Looking for Carmelite Saint prayers

[jmcrae]

I’m going to be running a summer day camp for kids in a couple of weeks - the theme is “Days of Elijah.”

For each of the days, I’m highlighting one Carmelite Saint, in addition of course to St. Elijah, for a total of six.

What I need are some traditional prayers (meaning, prayers that the kids would possibly encounter in their travels elsewhere, as well as at our little camp) either written by or directed to each of the Saints - they are:

St. Elijah
St. Teresa of Avila
St. John of the Cross
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
St. Therese de Lisieux
St. Simon Stock

Thanks for any help!

 

[FCEGM]

I’m going to be running a summer day camp for kids in a couple of weeks - the theme is “Days of Elijah.”

For each of the days, I’m highlighting one Carmelite Saint, in addition of course to St. Elijah, for a total of six.

What I need are some traditional prayers (meaning, prayers that the kids would possibly encounter in their travels elsewhere, as well as at our little camp) either written by or directed to each of the Saints - they are:

St. Elijah
St. Teresa of Avila
St. John of the Cross
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
St. Therese de Lisieux
St. Simon Stock

Thanks for any help!

What a wonderful theme! Here you go:

St. Elijah:

Almighty, ever-living God, your prophet Elijah lived always in Your presence and was zealous for the honor due to Your name.
May we, Your servants, always seek Your face and bear witness to Your love. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

St. Teresa of Jesus:

Father, by Your Spirit You raised up St. Teresa of Jesus to show Your Church the way to perfection. May her inspired teaching awaken in us a longing for true holiness.
Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

There’s also her famous “bookmark”:

"Let nothing trouble you, let nothing frighten you.*
All things are passing; God never changes.

“Patience obtains all things.
He who possesses God lacks nothing:
*God alone suffices.”

St. John of the Cross:

O, St. John of the Cross, beg of our Lord for me the grace to embrace the Cross, accepting His Will for me in the joys and sufferings of life. Help me to grow closer to our Lord and serve others with His great love. Through your intercession, may we come to enjoy the beatific vision of OUr Heavenly Father with you and all who love Him. Amen.

and. . .

Lord, you endowed St. John of the Cross with a spirit of self-denial and a love of the cross. By following his example may we come to the eternal vision of your glory. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

and. . .

Mine are the heavens and *mine is the earth; mine are the people, the righteous are mine and mine are the sinners; the angels are mine and the Mother of God, and all things are mine; and God Himself is mine and for me, for Christ is mine and all for me. What then do you ask for and seek, my soul? Yours is all this, and it is all for you.
(From his Prayer of a Soul Taken in Love)

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein):

Lord, God of our fathers,
you brought Saint Teresa Benedicta
to the fullness of the science of the cross
at the hour of her martyrdom.
Fill us with that same knowledge; and, through her intercession, allow us always to seek after you, the supreme Truth, and to remain faithful until death
to the covenant of love ratified in the blood of your Son for the salvation of all men and women. We ask this through our Lord. *Amen.

St. Therese de Lisieux:

God our Father,
you have promised your kingdom
to those who are willing to become like little children.
Help us to follow the way of Saint Thérèse with confidence
so that by her prayers
we may come to know your eternal glory.
Grant this through our Lord. *Amen.

• and her lovely homage to the Holy Face:

O Adorable Face of Jesus, the only Beauty that captivates my heart, deign to imprint in my your Divine Likeness so that you may behold the soul of your little bride without seeing Yourself in her.

St. Simon Stock:

Father,
you called St. Simon Stock to serve you
in the brotherhood of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Through his prayers
help us like him to live in your presence
and to work for man’s salvation.
Grant this through our Lord. *Amen.

Do let us know how it goes!

 

[jmcrae]

Wow, thank you - this is great!! :extrahappy:

I will certainly let you know how it goes - this is my first experience organizing a summer day camp - so far, everything is going very smoothly - then again, the kids have not yet entered the room.

 

[DBT]

St. Teresa, St. John and St. Therese all have litanies. Here’s the one for St. Teresa . . .
Litany of St. Teresa of Jesus:

Lord have mercy on us
Christ have mercy on us
Lord have mercy on us. Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us
God the Father of Heaven
Have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world
Have mercy on us
Holy Trinity One God
Have mercy on us

