NOVENA
Novena to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
A nine-day Catholic devotion
A nine-day novena to Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, the Little Flower and Doctor of the Church, who promised to 'let fall a shower of roses' and to spend her heaven doing good upon earth.
background
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), a Carmelite who taught the 'little way' of spiritual childhood, was canonized in 1925 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997. She is a patroness of the missions.
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intention Theme
the intercession of St. Thérèse and her 'little way' of confidence