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Prayers Of Saints And Petitions
To Saints
Canticle of Brother Sun
and Sister Moon of St. Francis of Assisi
Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord, All praise is Yours, all
glory, all honour and all blessings.
To you alone, Most High, do they belong, and no mortal lips are
worthy to pronounce Your Name.
Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
Who is the day through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour,
Of You Most High, he bears the likeness.
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,
In the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.
Praised be You, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,
And fair and stormy, all weather's moods,
by which You cherish all that You have made.
Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water,
So useful, humble, precious and pure.
Praised be You my Lord through Brother Fire,
through whom You light the night and he is beautiful and playful and
robust and strong.
Praised be You my Lord through our Sister,
Mother Earth
who sustains and governs us,
producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.
Praise be You my Lord through those who grant pardon for love of You
and bear sickness and trial.
Blessed are those who endure in peace, By You Most High, they will
be crowned.
Praised be You, my Lord through Sister Death,
from whom no-one living can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal
sin! Blessed are they She finds doing Your Will.
No second death can do them harm. Praise and bless my Lord and give
Him thanks,
And serve Him with great humility.
Cyril of Alexandria
Father, the bishop Cyril courageously taught that Mary was the
Mother of God. May we who cherish this belief receive salvation
through the incarnation of Christ your Son, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Hymn to Saint Rita of Cascia
I.
Come, virgins chaste; pure brides, draw near: Let Earth exult and
Heaven hear The Hymn that grateful accents raise, Our song of joy in
Rita's praise.
II.
By fast her sinless frame is weak; Her livid flesh the scourges
streak. In pity for her Savior's woes, Her days and even nights are
closed.
III.
The thorn-wound on her brow is shown, The crimson rose in winter
blown, And full-ripe figs on frozen tree At Rita's wish the wonders
see.
IV.
The widowed spouse and wedded wife The way to heaven see in her
life; The way secure our Rita trod, In life's dim day, through paint
o God.
V.
Praise to the Father and the Son, Praise to the Spirit, Three in
One; O grant us grace in heaven to reign Through Rita's prayer and
life-long pain.
V. Thou hast signed thy servant Rita
A. With the sign of thy Love and Passion.
Let us Pray.
O God! who didst deign to confer on St. Rita for imitating Thee in
love of her enemies, the favor of bearing her heart and brow the
marks of Thy Love and Passion, grant we beseech Thee, that through
her intercession and merit, we may, pierced by the thorns of
compunction, ever contemplate the sufferings of Thy Passion, who
livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.
This hymn is the translation of the hymn of Lauds, office of St.
Rita, approved by Decree of S.C.R. Nov. 24, 1900.
Litany of Saint Anthony
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 Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
St. Anthony of Padua,
St. Anthony, glory of the Friars Minor,
St. Anthony, ark of the testament,
St. Anthony, sanctuary of heavenly wisdom,
St. Anthony, destroyer of worldly vanity,
St. Anthony, conqueror of impurity,
St. Anthony, example of humility,
St. Anthony, lover of the Cross,
St. Anthony, martyr of desire,
St. Anthony, generator of charity,
St. Anthony, zealous for justice,
St. Anthony, terror of infidels,
St. Anthony, model of perfection,
St. Anthony, consoler of the afflicted,
St. Anthony, restorer of lost things,
St. Anthony, defender of innocence,
St. Anthony, liberator of prisoners,
St. Anthony, guide of pilgrims,
St. Anthony, restorer of health.
St. Anthony, performer of miracles,
St. Anthony, restorer of speech to the mute,
St. Anthony, restorer of hearing to the deaf,
St. Anthonyx restorer of sight to the blind,
St. Anthony, disperser of devils,
St. Anthony, reviver of the dead.
St. Anthony, tamer of tyrants,
From the snares of the devil, St. Anthony deliver us.
From thunder, lightning and storms, St. Anthony deliver us.
From all evil of body and soul, St. Anthony deliver us.
Through your intercession, St. Anthony protect us.
Throughout the course of life, St. Anthony protect us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear
us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. St. Anthony, pray for us. R. That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray
O my God, may the pious commemoration of St. Anthony, your Confessor
and Proctor, give joy to your Church, that she may ever be
strengthened with your spiritual assistance and merit to attain
everlasting joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany of the Saints
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, pray for us.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, pray for us.
HOLY VIRGIN OF VIRGINS, pray for us.
ST. MICHAEL, pray for us.
