St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as “The Little Flower,” was a French Carmelite nun who lived a short but spiritually impactful life in the late 19th century. Born in 1873, she entered the Carmelite convent at the remarkably young age of 15, where she developed her famous “Little Way” – a spiritual path that focused on doing ordinary things with extraordinary love. Despite never leaving her convent and dying of tuberculosis at just 24 years old in 1897, her posthumously published autobiography “Story of a Soul” became a spiritual classic that resonated worldwide with its message of simple holiness and childlike trust in God. Her practical approach to spirituality and accessible way of achieving sanctity led to her being declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997, one of only four women to receive this rare honor.
The “Chaplet of St. Therese” (“The Little Flower Rosary”) is a prayer devotion honoring St. Therese de Lisieux, also known as “The Little Flower,” a French Carmelite nun who lived from 1873 to 1897. St. Therese is known for her simple, practical approach to spiritual life, which she called the “Little Way.”
The chaplet consists of 24 beads representing St. Therese’s 24 years of life. On each bead, the “Glory Be” prayer is said to thank the Holy Trinity for St. Therese’s life and example. The chaplet concludes with a prayer asking for St. Therese’s intercession, often requesting a “rose” as a sign of her heavenly assistance.
St. Therese of the Infant Jesus, Patroness of Missions, pray for us.
Pray the Glory Be prayer 24 times to honor the Holy Trinity in thanksgiving for St. Therese’s 24 years of life on Earth.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Closing Prayer:
St. Therese, the Little Flower, please pick me a rose from the Heavenly Garden and send it to me with a message of love. Ask God to grant me the favor I thee implore, and tell Him I will love Him each day more and more. Amen.
