Sixth Day: September 1
St. Teresa of Calcutta Novena
September 1: Sixth Day
September 1 is the sixth day of the St. Teresa of Calcutta Novena. You can follow along with the prayers here.
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Novena Prayers: September 1
True Love is Surrender
“’I thirst’ has no meaning unless through total surrender I give all to Jesus… True love is surrender. The more we love the more we surrender.” (St. Teresa of Calcutta)
“Often you see small and big wires, new and old, cheap and expensive, lined up. Unless and until the current passes through them there will be no light. The wire is you and me. The current is God. We have the power to let the current pass through us, use us, and produce the Light of the World – Jesus; or refuse to be used and allow darkness to spread. Our Lady was the most wonderful wire. She allowed God to fill her to the brim, so by her surrender – ‘Be it done to me according to your word’ – she became full of grace; and naturally the moment she was filled by this current, the grace of God, she went in haste to Elizabeth’s house to connect the wire, John, to the current, Jesus.” (St. Teresa of Calcutta)
Thought for the Day
“Allow God to use you without consulting you.” (St. Teresa of Calcutta)
Ask for the grace to surrender your whole life to God.
Prayer
Saint Teresa of Calcutta, you allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross to become a living flame within you, and so became the light of His love to all. Obtain from the Heart of Jesus:
Here, make your request.
Teach me to allow Jesus to penetrate and possess my whole being so completely that my life, too, may radiate His light and love to others. Amen.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, cause of Our joy, pray for us.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Pray for us and be with us. Amen.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Carl Heinrich Bloch painted The Meeting of Mary and Elisabeth in 1866.
Heinrich Hofmann painted the captivating image of Jesus in 1894.
Circa 1677, Bartolome Esteban Murillo painted Mount Calvary and Christ Crucified.
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Photos
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
The official photo of St. Teresa of Calcutta’s canonization shows a face worn with work and warmed with loving concern for others. It is a free image from favpng.com.
The black & white photo of Mother Teresa is a free download at cleanPNG.