ST. GABRIEL, pray for us.
ST. RAPHAEL, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY ORDERS OF BLESSED SPIRITS, pray for us.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, pray for us. ST. JOSEPH, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, pray for us.
ST. PETER, pray for us.
ST. PAUL, pray for us.
ST. ANDREW, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. JOHN, pray for us.
ST. THOMAS, pray for us.
ST. JAMES, pray for us.
ST. PHILIP, pray for us.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW, pray for us.
ST. MATTHEW, pray for us.
ST. SIMON, pray for us.
ST. THADDEUS, pray for us.
ST. BARNABAS, pray for us.
ST. LUKE, pray for us.
ST. MARK, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY APOSTLES AND EVANGELIST, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY DISCIPLES OF OUR LORD, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY INNOCENTS, pray for us.
ST. STEPHEN, pray for us.
ST. LAWRENCE, pray for us.
ST. VINCENT, pray for us.
SS. FABIAN AND SEBASTIAN, pray for us.
SS. JOHN AND PAUL, pray for us.
SS. COSMOS AND DAMIAN, pray for us.
SS. GERVASE AND PROTASE, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY MARTYRS, pray for us.
ST. SYLVESTER, pray for us.
ST. GREGORY, pray for us.
ST. AMBROSE, pray for us.
ST. AUGUSTINE, pray for us.
ST. JEROME, pray for us.
ST. MARTIN, pray for us.
ST. NICHOLAS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY BISHOPS AND CONFESSORS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY DOCTORS, pray for us.
ST. ANTHONY, pray for us.
ST. BENEDICT, pray for us.
ST. BERNARD, pray for us.
ST. DOMINIC, pray for us.
ST. FRANCIS, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY PRIEST AND LEVITES, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY MONKS AND HERMITS, pray for us.
ST. MARY MAGDALEN, pray for us.
ST. AGATHA, pray for us.
ST. LUCY, pray for us.
ST. AGNES, pray for us.
ST. CECILIA, pray for us.
ST. CATHERINE, pray for us.
ST. ANASTASIA, pray for us.
ALL YE HOLY VIRGINS AND WIDOWS, pray for us.
ALL YE MEN AND WOMEN, SAINTS OF GOD, make intercession for us.
BE MERCIFUL, spare us, O Lord!
BE MERCIFUL, graciously hear us, O Lord!
FROM ALL EVIL, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM ALL SIN, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THY WRATH, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM A SUDDEN AND UNPROVIDED DEATH, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THE DECEITS OF THE DEVIL, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM ANGER, HATRED, AND ALL ILL WILL, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THE SPIRIT OF FORNICATION, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM LIGHTNING AND TEMPEST, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM THE SCOURGE OF EARTHQUAKE, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM PESTILENCE, FAMINE, AND WAR, O Lord, deliver us.
FROM EVERLASTING DEATH, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THE MYSTERY OF THY HOLY INCARNATION, O Lord, Deliver us.
THROUGH THY COMING, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY NATIVITY, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY BAPTISM AND HOLY FASTING, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY CROSS AND PASSION, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY DEATH AND BURIAL, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THY HOLY RESURRECTION, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THINE ADMIRABLE ASCENSION, O Lord, deliver us.
THROUGH THE COMING OF THE HOLY GHOST, THE PARACLETE, O Lord, deliver
us.
IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT, We Sinners beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST SPARE US, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST PARDON US, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO BRING US TO TRUE PENANCE, We Beseech
Thee hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO GOVERN AND PRESERVE THY HOLY
CHURCH.... We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO PRESERVE OUR APOSTOLIC PRELATE AND
ALL ECCLESIASTICAL ORDERS IN HOLY RELIGION. We beseech Thee, hear
us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO HUMBLE THE ENEMIES OF THY HOLY
CHURCH, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCH SAFE TO GIVE PEACE AND TRUE CONCORD TO
CHRISTIAN KINGS AND PRINCES, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO GRANT PEACE AND UNITY TO ALL
CHRISTIAN PEOPLE, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO BRING BACK TO THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH
ALL THOSE WHO HAVE STRAYED AWAY, AND LEAD TO THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL
ALL UNBELIEVERS, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO CONFIRM AND PRESERVE US THY HOLY
SERVICE, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST LIFT UP OUR MINDS TO HEAVENLY DESIRES, We beseech
Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST RENDER ETERNAL BLESSINGS TO ALL OUR BENEFACTORS,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST DELIVER OUR SOULS AND HOSE OF OUR BRETHREN,
RELATIVE, AND BENEFACTORS FROM ETERNAL DAMNATION, We beseech Thee,
hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO GIVE AND PRESERVE THE FRUITS OF THE
EARTH, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE TO GIVE ETERNAL REST TO ALL THE FAITHFUL
DEPARTED, We beseech Thee, hear us.
