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St. Therese Intercessions
| If you would like to share with us a special time when you felt St. Therese's intercession in your life, please tell us.
Through the intercession of St. Therese, the lives of many people have been permanently changed. Her love for us is immeasurable, and her intervention often leaves us with gratitude and appreciation. The following experiences of intercession are examples of how St. Therese continues to "shower her roses" upon us.
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| my best friend James introduced me to St. Therese many years ago when I was lost and confused. He loved her. I bought the book 'her last conversations' and many other books by her. When James got sick, and was put in hospice to die, I somehow found the book again and took it to the hospital with me. I was very sad because I was losing my best friend and did not want him to suffer a long and horrible death. It could have gone on forever. As he was lying in bed, I knew he could hear me reading to him the pages from 'her last conversations'which lasted for about an hour.
I came to the page of her death, I read it to James- 'Sept 30
THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OF MY DEAR LITTLE THERESE'S EXILE...' I realized at this EXACT moment that James stopped breathing and died quietly. It was like she was looking down at us, she lifted him to heaven with her to be with God. I was so amazed by this, I could not imagine this happening, like a true answer to his and my prayer. I believe he is with her and happy forever. I remember this anytime I miss him, the prayer was answered |
| michelle |
| United States |
| - Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 9:56AM |
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| I consider St. Therese a dear sweet sister. This past year I was desperately looking for a job. I sent out hundreds of resumes and had numerous interviews but nothing was coming through for me. Although I had been devoted to St. Therese previously, this devotion had waned over the years. As the months of job searching dragged on, I had the opportunity to see a movie about St Therese's life. I instantly knew I needed to ask her for her intercession. I started to pray and ask her to take my petitions to the feet of Jesus. I felt her presence whenever I prayed. Nonetheless, time ticked away, a few more interviews came and went. I was slipping into depression. Finally, a call came in offering me a job. I was giddy and very happy. It wasn't until later that night I realized that the offer came on St. Therese's feast day, October 1st. As if I needed anymore, a plant that had been dormant for some time, blossomed the next day.
I knew St. Therese was telling me that not only she had prayed for me but she was with me.
She truly is the Saint that loves us and I love her.
Thank you St. Therese. |
| Abby |
| United States |
| - Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 6:29PM |
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| I have a very unpleasant task to attend to tomorrow morning, January 5th. I must put our family dog to sleep after she bit my husband. She was a rescue dog and came to us as a very timid and nervous animal. We were determined to work with her but whatever we did, it wasn't enough. She was probably abused earlier in life and was afraid of men, however she only recently began biting. The bite to my husband's hand is terrible. He needed to seek emergency medical assistance at the ER, antibiotics, a tetanus shot, etc. I felt so terrible for him, for our family (we have 5 children, ages 1 to 14), for myself, and for our little hound.
I cried much of today over this, praying that something good could come from such a terrible thing. Of course, I am happy she didn't bite one of the kids or someone else, but I wanted to have some sign that euthanasia was the best option. It's easier when the animal is sick or injured, but in this case, she can't be given over to someone else in good conscience because she is vicious. I was crying as I sat here at my computer, thinking of all of this and feeling very down. An email came through, so I opened it. It was from a friend I haven't heard from in over 20 years, someone I recently (the last few weeks) reconnected with but haven't been in touch since we exchanged Facebook profiles. She sent the St. Therese prayer to me..."May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your sould the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us." I have been a St. Therese admirer since high school, when I discovered that if I prayed novenas to her, sometimes I got a shower of roses. Today I got no roses but I DID discover the beauty of her prayer, which is more beautiful than any flower could be. I have seen this prayer before but it's never come when I needed it to, by someone I haven't had any contact with for so many years.
I felt that this was a direct response to my heartfelt prayer, that God had good things in mind with these events. I can't possibly know what He has in mind, but with St. Therese's help, I know I can do this tomorrow. I stopped crying and felt infinitely better about the situation. It's still incredibly unpleasant to have to go through this, but at least I know God is paying attention and I have His blessing to send His little hound home to Him. |
| Heidi |
| United States |
| - Monday, January 4, 2010 at 10:06PM |
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| My wife and I were told of a statue of St.Therese at a nearby shrine. We had heard that many people have prayed before this statue of St.Therese and miraculously had their prayers answered.
Having tried to conceive a child for over two years (with many fertility treatments and procedures), my wife and I went to pray before this statue and ask St.Therese to intercede on our behalf and ask God to bless us with pregnancy.
My wife and I prayed to St.Therese daily the past month and a half. We found out this week that my wife is pregnant! We have no doubt that St.Therese had a hand in this wonderful blessing. The day we found out we were at mass and the closing hymn had the word "Rose" in it.
We will forever be indebted to St.Therese and will continue to spread the word of her miraculous intercession in our lives.
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| Tim |
| United States |
| - Monday, January 4, 2010 at 1:34PM |
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| I had been looking for a job for about a year as the job I was in was very uncertain. I had been praying to St. Therese for guidance as I had been at this job for 10 years and didn't know if I should stay and face whatever consequences or earnestly look for another job. I had been on two interviews with a job that I liked very much but after several attempts to contact them, I received no answer. I prayed to St. Therese for guidance again and sadly just resigned myself to staying at my job for however long it was and I knew St. Therese would watch out for me (I had been given roses regularly during the time I prayed to her) whatever the outcome. One morning, I was lying in bed not sleeping and I heard my cell phone vibrating in my purse (I had for some reason forgot to turn it off the night before). As the phone was vibrating, I smelled my rose candle (which wasn't lit). I retrieved the message and it was from the HR department of the job I had liked. I called her back and they offered me the job for much more money than I was making at the current job and better working conditions. When I started work at my current job, I walked through the door and at the reception desk were a dozen roses! I am so thankful to Saint Therese! |
| Stephanie |
| United States |
| - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 2:28PM |
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