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us
St. Teresa of Avila, pray for us
St. Teresa, whose heart was tranverberated by the love of God, pray for us
St. Teresa, most humble servant of God, pray for us
St. Teresa, most zealous for the glory of God, pray for us
St. Teresa, woman truly strong in mind, pray for us
St. Teresa, truly detached from all created objects, pray for us
St. Teresa great light of the Catholic Church, pray for us
St. Teresa reformer and glory of the Carmelite Order, pray for us
St. Teresa queen of mystical theology, pray for us
St. Teresa lustrous name of Avila and Spain, pray for us
St. Teresa who did forever glorify the name of Teresa, pray for us
St. Teresa wishing to suffer or to die, pray for us
St. Teresa exclaiming “O Lord how sweet and pleasing are Thy ways!,” pray for us
St. Teresa desiring so much the salvation of souls, pray for us
St. Teresa tasting and seeing how sweet is the Lord even in this vale of miseries, pray for us
St. Teresa exclaiming “O death, who can fear thee who art the way to true life!,” pray for us
St. Teresa true lover of the Cross of Christ, pray for us
St. Teresa wo did live to love, who died to love and who will love eternally, pray for us

Lamb of God…
Spare us O Lord
Lamb of God…
Hear us O Lord
Lamb of God…
Have mercy on us

Pray for us, O holy St. Teresa
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ

Let us pray . . .

O God, Who did replenish the heart of Thy blessed servant St. Teresa with the treasures of Thy divine love, grant that, like her, we may love Thee and suffer all things for Thee and in union with Thee, that we may gain souls for Thee, and that we may secure the salvation of our own soul. This we beg through the merits of our Savior and the intercession of Thy glorious virgin Teresa. AMEM.

Dave

 

[DBT]

And for St. John . . .
The Litany of St. John of the Cross:

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen and Beauty of Carmel,
pray for us.
Saint John of the Cross,
pray for us.
St. John, our glorious father, etc.
Beloved child of Mary, the Queen of Carmel,
Fragrant flower of the garden of Carmel,
Admirable possessor of the spirit of Elias,
Foundation stone of the Carmelite reform,
Spiritual son, and beloved father of St. Teresa,
Most vigilant in the practice of virtue,
Treasure of charity,
Abyss of humility,
Most perfect in obedience,
Invincible in patience,
Constant lover of poverty,
Dove of simplicity,
Thirsting for mortification,
Prodigy of holiness,
Mystical Doctor ,
Model of contemplation,
Zealous preacher of the Word of God,
Worker of miracles,
Bringing joy and peace to souls,
Terror of devils,
Model of penance,
Faithful guardian of Christ’s vineyard,
Ornament and glory of Carmel,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

V. Holy father Saint John of the Cross, pray for us,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray.
O God, Who didst instill into the heart of Saint John of the Cross,
Thy confessor and our father, a perfect spirit of self-abnegation and a surpassing love of Thy Cross, grant that assiduously following in his footsteps, we may attain to eternal glory. Through Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.

 

[DBT]

And for St. Therese . . .
LITANY OF SAINT THERESE:

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
Pray for us.
St. Therese of the Holy Face,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, child of Mary,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, devoted to Joseph,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, angel of innocence,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, model child,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, pattern of religious,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, flower of Carmel,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, converter of hardened hearts,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, healer of the diseased,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, filled with love for the Blessed Sacrament,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, filled with angelic fervor,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, filled with an apostle’s zeal,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, filled with loyalty to the Holy Father,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, filled with a tender love for the Church,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, filled with extraordinary love for God and neighbor,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, wounded with a heavenly flame,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, victim of divine love,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, patient in sufferings,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, eager for humiliations,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, consumed with love,
Pray for us.
St. Therese, rapt in ecstasy,
Pray for us.
Who desired always to be as a little child,
Pray for us.
Who taught the way of spiritual childhood,
Pray for us.
Who gave perfect example of trust in God,
Pray for us.
Whom Jesus filled with a desire for suffering,
Pray for us.
Who found perfection in the little things,
Pray for us.
Who refused God nothing,
Pray for us.
Who sought bitterness in this life,
Pray for us.
Who told us to call you little Therese,
Pray for us.
Who offered her life to God for priests and missionaries,
Pray for us.
Who gained countless souls for Christ,
Pray for us.
Who promised, after her death, a shower of roses,
Pray for us.
Who foretold: “I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth,”
Pray for us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Spare us, 0 Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, 0 Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, St. Therese.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY

0 Lord, who has said:
“Unless you become as little children,
you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven;”
grant us, we ask You,
so to follow in humility
and simplicity of heart
the footsteps of St. Therese, the virgin,
that we may obtain everlasting rewards.
Who lives and reigns forever.
Amen.

Dave

 

[DBT]

On second thought, these litanies might be a little much for a kids camp, but here they are anyway Best of luck!

Dave.

 

[jmcrae]

On second thought, these litanies might be a little much for a kids camp, but here they are anyway Best of luck!

Dave.

Thanks! Maybe I’ll put them out on a resource table, and kids who are interested can try them out at home.