THAT THOU WOULDST VOUCHSAFE GRACIOUSLY TO HEAR US, We beseech Thee,
hear us.
SON OF GOD, We beseech Thee, hear us.
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.
CHRIST, HEAR US.......
CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.......
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.......
CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US.......
LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US.......
Our Father, etc, (In Secret.)
V- And Lead Us Not Into Temptation.
R- But Deliver Us From Evil.
Psalm LXIX
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul.
Let them be turned backward and blush for shame that desire evils to
me.
Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me,
"Tis well, 'tis well."
Let all that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; and let such as
love Thy salvation say always, The Lord be magnified. But I am needy
and poor: O God, help me.
Thou art my helper and my deliverer; O Lord, make no delay.
Glory Be To The Father, etc.
V- Save Thy servants.
R- Trusting in Thee, O my God.
V- Be unto us, O Lord, a tower a strength.
R- From the face of the enemy.
V- Let not the enemy prevail against us.
R- Nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt us.
V- O Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
R- Neither reward us according to our iniquities.
V- Let us pray for our chief bishop: (name)
R- The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed
upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
V- Let us pray for our benefactors.
R- Vouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy name's sake, to reward with eternal
life all those who do us good.
V- Let us pray for the faithful departed.
R- Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light
shine upon them.
V- May they rest in peace.
R- Amen.
V- For our absent brethren.
R- Save Thy servants who hope in Thee, O my God.
V- Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place.
R- And from Sion protect them.
V- O Lord, hear my prayer.
R- And let my cry come unto Thee.
LET US PRAY:
O God, Whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, receive
our petition, that we and all Thy servants who are bound by the
chain of sin, may, by the compassion of Thy goodness, mercifully be
absolved.
Hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy supplicants, and
pardon the sins of those who confess to Thee, that, in Thy bounty,
Thou mayest grant us both pardon and peace.
In Thy clemency, O Lord, show Thy unspeakable mercy to us, that so
Thou mayest both loose us from all our sins and deliver us from the
punishments which we deserve for them.
O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully
regard the prayers of Thy people, who make supplication to Thee, and
turn away the scourges of Thine anger, which we deserve for our
sins.
O almighty and eternal God, have mercy on Thy servant (N)., our
chief bishop, and direct him according to Thy clemency, in the way
of everlasting salvation, that, by Thy grace, he may desire the
things that are pleasing to Thee, and perform them with all his
strength.
O God, from Whom are all holy desires, righteous counsels, and just
works, give to Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give;
that, our hearts being disposed to keep Thy commandments, and the
fear of enemies taken away, the times, by Thy protection, may be
peaceful.
Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of the Holy
Spirit; that we may serve Thee with a chaste body, and please Thee
with a clean heart.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the
souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, that
through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have
always desired.
Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy holy
inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance; that
every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee, and
through Thee be happily ended.
O almighty and eternal God, Who hast dominion over the living and
the dead, and art merciful to all who Thou foreknowest will be Thine
by faith and good works: we humbly beseech Thee that they for whom
we have purposed to offer our prayers, whether this present world
still detains them in the flesh or the next world hath already
received them divested of their bodies, may, by the intercession of
Thy saints and the clemency of Thy goodness, obtain pardon and full
remission of all their sins. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
God, world without end.
R- Amen.
V- O Lord, hear my prayer.
R- And let my cry come unto Thee.
V- May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us.
R- Amen.
V- And my the souls of the faithful departed throught the mercy of
God, rest in peace.
R- Amen.
Lorica of Saint Patrick
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through a belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
Of the Creator of creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ's birth and His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.
I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In obedience of angels,
In service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In preachings of the apostles,
In faiths of confessors,
In innocence of virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.
I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me
From snares of the devil,
From temptations of vices,
From every one who desires me ill,
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a mulitude.
I summon today all these powers between me and evil,
Against every cruel merciless power that opposes my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of women and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul.
