Novena to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin

Let's pray to make more room for God in our lives! Let's ask Louis and Zélie Martin to intercede for us.

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1. How to become a saint

In the history of saints, Louis and Zélie Martin are the first spouses to be canonised together. Their sanctity was formed on a daily basis; they lived it in heroic fidelity and perseverance with each other and through each other, putting God first in their lives.


This novena, proposed by the Shrine of Alençon aims to bring you into the Martin family and to ask for their intercession so that you too, following in their footsteps, can make more and more room for God in your life.

2. In practical terms

Each morning you will receive :

  • A meditation inspired by the life of Louis and Zélie Martin to help you take a step towards holiness.
  • A resolution to apply this step concretely in your life.
  • The prayer to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin

3. Novena programme

Day 1: Prayer

Day 2: Family life

Day 3: Religious practice

Day 4: State duty

Day 5: Charity

Day 6: Mercy

Day 7: Trials

Day 8: The Virgin Mary

Day 9: The desire for Heaven

Novena prayer

Prayer to Saints Louis and Zélie Martin

Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, after having had the desire for religious life, you heard the Lord's call to the vocation of marriage. You are the "parents without equal" of whom your daughter Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus speaks; the fortunate parents of Léonie, the Servant of God, Sister Françoise-Thérèse; of Marie, Pauline, and Céline, transplanted to Mount Carmel; and of the four children taken from your affection in their youth: Hélène, Joseph, Jean-Baptiste, and Mélanie-Thérèse. You gave all glory to God through your humble and patient work, your commitment to the poor, and your family life, where reigned the happiness of loving and being loved. You lived your daily life concretely through the joys and sorrows of your existence. You love us as your own children, with the heart of a father and the heart of a mother, because you are the friends of God. Listen to our prayer and our request (state the request . . . ) and intercede for us with God the Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.