Saint Therese, we ask your intercession for those who struggle to pray after leaving the religious life. Through your help, may they come to know the presence of Christ in everyday life.
O God, who didst inflame with Thy spirit of love the soul of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we may also love Thee, and make Thee much loved. Amen.
Saint Therese, we ask your intercession for those who have many years of work ahead, building Christ’s Kingdom in the world: with the help of your prayers, may the love of God be proclaimed without fear through the lives of His faithful.
O God, who didst inflame with Thy spirit of love the soul of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we may also love Thee, and make Thee much loved. Amen.
Saint Therese, we ask your prayers for women who have left the religious life: that, like your sister Leonie, they may come through their grief to the fullness of joy in Christ.
O God, who didst inflame with Thy spirit of love the soul of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we may also love Thee, and make Thee much loved. Amen.
Leonie’s Longing Prayer: Saint Therese, you knew what it was to suffer doubt and anxiety over your vocation. We ask your intercession for all those who are seeking their true calling after leaving the religious life, that they may find and know God’s will.
Closing Prayer: O God, who didst inflame with Thy spirit of love the soul of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we may also love Thee, and make Thee much loved. Amen.
Day Nine: love that brings rest, peace, and joy.
Opening Prayer: Father, we rejoice in the gifts of love we have received from the Heart of Jesus your Son. Open our hearts to share His life and continue to bless us with His love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Romans 5: 5-11 God proves his love for us: while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Matt. 11: 25-30 Come to me, I will refresh you; I am gentle and humble of heart.
Reflection: There are many reasons to be troubled and worried. It could be one’s health, a problem in the family, economic difficulties, unemployment. It could be a problem in a relationship or some fault or failing that we cannot get rid of. We are anxious and worried, rather than peaceful and joyful.
Precisely when we feel these difficulties, we should turn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He invites us, He calls us to receive and feel His love and peace. Come to me, all who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, I will refresh you. The love of Jesus Christ is the anchor, the polestar, the rock we need. He is our refuge and our strength. He is our peace and our joy.
Resolution/Practice: 1. Every morning or evening, resolve to take five minutes of quiet in which you recall and thank God for His blessings of God to you and your family. These blessings are signs of God’s love.
2. When something troubling or worrying occurs, try to get into the habit of saying prayerfully: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your Kingdom Come.
3. Reflect on your practice and frequency of receiving Holy Communion. As Jesus is ready and willing to come and be with us, so we must prepare well to receive Him and His love.
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