Christ shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that reward may come to me in abundance.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through a belief in the Threeness,
Through a confession of the Oneness
Of the Creator of creation
St. Patrick (ca. 377)
Prayer about St. Patrick
God our Father,
you sent Saint Patrick to preach your glory to the people of
Ireland.
By the help of his prayers,
may all Christians proclaim your love to all men.
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.
Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi before the Blessed Sacrament
We adore You, O Lord Jesus Christ, in this Church and all the
Churches of the world, and we bless You, because, by Your holy Cross
You have redeemed the world.
Prayer to Blessed Josemaria Escriva
O God, you granted countless graces to Blessed Josemaria your
priest, choosing him as a most faithful instrument to found Opus
Dei, a way of sanctification through daily work and the fulfilment
of the ordinary duties of a Christian. Grant that I also may learn
to turn all the circumstances and events of my life into occasions
of loving you and of serving the Church, the Pope, and all souls,
with joy and simplicity, lighting up the ways of the earth with
brightness of faith and love. Deign to grant the canonization of
Blessed Josemaria and through his intercession, grant me the favour
I ask of you (here make your petition.) Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.
Those who obtain favours through the intercession of Blessed
Josemaria are asked to notify the Office of the Vice-Postulation of
Opus Dei in Canada, 1380, Pine Avenue W. Montreal (Quebec), H3G-1A8
Prayer to Saint John Bosco
O glorious Saint John Bosco, who in order to lead young people to
the feet of the divine Master and to mould them in the light of
faith and Christian morality didst heroically sacrifice thyself to
the very end of thy life and didst set up a proper religious
Institute destined to endure and to bring to the farthest boundaries
of the earth thy glorious work, obtain also for us from Our Lord a
holy love for young people who are exposed to so many seductions in
order that we may generously spend ourselves in supporting them
against the snares of the devil, in keeping them safe from the
dangers of the world, and in guiding them, pure and holy, in the
path that leads to God. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Charity
You are celebrated St. Dymphna, for your goodness to others. Both in
your lifetime, and even more in the ages since, you have again and
again demonstrated your concern for those who are mentally disturbed
or emotionally troubled. Kindly secure for me, then, some measure of
your own serene love, and ask our Lord to give us a share in His
life and boundless charity. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Chastity
Most pure virgin, St. Dymphna, we live at a time when many are
intent on satisfying every carnal appetite. Your single-minded
dedication to Christ alone is providential and inspiring. Please
help us by your power with God to see life in proportion as you did.
With your aid we propose to perform all our actions for a pure
motive, and promptly to resist all our evil inclinations. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Faith
Dear St. Dymphna, you gave us an example in your own life of firm
faith. Neither flattery, earthly rewards nor the threat of death
caused you to waver in your fidelity to God. Please help us then,
amid the uncertainties of life, to imitate your wholehearted
dedication to Christ. Be good enough to come to our aid in our need,
and pray for us to God. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Fortitude
Courageous St. Dymphna, your strength was from God. His grace
enabled you to resist evil, and to prefer exile to a life of sinful
luxury. Christ's own power preserved you faithful to Him in life and
in death. In your kindness help us to imitate your example in little
things, and gain for us fortitude to bear with the misfortunes we
meet, and strength to overcome our weakness. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Hope
Good St. Dymphna, you placed all your hope in Christ's promises, and
sacrificed even your life in that hope. The Lord, God, rewarded your
constancy by making your name known and loved over many centuries by
the thousands whom you have aided in time of difficulty. Please
assist us now in our present necessity, and intercede before God for
our intentions. Obtain for us a firm hope like your own in God's
unfailing protection. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Justice
Admirable St. Dymphna, how just you were to all whom you
encountered, and how careful you were to give every person his due,
and more than he might desire or expect. By your power with God
please come to assist us to be just to all we meet, and even to be
generous in giving everyone more than strict justice requires. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Perseverance
Most faithful St. Dymphna, you remained true to your baptismal
promises to the very end. You are, therefore, honored, known, and
loved after 1,400 years by people you have aided all over the world.
We do not know how long or short a time is left to us of this life
here, but help us in any case to be faithful to God to the end.
Please gain for us the grace to live one day at a time as if each
were to be our last. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Prudence
You were marked in life, St. Dymphna, by a high degree of prudence.
You sought and followed the advice of your confessor and spiritual
guide. You fled from temptation even when it meant exile and
poverty. In your last extremity you chose to die rather than offend
God. Please help us now by your merits not only to know what is
right, but procure for us also the strength to do it. Amen.
