Solemn public novena in honor of the queen of the most holy rosary and Saint Therese the little flow


SOLEMN PUBLIC NOVENA

in honor of

THE

QUEEN OF THE MOST HOLT ROSARY

and

SAINT THERFSE

the Little Flower of Jesus

by

The Rev. James A. O’Donnell, O. P.

SAINT KILLIAN’S CHURCH
87th and Aberdeen Streets

Saturday, September 25th to Sunday

October 3rd, 1943

Hours for the Daily Masses:

6:30, 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00

Novena Services 8:00 P. M.

Confessions heard each morning during the

Masses and every evening after Devotions.



INDULGENCED PRAYERS
' O Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, Mother

of God, Queen of the angels and of the
saints, I salute thee with the most profound
veneration and filial devotion. I renew the
consecration of myself and all I have to thee.
I thank thee for thy maternal protection and
for the many blessings that I have received
through thy wondrous mercy and most
powerful intercession. In all my necessities
I have recourse to thee with unbounded con-
fidence. O Help of Christians, O Mother
of Mercy, I beseech thee now to hear my
prayer and to obtain for me of thy Divine
Son the favor that I request in this novena.
(Here make your intention.)

Obtain for me also, dearest Mother, the
grace that I may imitate thee and become
more like to thee in the practice of the
virtues of humility, obedience, purity,

poverty, submission to the Will of God,
and charity. Be my Protectress in life;
guard and guide me in dangers; direct me
in perplexities; lead me in the way of per-
fection; and assist me in the hour of my
death, that I may come to Jesus and with
thee enjoy Him, bless Him, and love Him
eternally in Heaven. Amen.

The Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who
fled to thy protection, implored thy help,

and sought thy intercession was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee,

O Virgin of virgins, my Mother! To thee I
come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrow-

ful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise
not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and
answer me. Amen.



SAINT THERESE

The Promises of St. Therese

1. I will spend my heaven doing good on
earth.

2. After my death I will let fall a shower
of roses.

3. In heaven the good God will do all 1
desire, because I have never done my
own will on earth.

These three comforting promises and con-

soling prophecies are being fulfilled the

world over. The wondrous favors she has
everywhere conferred are innumerable. She

wants these favors broadcast everywhere.
For if the Little Flower heals suffering and
soothes sorrow it is always with the sacred

purpose of winning more love for Jesus and
for Mary.

With all trust and confidence observe this
novena and the Little Flower will pray to

Jesus and Mary for you. And what prayer
could be more powerful to aid you?



Recite these prayers composed and said by

St. Therese

A MORNING OFFERING
O my God, I offer Thee all my actions

this day for the intentions and for the glory

of Thy Sacred Heart, my Jesus. I desire to
sanctify every beat of my heart, my every
thought, my simplest works, by uniting them
to the infinite merits of Thy Divine Heart;
and I wish to make reparation for my sins
by casting them into the furnace of Its
merciful love.

O my God, I ask of Thee for myself and
for all I hold dear, the grace to fulfill per-

fectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of
Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing
life, so that one day we may be united to-
gether in Heaven for all eternity. Amen.

AN ACT OF LOVE
In order that my life may be one of per-

fect love, I offer myself as a victim of holo-

caust to Thy merciful love, imploring Thee
to consume me unceasingly, and to allow
the floods of Thy infinite tenderness gathered
up in Thee to overflow into my soul, so
that I may become a martyr of Thy love,
O my God! May I die one day of this
martyrdom after it has prepared me to ap-
pear in Thy presence, and may my soul take
its flight—without delay—into the eternal
embrace of Thy merciful love!

O my Beloved, I desire at every beat of
my heart to renew this oblation an infinite
number of times, till the shadows retire, and
everlastingly I can tell Thee my love face
to face.