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Prayer of Intercession
In
honour of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face
O Father in Heaven, Who through St.
Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face, dost desire to remind the
world of
the Merciful Love that fills Your Heart, and the childlike trust we
should have
in You, humbly we thank You for having crowned with so great glory Your
ever
faithful child, and for giving her wondrous power to bring unto You day
by day,
innumerable souls who will praise You eternally.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the
Holy Face, remember your promise to do good upon earth, shower down
your roses
on those who invoke you and obtain for us from God the favours we hope
for from
His Infinite Goodness.
(here mention
your requests)
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus of the Holy Face
with confidence we invoke you.
(three times)
NEWS
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RELICS
OF ST. THERESE OF THE
CHILD JESUS IN ROME
VATICAN CITY,
NOV 14, 2007 (VIS) - At the end of today's general audience, the Pope
addressed a special greeting to faithful from the French diocese of
Bayeux and Lisieux, accompanied by Bishop Pierre Auguste Pican S.D.B.,
who have come to Rome on pilgrimage with the relics of St. Therese of
the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.
The Holy Father recalled how "120 years ago Therese of
Lisieux came to Rome to ask permission of Pope Leo XIII to enter the
Carmelite Order, despite her youth. Eighty years ago Pope Pius XI
proclaimed her patron saint of missions, and in 1997 Pope John Paul II
declared her a Doctor of the Church."
"In this audience," he went on, "I will have the
joy of praying before her relics, as will many faithful over the course
of this week in various churches in Rome. St. Therese would have liked
to learn the languages of the Bible in order to better understand
Sacred Scripture. Following her example and that of St. Jerome,
dedicate time to frequent reading of the Bible. By familiarizing
yourselves with the Word of God, you will discover Christ and remain in
intimate contact with Him."
After the General Audience the Relics of St.
Thérèse were brought to the Pope’s Private Chapel in his Apartments,
where he prayed with the leaders of the Pilgrimage, Bishop Pican of
Lisieux; Msgr. Lagoutte, Rector of Lisieux Shrine; Fr. Antonio
Sangalli, Carmelite; Sr. Cecile, Curator of ‘Les Buissonnets’ (the
Lisieux home of St. Thérèse) and Ria Augustijns from the Lisieux Shrine
Staff. This group was received in private audience by the Holy Father,
who presented him with a Rosary, carved from a fallen tree, dating from
the lifetime of St. Thérèse, in the ‘Les Buissonnets’ garden. The
Relics are now visiting all the Shrines in Italy named in St. Thérèse’s
‘Story of a Soul’ during her journey to Italy to see the Pope in 1887.
~o~
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Annual National Carmelite Pilgrimage to Lisieux 2008
This year’s pilgrimage will take place from Thursday, 25
September to Wednesday, 1 October 2008. Details available from:
Fr.J. Linus Ryan, O.Carm.
Director - St Therese National Office
Carmelite Community
Terenure College
Dublin 6W
Ireland
Mobile: +353 87 2430920
or
Celine: +353 01 8387281
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