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The Novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux Begins September 22, 2015

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The Novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux begins on September 22nd, leading up to her feast day October 1st. Also known as St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (or simply, "The Little Flower"), she is a doctor of the Church. Pope Pius X called her the "greatest saint of modern times." Beloved by many who seek her help, she is a powerful intercessor. Many have a special devotion to St. Thérèse. Praying her novena can build that devotion and deepen one's knowledge of, and love for, this saint. Click here to sign up for daily reminders to pray the St. Thérèse Novena. If you say the novena, you will pray with more than 212,000 people around the world. The Imagine Sisters are a congregation promoting the religious life . They conduct an annual outreach called the One Rose Invitation . From their website: The One Rose Invitation is an annual initiative to invite young women to consider the call to consecrated life as a religious sister. It was inspired by St. Thérè