“He who calls you is
faithful, and he will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24
“We too must place our trust in God alone. It is tempting to
think that today’s advanced technology can answer all our needs and save us
from all the perils and dangers that beset us. But it is not so.
“At
every moment of our lives we depend entirely on God, in whom we live and move
and have our being. Only he can protect us from harm, only he can guide us
through the storms of life, only he can bring us to a safe haven.”
Benedict
XVI, Apostolic Journey to Malta, 18 April 2010
“I was like you when I began my Alençon lace business, and I
made myself sick over it. Now, I’m much more reasonable. I worry much less and
resign myself to all the unfortunate events that happen to me, and may happen
to me. I tell myself that God allows it, and then I don’t think about it
anymore.”
Letter
of Zélie to her brother Isidore, CF 26
“The best thing to do is to put everything in the hands of
God and await the outcome in peace and abandonment to his will. That’s what I’m
going to try very hard to do.”
Letter
of Zélie to her brother Isidore, CF 45
Praying this novena with perseverance, let us confidently place
ourselves in the Lord’s hands, and ask for the grace to do his will in all
things.
Lord, listen to my prayer:
turn your ear to my appeal.
You are faithful, you are just; give answer.
Do not call your servant to judgment
for no one is just in your sight.
The enemy pursues my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead, long forgotten.
Therefore my spirit fails;
my heart is numb within me.
I remember the days that are past:
I ponder all your works.
I muse on what your hand has wrought
and to you I stretch out my hands.
Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.
Lord, make haste and answer;
for my spirit fails within me.
Do not hide your face
lest I become like those in the grave.
In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Make me know the way I should walk:
to you I lift up my soul.
Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
Teach me to do your will
for you, O Lord, are my God.
Let your good spirit guide me
in ways that are level and smooth.
For your name’s sake, Lord, save my life;
in your justice save my soul from distress.
Glory to the Father...
Novena Prayer
O God, in Louis and Zélie Martin you have given us an
example of holiness lived in marriage.
Look kindly upon the families of our time, and strengthen
them with your love;
Let young people find in them the support they need to hear
your voice and respond to your call.
Support the sick and the elderly with your power.
Louis and Zélie loved to pray to Notre-Dame des Victoires; through
her intercession, we present to you our intention for this novena...
(period
of silence, or state the intention)
Watch over us, and lead us at last into your kingdom of
love.
Notre-Dame des Victoires, pray for us.
Holy Family of Nazareth, pray for us.
Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, pray for us.
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Sources
Novena translated by Elizabeth and Turner
Nevitt from: Neuvaine par l’intercession
des bienheureux Louis and Zélie Martin. Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires
(Paris). Éditions Salvator: Paris, 2010. Used with permission of Hervé Soubias,
rector of the Basilica of Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris.
Louis and Zélie Martin. A Call to a Deeper Love: The Family
Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, 1863–1885.
Ed. Frances Renda. Trans. Ann Conors Hess. New York: St Paul, 2010. Translation
of Correspondance familiale (1863–1885),
Paris: Éditions du Cerf, 2009.
“Benedict XVI.” https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en.html
The
Psalms: The Grail Translation. 1963.
The Holy Bible,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition. 1966.
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