therese and God:

    Please help my husband to be happier and less upset about everything. Please help us with our health, our jobs and to keep going financially. Help my son with his alcoholism, his depression and please help him resolve his insurance claim and medical bills. Help my oldest daughter with her health and job and help my other daughter and son-in-law get their lives together for their children. Also help my sister who has stage 4 cancer, and all our family and friends. And everyone praying this Novena.

    Amen

  36. Lord Jesus Mama Mary bless Neha with Bank job govt job, bless Nikita and her friends to face interviews with wisdom knowledge courage strength energy patience peace, bless the interviewers to ask proper and easy questions, place Nikita and her friends in the best Company of Engeering, bless Nikita and her friends to pass all the interviews they face, healNehas Nikitaseyes and uterus heal them completely from PCOS problem, heal Jairuss Kidneys from cancer, heal Nehas throat and eyes completely from auto immune disease, bless my nephew and niece sand my children Neha Nikita Annu Arati in their studies, bless them with suitable loving holy understanding rich catholic life partners, bless their finances lives intentions prayers studies future Anoint them with Holy Spirit gifts fruits charisms of Holy Spirit to guide them and to take right decisions at the right time.

  37. I pray that my Sister and Son will return to actively practicing their Catholic Faith through the Mass and the Sacraments.
    I also pray that I have a happy death with a priest visit near that time.

  38. Please pray that the Abortion Bill Prop 3 fails in Michigan, and that all pregnant women recognize they carry a life inside of them.

  39. St. Therese, I beg you to bring peace to my family. Please intercede in protecting my 4-year old nephew Priamos who is being abused mentally and physically by his father Costas. I ask that you help my sister Valeria, mother of Priamos to place good people in her path to help her and provide her with resources to protect her son Priamos her ex husband Costas. I beg of you to please intercede.

    Amen, Amen, Amen

  40. Please pray for my mother Catherine Tejedor for the Holy Spirit to remove the bad memories and for the Lord to let her have peace.
    2. For my sister Joanna Tejedor that her petition from my Mother will have good news that she will receive a scheduled interview.
    3. For my children Joeboy, Isabel and Maru.
    Joeboy -that he will be thinking right for his family
    Isabel – for her to have a right decision specially for her children. I also ask prayer that she will not marry her present boyfriend
    Maru- to get pregnant
    3. For me Louella to find a way to sustain my mother financially and to make a right decision
    4. For my Grandchildren Tiara, Lia and Mateo
    5. Prayer for a buyer in Pasig property. Please pray for this intention to help the whole family financially

  41. I pray for healing for my cousin Aldo from stage 4 cancer and that he and my entire family come back to the church for eternal life.

  42. Please pray for my son Jacob, he’s 26, and has a severe eating disorder. Binging, purging and can’t keep food down. Thank you all for your intercessory prayers.

  43. Please pray for Ricky who lost his 12yr old daughter 1 year ago. His grief is so bad he no longer sees any purpose for him to live.

  44. Offer prayers for complete healing of my son Jess Patrick of his colon. Biopsy is negative of cancer.
    Healing of Soar Techie of pneumonia and heart problem.
    Settlement of all financial obligation. Credit cards, mortgage, loans
    Close big uniform projects to help settle obligations
    Thank you and God bless

  45. For my son Dan
    For safety and good health in my family
    For Rich and Sarah and their family that they may grow close to Jesus
    For Carl& Dorathy and family
    For Kathleen & family

  46. I’m praying for the healing of my knees. That I can have less pain so I can strengthen them so I can walk better and for longer distances. I’m also praying that a possible lawsuit doesn’t come about, and if it does it is settled quickly and as inexpensive as possible. Also praying for the death of my stepmother this week.

  47. Pray for mom and like her many in the protestant to truly embrace the catholic faith.

    For myself ( and all who are in my situation) very prone to self pity and anger and confused with career path

    Amen

  48. For troubled and at risk youth and young adults, those who suffer from mental illness, which my grandson ZAK suffers from.

  49. Pray that my parents and Cheryl stay happy and healthy. Pray that I can have a better career prospect and that my business can take off.
    Thank you.

  50. Prayers for my sister who’s husband just passed away and also for my cousin who’s companion also just passed. May they receive comfort and strength as they face the days and weeks ahead of them. And may their loved ones be in the loving arms of their Savior.

  51. Help me make a difficult relationship decisions. Help me walk and listen to the path our Lord has for me. Remove the stress, strife, deceit, wickedness, jealousy I have been enduring. Replace with the love, peaceful, caring, respect loyalty I am deserved. In the name of Jesus. I pray for the people responsible for these negative ways they need help.

  52. Prayers for my daughter Lauren that she will find a loving boyfriend that believes in chastity and then turn into a wonderful husband. Prayers for my daughter Laney that God will give her knowledge and memory when studying and taking her nursing test. Prayers that so will pass this last year. Prayers for my son that he will find a really good job that he enjoys and pays well and that he will stop gambling or at least be able to control it. Prayers for my sister Michelle that she be able to see what we see in the man that she is going out with. He’s a con man. For my future with my job that God will continue to bless me with working remotely. Prayers for my relationship with my boyfriend that if is of God we will be married soon. For my parents intentions!

