| Novena Starts: | September 22 |
| Feastday: | October 1 |
| Birth: | 1873 |
| Death: | 1897 |
Patron saint of missionaries, France, Russia, HIV/AIDS survivors, florists and gardeners, orphaned children, homeless peoples, and tuberculosis
St. Therese of Lisieux Rose Novena - Little Flower Prayers
St. Thérèse, known as the Little Flower, was a French Discalced Carmelite nun who achieved great holiness through her Little Way of offering every small sacrifice to Jesus.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“My dearest St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, 🌹🤍 Thank you. 😭🤍 I don't even know what else to say after seeing these photos of Peach with you and your relic, in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. No roses needed, little flower. 🌹 Seeing Peach with you is already a rose in my heart. I entrusted so many things to you during this novena, especially the people I love. I asked you to help me truly know you, not simply as a saint I pray to, but as a friend I can love and grow closer to. Thank you for your Little Way and for teaching me that love can be found in the smallest things. Please keep Peach close to Jesus and gently plant little seeds of faith, goodness, joy, and love in her heart, in God's perfect time. And keep teaching me to love Jesus with simplicity, trust, and great love in the…”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“I asked for a rose as confirmation that something is Gods will and on her feast day I was writing a wedding card I had bought earlier and when I opened it it came with a little rose sticker to close the envelope.”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“I asked for a gift of flowers in someway to know that my prayers for St Therese’s intercession had been received by God. at the end of the novena, nothing happened, but the next day (her feast day) when I was pondering on why no flowers were sent, the smell of roses became evident suddenly. It was a beautiful smell and lasted for a few minutes. I was in my office and there were no flowers around me or in the building at all.”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Our lease was ending and needed to decide if to stay or move. There was more reasons to move, but we didn’t want to. We would be downsizing and losing a great place. We could’ve made it work if we stayed just been tighter financially. So my husband and I prayed her novena, gold rose to stay, silver to move, and on the 9th day I received a silver rose and her image right next to it. My mom sent a picture of her to our family chat and didn’t put any context to it, just the photo. We have since moved and although we still don’t like that we moved we know it is what God wanted. It’s been a radical act of trust as my husband calls it, and we are certain the fruits to having moved will eventually come.”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Experienced the intense smell of roses while out on a walk on the 8th day of this novena & got a text message from whom I was hoping to reconcile!”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Relationship with my daughter continues to improve🙏🏾”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Thank you St. Thérèse!”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Received the connection in my marriage I was seeking. She showed me a rose every day I was faithful to this prayer. I’m trying to adopt her little way. Thank you St. Therese for your intercession”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands:
(mention request here…)
St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did, in God’s great love for me, so that I may imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen.
St. Therese, Flower of fervor and love, please intercede for us. Fill our hearts with your pure love of God.
As we approach and celebrate your feast day, make us more aware of the goodness of God and how well He tends His garden.
Instill in us your little way of doing ordinary things with extra-ordinary love.
Give us the heart of a child who wonders at life and embraces everything with loving enthusiasm.
Teach us your delight in God’s ways so that divine charity may blossom in our hearts.
Little Flower of Jesus, bring our petitions before God, our Father.
With your confidence, we come before Jesus as God’s children, because you are our heavenly friend.
As we celebrate the Feast Day of your homecoming in heaven, continue to shower roses and grace upon us.
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Our tax refund from 2024 has been delayed this whole time, but everything was finally resolved and it has finally been released ❤️”
Answered Prayers From This Novena
Many years ago I started a 9 day novena to St Therese for my husband to get a better job. I was very upset I worked downtown in Cleveland Ohio and there was a Catholic Church across the street I went in occasionally to pray. It was a very dark type old huge wooden interior.
On the last day of my novena I went in to pray. I swear to this
from N.M.
My mother taught me this novena and she prayed it only for the very most important requests. I prayed it so I would know she is in heaven. On the 8th night, which was also my 49th anniversary, and the first without my handsome husband (he died the week before Christmas), my friend dropped off an ornament of the nativity scene enclosed in a red velvet heart shaped box with a rose engraved on top! Also, during the same week, my daughter had a dream that my mother was young and beautiful with blonde hair. She did not know that there was only one time that she had dyed her hair blonde when she was about 35 and never again. Thank you St. Therese!
from D.S.
Dear Beloved Friends of St. Therese,
Please allow me to share my miracle experience with you. Ten years ago, my middle school children and I prayed the daily prayer of St. Therese while I drove them to school each morning. We prayed it for 9 days. Our Lord, Jesus, has not forgotten.
One day, a new friend from a local exercise group shared with me about the Saint and her prayer. I was privately going through a very lonely and difficult time. The nature of my work and my home life was intense and isolating. The same friend gifted me a beautiful framed piece of art that was a quote from The Little Way. Although it was considered “unprofessional,” I hung it in my office where I saw patients daily. I decided to say the prayers for 9 days with my children hoping they would experience a real miracle. By the last day of the prayer I had forgotten about the miracle of white roses. I picked my children up that last day from their school and drove home. When we pulled into our driveway, I could see that a flower delivery had been left on the breezeway doorstep. Without remembering the prayer miracle, I walked around the corner of the breezeway to collect our delivery. At the moment I saw the bouquet of white roses on my doorstep, I almost fainted. I remembered the miracle of the prayer and so did my children! I simply could not believe my eyes. The flowers had been sent to me by another distant friend, a Jewish businesswoman, who lived in another city and had no relation to the friend who told me about St. Therese.
