Summary: <br> <br> Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin Novena<br> Day 1 – Prayer<br> 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<br> Meditation<br> Prayer had an important place in the lives of Sts. Louis and Zélie; personal or as a family, it profoundly marked their children.<br> 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. »<br> 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. »<br> 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. »<br> Resolution<br> Today, I will take time to encounter God in prayer, and I will confide to Him my joys and my sorrows.<br> Prayer<br> Our Father…<br> Hail Mary…<br> Glory be to<br> Saints Louis and Zélie,<br> you who in your life as a couple and as parents<br> have given witness of an exemplary Christian life,<br> in putting God in the first place<br> through the exercise of the duties of your state in life<br> and the practice of the virtues of the gospel,<br> we turn to you.<br> Help us to have unshakable confidence in God<br> and to surrender ourselves to His Will,<br> as you did in the joys<br> but also in the trials, the sorrows, and the sufferings<br> with which your life was marked.<br> Help us to love God with all our heart,<br> to persevere in our daily difficulties,<br> and to dwell in the joy and hope<br> that will give us a living faith in Christ.<br> Intercede for us<br> so that we may obtain the graces we need<br> today and all the days of our life. Amen.<br> Saints Louis and Zélie, pray for us<br> Imprimatur +Jacques Habert, Bishop of Séez, 26 May 2016<br> text ©Shrine of <a href="https://louisetzelie.com/en/pray/novena-to-saints-louis-and-zelie/">Sts. Louis and Zélie in Alençon</a><br> Please visit their website at <a href="https://louisetzelie.com/en/pray/novena-to-saints-louis-and-zelie/">https://louisetzelie.com/en/pray/novena-to-saints-louis-and-zelie/</a><br> <br> For more on the life of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin visit:<br> <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/a-sister-of-st-therese-servant-of-god-leonie-martin-bearer-of-hope-w-fr-timothy-gallagher/">A Sister of St. Thérèse: Servant of God, Léonie Martin; Bearer of Hope w/Fr. Timothy Gallagher</a><br> and <a href="https://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/the-letters-of-st-therese-of-lisieux-with-fr-timothy-gallagher-o-m-v/">The Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux with Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V.</a><br> <br>
