Traditional Catholic prayer
St. Thérèse’s Prayer to the Holy Child
A prayer from St. Thérèse’s writings, asking Jesus for the virtues of His Holy Childhood and expressing her desire to please Him.
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 Jesus, dear Holy Child, my only treasure, I abandon myself to Thy every whim. I seek no other joy than that of calling forth Thy sweet Smile. Vouchsafe to me the graces and the virtues of Thy Holy Childhood, so that on the day of my birth into Heaven the Angels and Saints may recognise in Thy Spouse: Teresa of the Child Jesus.
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
- St. Thérèse’s Prayer to the Holy Child asks for the virtues of Jesus’s childhood and expresses her desire to please Him. Her own name remains in the text, as printed in the historical translation.
- Prayer intention
- Abandonment to Jesus and the virtues of His childhood.
- When to pray
- As a prayer from the saint’s writings, especially during Christmas devotion. Read the closing reference to Teresa as her own words.
- 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 Prayer to the Holy Child
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 Jesus, dear Holy Child, my only treasure, I abandon myself to Thy every whim. I seek no other joy than that of calling forth Thy sweet Smile. Vouchsafe to me the graces and the virtues of Thy Holy Childhood, so that on the day of my birth into Heaven the Angels and Saints may recognise in Thy Spouse: Teresa of the Child Jesus.