Several years later, a colleague visited Rome and bought me a small St. Therese laminated card that had her prayer on the backside in Latin. She said she was in the small shop in Rome and felt she should purchase the St. Therese card for me. I happily placed it in the corner of my mirror and it is still there today.
When I later moved from my city, I purchased a new home on the coast of Alabama. A few months later, the new rose bushes planted by the builder began to bloom. The roses that bloomed were all white across my front porch. Curiously, a single pink rose blooms from the white rose bushes each spring and fall. There are no pink rose bushes planted there. Every other bloom from the same bush is white, that is, the single pink rose is blooming from a white rose bush. I’m not sure what it means, but I know in my heart that it is related to that prayer.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ never forgets us or the prayers we lift through Him to our Father.
I saw this website and wanted to share this amazing miracle with you all to encourage you.
Many blessings to you from the coast of Alabama,
from K.D.
I would like to share our answered prayers from St. Therese.
Our family have been praying for almost a year for my son’s acceptance to medical school.
On June 15th, we got his acceptance letter from Loma Linda School of Medicine. We are truly grateful for her intercession.
We are such faithful devotees of St Therese that we even visited her hometown and her Basilica in Lisieux.
We also chose the Shrine of St Therese in the Philippines to celebrate our renewal of vows for our 25th Wedding Anniversary next year.
Thank you St Therese
from A.B.
I came across your link for novenas while praying the novena to St. Faustina.
And I signed up for your emails which I want to tell you have been enriching and encouraging.
I started to pray the novena to St. Therese of Lisieux, one of my favourite saints, and I was able to complete it.
The very next day I received very positive news about a property-related issue that we have been trying to solve for the past 4 years.
I am so grateful to God for His Goodness and Mercy, and I wanted to share this news with you for God’s glory.
I downloaded your app only yesterday and have now begun the novena to St. Jude.
I keep you, your family, and all people praying novenas with your app in my prayers. May it bear much fruit.
Answered Prayers from the Community
Shared by people who prayed with the Intercede app and saw their prayers answered.
“My dearest St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, 🌹🤍 Thank you. 😭🤍 I don't even know what else to say after seeing these photos of Peach with you and your relic, in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. No roses needed, little flower. 🌹 Seeing Peach with you is already a rose in my heart. I entrusted so many things to you during this novena, especially the people I love. I asked you to help me truly know you, not simply as a saint I pray to, but as a friend I can love and grow closer to. Thank you for your Little Way and for teaching me that love can be found in the smallest things. Please keep Peach close to Jesus and gently plant little seeds of faith, goodness, joy, and love in her heart, in God's perfect time. And keep teaching me to love Jesus with simplicity, trust, and great love in the…”
“I asked for a rose as confirmation that something is Gods will and on her feast day I was writing a wedding card I had bought earlier and when I opened it it came with a little rose sticker to close the envelope.”
“I asked for a gift of flowers in someway to know that my prayers for St Therese’s intercession had been received by God. at the end of the novena, nothing happened, but the next day (her feast day) when I was pondering on why no flowers were sent, the smell of roses became evident suddenly. It was a beautiful smell and lasted for a few minutes. I was in my office and there were no flowers around me or in the building at all.”
“Our lease was ending and needed to decide if to stay or move. There was more reasons to move, but we didn’t want to. We would be downsizing and losing a great place. We could’ve made it work if we stayed just been tighter financially. So my husband and I prayed her novena, gold rose to stay, silver to move, and on the 9th day I received a silver rose and her image right next to it. My mom sent a picture of her to our family chat and didn’t put any context to it, just the photo. We have since moved and although we still don’t like that we moved we know it is what God wanted. It’s been a radical act of trust as my husband calls it, and we are certain the fruits to having moved will eventually come.”
“Experienced the intense smell of roses while out on a walk on the 8th day of this novena & got a text message from whom I was hoping to reconcile!”
“Relationship with my daughter continues to improve🙏🏾”
“Thank you St. Thérèse!”
“Received the connection in my marriage I was seeking. She showed me a rose every day I was faithful to this prayer. I’m trying to adopt her little way. Thank you St. Therese for your intercession”
“Our tax refund from 2024 has been delayed this whole time, but everything was finally resolved and it has finally been released ❤️”
“My prayers have not been fully answered yet, but I did see roses everywhere for several days this weekend, so I know it’s only a matter of time before my prayers are answered. Thank you St. Therese!”
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St. Thérèse was a French Discalced Carmelite nun who lived in the late 1800s. She has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. Together with Saint Francis of Assisi, she is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church.
Pope Pius X called her “the greatest saint of modern times” while Pope St. John Paul II named her a Doctor of the Church (only the third female Doctor at that time).
