Traditional Catholic prayer
St. Thérèse’s Offering of the Holy Childhood
An offering from St. Thérèse’s writings, presenting the merits of Jesus’s Holy Childhood to the Eternal Father and praying for the salvation of little ones.
Source: Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 315.
O Eternal Father, Thy Only-Begotten Son, the dear Child Jesus, belongs to me since Thou hast given Him. I offer Thee the infinite merits of His Divine Childhood, and I beseech Thee in His Name to open the gates of Heaven to a countless host of little ones who will for ever follow this Divine Lamb.
About this prayer
Prayer source
Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 315.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- This offering from St. Thérèse’s writings presents the merits of Jesus’s Holy Childhood to the Eternal Father and asks for the salvation of little ones. The descriptive title identifies the prayer printed under “Various Prayers.”
- Prayer intention
- The Holy Childhood of Jesus and the salvation of souls.
- When to pray
- During devotion to the Infant Jesus or prayer for children.
- Connection with a saint
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: From the saint’s writings. This prayer is printed in the “Prayers of Sœur Thérèse” section of Thomas N. Taylor’s preconciliar translation. Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 315. 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
St. Thérèse’s Offering of the Holy Childhood
Source: Sœur Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus (1912), St. Thérèse of Lisieux; translated and edited by Thomas N. Taylor, page 315.
O Eternal Father, Thy Only-Begotten Son, the dear Child Jesus, belongs to me since Thou hast given Him. I offer Thee the infinite merits of His Divine Childhood, and I beseech Thee in His Name to open the gates of Heaven to a countless host of little ones who will for ever follow this Divine Lamb.