  53. God Bless everyone! Your prayers have helped my health journey so much! I have been struggling with my fertility, and my health is improving, so thank you so much. Please continue to pray for me so I am able to bring children of God into this world. Thank you all, and God bless you all!

  54. Saint Theresa, please hear my prayers for healing for those I love and care for:
    Georgia and Leo C. both need prayers for a complete healing and for Dot L. complete healing from cancer. Thank you dear Saint Theresa for all you help in our lives and thank you for hearing these prayers. Continued healing of our Nation and help us to put God back into our schools and for all to come to God for all our needs.
    Amen

  55. Please pray that my husband is able to land a good full time job to provide for our family. He is a good Christian man. He is a hard worker . He gives his all. And he needs this. Thank you for praying for this intention. May God Bless you!🤗

  56. Heavenly Father- please wrap your arms around myself , my husband and our four children. I ask you to please protect our health and safety. Please heal our physical bodies, guard us from harm & evil and protect our emotional well being. I desperately pray that you bring Godly, kind, trustworthy people into the lives of our children and protect their hearts. In Your Name I pray. Amen.

  57. I ask for prayers for my daughter Miranda, who no longer goes to church. Please pray for her conversion, and for her return to Christ. Please pray for healing for my brother who has a bone infection. Please pray for my mom who suffers from dementia and all of us who care for her. We ask for strength, patience, and compassion as we care for her. Please pray for my son, that God in his mercy lead him to find his path in this world. Finally I ask for prayers for all my family, please pray for peace. All in Jesus name! Amen!🙏🏼

  58. For NE and JE
    For Karin
    For my partner to stop talking about other women and not being faithful with me.
    I so wish we can come closer towards our marriage together and after. whenever he used to date another women be paused contact with me, I thought he would do the same for me and respect me and treasure our coming together more. So wish he would do that and reconcile with me sexually when we meet and after that remain more loyal with me. a place to practice at school.

  59. Pray my daughter trinidad stop drinking her beer. This worries me also fir mother inlaw to get along dont judgement fir our family.

  60. Pray for my son to pass the Pharmacy state exam. He just failed and he is very devastated. His career is on hold. he studied a ton and feels upset.

  61. I have said things and done things, thought things, that have hurt or offended people throughout my life, knowingly and unknowingly . I ask forgiveness and to be cleansed of my carelessness. Let me be kind, and wise.

  62. Dear St. Therese of Lisieux, please intercede for divine healing upon Albert Salia. Augustine, my brothers Luke, Peter, Aloysius and my sisters and all who are sick.

  63. I pray for my wedding in December to be a blessed one
    I pray for my relationship with God to be stronger
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    Pray for my self and my friend Judith to have peace at work
    To be protected by God
    Send us holy sprit God to protect us and our marriage in Jesus’s name
    Amen

  64. Please pray for my oldest son Sebastian, that he may gain self confidence, motivation, desire to progress and find his passion. To find employment where he is happy, feels a sense of achievement and gains good friends. I ask this in the name of Jesus and our Blessed Mother, Amen.

  65. Dear St. Therese, please intercede before Our Blessed Lord for the healing of my son, Brian, and to grant me strength. I ask this in Jesus’ Holy Name. Amen

  66. Prayers for my family and friends. Prayers for my daughters.
    , that they will be both physically and mentally happy. Prayers for Don. Prayers for President Biden. Prayers for our democracy.

  67. I please ask for prayers for my cousin Julie who has been diagnosed with breast cancer recently. I pray for healing health….

  68. prayer intentions for our son to get contracts for his business of Landscaping and snow removal etc. for him to do well. Lord hear our prayer

  69. pray for my dad for restoration of health, strength and be able to walk again. For grace of conversion to sinners and those who do not believe in God. I lift up all who are oppressed with addictions, and all those in need of prayer. Pray for my family that God can help us and all families who are caring for the sick,those with chronic health conditions needing care and the elderly that we are given the strength and graces to do God’s will and care for his people with great love and follow the little flowers example as she cared for a sister in need. Pray for an Eucharistic revival and open hearts to receive the love and mercy of God. I pray for all to be the saints we are created to be.I lift up the intentions of my heart and the hour of guard and hour of mercy.

  70. Praying to God for my siblings and inlaws to be well employed in a great paid establishment.
    Praying for those that are not settled to be settled in their homes and good families.
    Praying for the repose mother,aunty and grandmother to be happy with God in heaven ,to also intercede for us. Amen
    Praying for God to bless and protect my parents and God’s protection and blessings upon my children as they start school next week.

  71. I pray for a buyer for my home before the housing market and interest market crashes. Plllleeeaaassse!
    I pray for a loving patient husband for Katie and for her health and body soul and mind
    I pray that Kyle comes back into a loving relationship with all of us and that Brian accepts that and does the same
    I pray for all of our salvations and conversions
    Thank you Father and St Therese!