Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer of St. Alphonsus to St. Teresa
Lasance prints this as a prayer of St. Alphonsus addressed to St. Teresa of Avila. It asks Teresa’s intercession for divine love and fidelity in joy and suffering.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 769-770.
O seraphic virgin, St. Teresa, beloved spouse of the Crucified, thou who didst burn with such great love of God while on earth, and now burnest with a still purer and brighter flame in Heaven; thou who didst so greatly desire to see Him loved by all men, obtain for me too, I pray thee, a spark of that holy fire, whereby I may oppose the world, creatures, and myself; and grant that all my thoughts, desires, and affections may be ever employed in pursuing, whether in the midst of joys or of sufferings, the will of the Supreme Good, Who deserves our unbounded love and obedience. Oh, obtain for me this grace, thou who art so powerful with God, that, like thee, I may be all on fire with divine love. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 769-770.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- Lasance prints this as a prayer of St. Alphonsus addressed to St. Teresa of Avila. It asks Teresa’s intercession for divine love and fidelity in joy and suffering.
- Prayer intention
- Love of God and obedience in every circumstance.
- When to pray
- During a retreat or when seeking greater love of God.
- Connection with a saint
St. Teresa of Avila: Prayer asking the saint’s intercession. The printed prayer in With God (1911), page 769, asks the intercession of St. Teresa of Avila; it is not presented as a prayer used by the saint. Read the source.
St. Alphonsus Liguori: Traditional attribution. With God (1911), page 769, identifies this prayer to St. Teresa as a “Prayer of St. Alphonsus.” Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 769-770. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer of St. Alphonsus to St. Teresa
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 769-770.
O seraphic virgin, St. Teresa, beloved spouse of the Crucified, thou who didst burn with such great love of God while on earth, and now burnest with a still purer and brighter flame in Heaven; thou who didst so greatly desire to see Him loved by all men, obtain for me too, I pray thee, a spark of that holy fire, whereby I may oppose the world, creatures, and myself; and grant that all my thoughts, desires, and affections may be ever employed in pursuing, whether in the midst of joys or of sufferings, the will of the Supreme Good, Who deserves our unbounded love and obedience. Oh, obtain for me this grace, thou who art so powerful with God, that, like thee, I may be all on fire with divine love. Amen.