St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), also known as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, and “The Little Flower.” She wanted to join the convent at a very young age and was rejected. She appealed to the bishop, but he did not agree to her request. Finally, she went to Rome and asked the pope personally. After that, she was allowed to enter.
She experienced much suffering and illness while she was there. She began to practice her “Little Way” (doing small things with great love), and sought to show kindness even (and especially) to the sisters who were mean to her.
As she was going to die, her superior requested that she write down her Little Way and her life, which she did. While her diary was initially used as inspiration and meditation within the order, it was eventually published outside, and this is how she came to be known.
Shortly before she died, she said,”My mission, to make God loved, will begin after my death. I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses.” For this reason, she is often considered one of the saints whose intercession is sought for desperate or hopeless cases.
Step 1 – Using a regular set of Rosary beads, you begin at the cross by doing the sign of the cross.
(Optional Opening Prayer) You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.
(Repeat three times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
Step 2 – On the three beads of the rosary pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostles Creed.
Step 3 – You begin each decade with the Our Father beads by praying this prayer: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
Step 4 – Complete the decade on the 10 Hail Mary beads by praying this prayer: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each decade on the rosary beads
Step 5 – Once you have prayed all 5 decades, you finish the Chaplet by praying the following prayer 3 times: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Optional Closing Prayer) Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments, we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.
This video contains a meditation on the Passion by pairing the Stations of the Cross and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary (and a few other episodes) with relevant chant, hymns, and scripture.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), also known as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, and “The Little Flower.” She wanted to join the convent at a very young age and was rejected. She appealed to the bishop, but he did not agree to her request. Finally, she went to Rome and asked the pope personally. After that, she was allowed to enter.
She experienced much suffering and illness while she was there. She began to practice her “Little Way” (doing small things with great love), and sought to show kindness even (and especially) to the sisters who were mean to her.
As she was going to die, her superior requested that she write down her Little Way and her life, which she did. While her diary was initially used as inspiration and meditation within the order, it was eventually published outside, and this is how she came to be known.
Shortly before she died, she said,”My mission, to make God loved, will begin after my death. I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses.” For this reason, she is often considered one of the saints whose intercession is sought for desperate or hopeless cases.
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