100th Anniversary
of the Canonization of Saint Thérèse
Come, celebrate with us!
May 17 | 4:30pm
Anointing Mass as we recall the healing miracles that led to her canonization
Novena to Saint Thérèse
Begin Each Day With:
Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of divine love.
V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray: O God, who have instructed the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant that by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be ever truly wise and rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love: O my God! I believe in You: strengthen my faith. All my hope is in You. I love You: teach me to love You daily more and more.
The Act of Contrition: O my God! I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
End Each Day With:
(Offer your personal intentions…) Intercede for us all the days of our life, but especially during this Novena and obtain for us from God the graces and favors we ask through your intercession. Amen.
Concluding Prayer: O Lord, You have said: Unless you become as little children you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven; grant us, we beg You, so to follow, in humility and simplicity of heart, the footsteps of the Virgin blessed Thérèse, that we may attain to an everlasting reward. Amen
Pilgrimage in Honor of Saint Thérèse
We invite you to “pray this pilgrimage” alone, with your family, or with another group all at one time or by praying one stop each day for a week. (Scan the QR code at one or all stops, take a selfie, and add your photo to the online photo album.)
St. Thérèse, pray for us.
Saint Thérèse Garden of Deeds of Love
Add your “flower” (post it note) to our garden in the narthex by writing about someone you witnessed doing a little deed with great love, or share something you hope to do to share love with others.
Traveling Statue of Saint Thérèse
All households are invited to participate in our Traveling Statue of Saint Thérèse campaign beginning on May 17, 2025, the 100th Anniversary of her canonization.
Sign Up
Sign up for a week to have the Saint Thérèse statue in your home (Signup sheet is on the Welcome Desk in the narthex).
Pick Up
Pick up the statue from the Welcome Desk in the narthex for your given week.
Bring It Home
Find a suitable and safe place in your home to display the statue for the week it is in your care.
Pray
Choose a time each day during that week to pray the following prayer on another prayer of your choosing.
Saint Thérèse, our patroness and model,
You promised to spend your heaven doing good on earth.
We ask you to intercede blessings for our home, our family, and all those we love.
Please help us to grow in holiness by remaining little in God’s sight and striving always to do little things with great love.
Help us to respond to God’s call for our life and respond generously to the vocation You desire for us.
Bless each member of our Parish family and all those we love.
Amen.
Prayer Cards
Feel free to keep one of the Saint Thérèse prayer cards in the box before returning it.
Leave a Note
Consider leaving a note promising prayer to the next family that adopts the statue.
Return
Return the statue of St. Thérèse to the Welcome Desk no later than 4:30pm on Saturday at the end of your week.