Prayer to St. Dymphna - Temperance
Generous St. Dymphna, like all Christ's martyrs you gained this
crowning grace because you prepared for it by a life of self denial.
By faithfulness in smaller things you were ready for your final
trial. Please teach us by your example and help to use the good
things of life so that we may not miss our chance for life eternal.
Help us, too, to watch and pray for ourselves and others. Amen.
Prayer to St. Martin de Porres
To you Saint Martin de Porres we prayerfully lift up our hearts
filled with serene confidence and devotion. Mindful of your
unbounded and helpful charity to all levels of society and also of
your meekness and humility of heart, we offer our petitions to you.
Pour out upon our families the precious gifts of your solicitous and
generous intercession; show to the people of every race and every
color the paths of unity and of justice; implore from our Father in
heaven the coming of his kingdom, so that through mu tual
benevolence in God men may increase the fruits of grace and merit
the rewards of eternal life. Amen.
Prayers and Passages of St. Alphonsus De Liguori
He who prays is certain to be saved; while he who prays not is
certain to be damned. All the saints were saved, and came to be
saints by praying; all the accursed souls in hell were lost through
neglect of prayer; if they had prayed, it is certain that they would
not have been lost. And this will be one of the greatest occasions
of their anguish in hell, the thought that they might have saved
themselves so easily; that they had only to beg God to help them,
but that now the time is past when this could avail them (from The
Necessity of Prayer).
Saint Anthony of Padua
Holy Saint Anthony, gentle and powerful in your help, your love for
God and charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth,
to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which
you were always ready to request for those in trouble or anxiety.
Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me
(request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle. Even so,
you are the Saint of miracles. Gentle and loving Saint Anthony,
whose heart is ever full of human sympathy, take my petition to the
Infant Savior for whom you have such a great love, and the gratitude
of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.
Saint Anthony, Consoler of the Afflicted
Dear St. Anthony, comforting the sorrowful is a Christian duty and a
work of mercy. By word, attitude, and deed I should try to brighten
their days and make their burden easier to bear. St. Anthony,
Consoler of the Afflicted, may I remember when helping someone in
sorrow that I am helping Christ Himself. Kindly mention my pressing
needs to Him. (Name you special intentions).
Saint Anthony, Disperser of Devils
Dear St. Anthony, it is still as St. Peter said: The devil prowls
about, lion-like, looking for someone to devour. I confess that I
don't always resist him; I sometimes toy with temptation. St.
Anthony, Disperser of Devils, remind me of my duty to avoid all
occasions of sin. May I always pray in temptation that I may remain
loyal to my Lord Jesus. Pray for my other intentions, please. (Name
them.)
Saint Anthony, Example of Humility
Dear St. Anthony, after all these years in the school of Christ, I
still haven't learned the lesson of true humility. My feelings are
easily ruffled. Quick to take offense, I am slow to forgive. St.
Anthony, Example of Humility, teach me the importance and necessity
of this Christian virtue. In the presence of Jesus, who humbled
Himself and whom the Father exalted, remember also these special
intentions of mine. (Name them.)
Saint Anthony, Generator of Charity
Dear St. Anthony, God wants us to see Christ, our brother, in
everyone and love Him truly in word and in deed. God wills that we
share with others the joy of His boundless love. St. Anthony,
Generator of Charity, remember me in the Father's presence, that I
may be generous in sharing the joy of His love. Remember also the
special intentions I now entrust to you. (Name them.)
Saint Anthony, Guide of Pilgrims
Dear St. Anthony, we are all pilgrims. We came from God and we are
going to Him. He who created us will welcome us at journey's end.
The Lord Jesus is preparing a place for all His brothers and
sisters. St. Anthony, Guide of Pilgrims, direct my steps in the
straight path. Protect me until I am safely home in heaven. Help me
in all my needs and difficulties. (Name them.)
Saint Anthony, Liberator of Prisoners
Dear St. Anthony, I am imprisoned by walls of selfishness,
prejudice, suspicion. I am enslaved by human respect and the fear of
other people's opinions of me. St. Anthony, Liberator of Prisoners,
tear down my prison walls. Break the chains that hold me captive.
Make me free with the freedom Christ has won for me. To your
powerful intercession I also recommend these intentions. (Name
them.)
