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Litany of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, "The Little Flower"




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Litany of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, "The Little Flower"

Lord have mercy! Christ have mercy!
Lord have mercy! Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Our Lady of Victory,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
St. Therese, Little Flower of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Therese, servant of God, pray for us.
St. Therese, victim of the merciful love of God, pray for us.
St. Therese, spouse of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Therese, angel of the cloister, pray for us.
St. Therese, remarkable in childhood, pray for us.
St. Therese, an example of obedience, pray for us.
St. Therese, resigned to the Divine Will, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of peace, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of patience, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of gentleness, pray for us.
St. Therese, heroic in sacrifices, pray for us.
St. Therese, generous in forgiving, pray for us.
St. Therese, benefactress of the needy, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Therese, devoted to the Holy Face, pray for us.
St. Therese, consumed with the love of God, pray for us.
St. Therese, advocate in extreme cases, pray for us.
St. Therese, preserving in prayer, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of holy chastity, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of voluntary poverty, pray for us.
St. Therese, lover of obedience, pray for us.
St. Therese, burning with zeal for God's glory, pray for us.
St. Therese, inflamed with the Spirit of Love, pray for us.
St. Therese, child of benediction, pray for us.
St. Therese, perfect in simplicity, pray for us.
St. Therese, remarkable for trust in God, pray for us.
St. Therese, aid of missionaries, pray for us.
St. Therese, who whilst immersed in the love of God was yet a "little victim," pray for us.
St. Therese, who saidst thou wouldst let fall a shower of roses after thy death, pray for us.
St. Therese, who didst promise to spend thy heaven doing good on our earth, pray for us.
St. Therese, who saidst thou wouldst not rest till the last soul was harvested, pray for us.
St. Therese, teaching us the little way, pray for us.
St. Therese, teaching us the sure way, pray for us.

V. Pray for us, St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
R. That we may learn to follow in thy little way.

Let us pray. O Lord, Who has said: Unless ye become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven: grant us, we beseech Thee, so to follow in humility and simplicity of heart, the footsteps of the blessed virgin Therese, that we may obtain everlasting rewards. Who livest and reignest, with the Father and the Holy Ghost ever one God, world without end. Amen.



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