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| "My secret is quite simple - I pray!" Saint Teresa of Calcutta |
How to pray Mother Teresa's "Flying Novena." ...Pray the Memorare ten times. The first nine Memorares are the novena. The tenth is in thanksgiving.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help, or sought your intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in your mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen.
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta taught, "Prayer is a conversation with God; a piece of the inner, spiritual life; the characteristic and mark of a faithful Christian's heart; a continual movement of the Holy Spirit; a work of divine healing. Prayer is an indicator of a true and faithful Christian, a powerful living witness of the Holy Spirit. Prayer is a precious work and the highest honor, to be offered to God alone. It must be done in the love of God and the joy of faith with total resignation to God's will and certain expectation of divine help. Prayer unites people with God and brings them into the realm of the Divine." [Saint Teresa of Calcutta]
"How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer." [Saint Teresa of Avila]
Love, Jeanne
