Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to St. Teresa of Avila
Lively faith, strong hope, ardent love, devotion to the Holy Eucharist, and growth through heavenly doctrine.
St. Teresa of Avila is traditionally invoked as patron of interior prayer, the Carmelite life, Eucharistic devotion, spiritual growth.
Saint Teresa of Avila, Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante
Pray This Novena
Start with day 1
Begin the novena now, move one day at a time, and come back here whenever you are ready for the next day.
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Private intention
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Day 1: Lively Faith
Begin by asking for a living faith and devotion to the Holy Sacrament.
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Opening Prayer
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
O most amiable Lord Jesus Christ! We thank Thee for the great gift of faith and of devotion to the Holy Sacrament, which Thou didst grant to Thy beloved Teresa; we pray Thee, by Thy merits and by those of Thy faithful spouse, to grant us the gift of a lively faith, and of a fervent devotion toward the most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
V. St. Teresa, pray for us. R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ.
Let us pray: Graciously hear us, O God of our salvation! that as we rejoice in the commemoration of the blessed virgin Teresa, so we may be nourished by her heavenly doctrine, and draw from thence the fervour of a tender devotion. Amen.
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