Daily Prayers for the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila

This Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila was written by St. Alphonsus Liguori. In it, we ask Christ for the grace to imitate the virtues of Saint Teresa of Avila.

On the first day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we thank Christ for the gift of faith and for the gift of devotion to the Eucharist.

On the second day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we thank Christ for the gift of hope and ask for confidence in His goodness.

On the third day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we thank Christ for the gift of love and ask Him to make that gift of love perfect in us.

On the fourth day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we ask Christ for the desire and the resolve to love Him as Saint Teresa did.

On the fifth day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we ask Christ for the gift of humility, which He granted to Saint Teresa.

On the sixth day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we ask Christ for the gift of devotion to His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and His foster father, Saint Joseph, a devotion which He granted to Saint Teresa.

On the seventh day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we ask Christ that our heart may be wounded with love.

On the eighth day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we ask Christ for the desire to be with Him in Heaven.

On the ninth day of the Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila, we ask Christ for the grace of a good death, that we may die burning with love for Him, as Saint Teresa did.