This year our Fall novena will focus on Saint Teresa of Jesus. Each night during the novena we will reflect on one or more topics related to St. Teresa’s life and writings.
| Novena Day |
Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sunday
October 6 |
Ecstasy and visions of St. Teresa |
Teresa |
| 2 |
Monday
October 7 |
St. Teresa’s humor
|
Lou |
| 3 |
Tuesday
October 8 |
St. Teresa and the Pater Noster |
Dianne |
| 4 |
Wednesday
October 9 |
Illness and physical sufferings of St. Teresa |
Ann |
| 5 |
Thursday
October 10 |
Written Works of St. Teresa: her Autobiography |
Irene |
| 6 |
Friday
October 11 |
St. Teresa and her devotion to St. Joseph |
Zenaida |
| 7 |
Saturday
October 12 |
St. Teresa and mental prayer |
Vicky |
| 8 |
Sunday
October 13 |
Written Works of St. Teresa: Interior Castle |
Marilou |
| 9 |
Monday
October 14 |
St. Teresa’s death and her legacy |
Georgia |
*Monday’s presentation will be provided in written form to those who take part in the novena and each participant may read the novena prayers and the presentation silently in the Adoration Chapel.
For those of you who are not able to join us physically, we invite you to pray these prayers on your own. May you be blessed for your faithfulness. View and download the Novena prayers below. [Print the PDF pages back-to-back, collate, and fold in the middle.]
Our Lady of Mercy Lay Carmelite Community will celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila at our community meeting on Sunday, October 20.
