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Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena

Day 1 – Prayer

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray. » Luke 11:1

Meditation

Prayer had an important place in the lives of Sts. Louis and Zélie; personal or as a family, it profoundly marked their children.

St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus testified that when « the little queen was all alone near her King (her father) »,it was enough to « look at him to see how the saints pray. »

Céline remembered, « The days on which he went to Holy Communion he generally remained silent on his return journey. ‘I like to continue my conversation with Our Lord,’ he would say to us. »

They had great confidence in God and abandoned everything to Him in prayer. St. Zélie wrote in one of her letters, « When I think of what God, in whom I’ve put all my trust and in whose hands I’ve put the care of my whole life, has done for me and my husband, I don’t doubt that His Divine Providence watches over His children with special care. »

Resolution

Today, I will take time to encounter God in prayer, and I will confide to Him my joys and my sorrows.

Prayer

Our Father…

Hail Mary…

Glory be to

Saints Louis and Zélie,

you who in your life as a couple and as parents

have given witness of an exemplary Christian life,

in putting God in the first place

through the exercise of the duties of your state in life

and the practice of the virtues of the gospel,

we turn to you.

Help us to have unshakable confidence in God

and to surrender ourselves to His Will,

as you did in the joys

but also in the trials, the sorrows, and the sufferings

with which your life was marked.

Help us to love God with all our heart,

to persevere in our daily difficulties,

and to dwell in the joy and hope

that will give us a living faith in Christ.

Intercede for us

so that we may obtain the graces we need

today and all the days of our life. Amen.