St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of compassion on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own, speak a word for me to our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were to that Queen of Heaven, 'who smiled on you at the dawn of life'. Beg her as Queen of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to obtain for me, by her powerful intercession, the grace I desire so ardently at this moment, and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life, defend me at the hour of death, and lead me to a happy eternity.