Saint Anthony, Martyr of
Desire
Dear St. Anthony, you became a Franciscan with the hope of shedding
your blood for Christ. In God's plan for you, your thirst for
martyrdom was never to be satisfied. St. Anthony, Martyr of Desire,
pray that I may become less afraid to stand up and be counted as a
follower of the Lord Jesus. Intercede also for my other intentions.
(Name them.)
Saint Anthony, Model of Perfection
Dear St. Anthony, you took the words of Jesus seriously, "Be
perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect." The Church honors
you as a Christian hero, a man wholly dedicated to God's glory and
the good of the redeemed. St. Anthony, Model of Perfection, ask
Jesus to strengthen my good dispositions and to make me more like
you, more like Him. Obtain for me the other favors I need. (Name
them.)
Saint Anthony, Performer of Miracles
Dear St. Anthony, your prayers obtained miracles during your
lifetime. You still seem to move at ease in the realm of minor and
major miracles. St. Anthony, Performer of Miracles, please obtain
for me the blessings God holds in reserve who serve Him. Pray that I
may be worthy of the promises my Lord Jesus attaches to confident
prayer. (Mention your special intentions.)
Saint Anthony, Restorer of Sight to the Blind
Dear St. Anthony, you recall the Gospel episode about the blind man
who, partly healed, could see men "looking like walking trees."
After a second laying-on of Jesus's hands, he could see perfectly.
St. Anthony, Restorer of Sight to the Blind, please sharpen my
spiritual vision. May I see people, not as trees or numbers, but as
sons and daughters of the Most High. Help me in my pressing needs.
(Name your special intentions.)
Saint Anthony, Restorer of Speech to the Mute
Dear St. Anthony, how tongue-tied I can be when I should be praising
God and defending the oppressed. My cowardice often strikes me dumb;
I am afraid to open my mouth. St. Anthony, Restorer of Speech to the
Mute, release me from my fears. Teach me to praise God and to
champion the rights of those unjustly treated. Please remember also
all my intentions. (Name them.)
Saint Anthony, Zealous for Justice
Dear St. Anthony, you were prompt to fulfill all justice. You gave
God and His creation the service He required from you. You respected
other people's rights and treated them with kindness and
understanding. St. Anthony, Zealous for Justice, teach me the beauty
of this virtue. Make me prompt to fulfill all justice toward God and
toward all creation. Help me also in my pressing needs. (Name them.)
Saint Dymphna
Lord, our God, you graciously chose St. Dymphna as patroness of
those afflicted with mental and nervous disorders. She is thus an
inspiration and a symbol of charity to the thousands who ask her
intercession.
Please grant, Lord, through the prayers of this pure youthful
martyr, relief and consolation to all suffering such trials, and
especially those for whom we pray. (Here mention those for whom you
wish to pray).
We beg you, Lord, to hear the prayers of St. Dymphna on our behalf.
Grant all those for whom we pray patience in their sufferings and
resignation to your divine will. Please fill them with hope, and
grant them the relief and cure they so much desire.
We ask this through Christ our Lord who suffered agony in the
garden. Amen.
Saint Jude
Most holy Apostle St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the name of the traitor who delivered the beloved Master into the
hands of His enemies has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the
Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless
cases, of things despaired of. Pray for me who am so miserable; make
use, I implore you, of this particular privilege accorded to you, to
bring visible and speedy help, where help is almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this great need, that I may receive the
consolations and succor of Heaven in all my necessities,
tribulations and sufferings, particularly (here make your request),
and that I may bless God with you and all the elect forever.
I promise you, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great
favor, and I will never cease to honor you as my special and
powerful patron and to do all in my power to encourage devotion to
you. Amen.
OR
St. Jude, glorious Apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the name of the traitor has caused you to be forgotten by many, but
the true Church invokes you universally as the Patron of things
despaired of; pray for me, that finally I may receive the
consolations and the succor of Heaven in all my necessities,
tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (here make your request),
and that I may bless God with the Elect throughout Eternity. Amen.
Saint Romuald, Abbot
Father, through Saint Romuald you renewed the life of solitude and
prayer in your Church. By our self-denial as we follow Christ bring
us the joy of heaven. 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.
St. Alphonsus De Liguori to Jesus Christ, to Obtain His Holy
Love
My crucified Love, my dear Jesus! I believe in Thee, and confess
Thee to be the true Son of God and my Saviour. I adore Thee from the
abyss of my own nothingness, and I thank Thee for the death Thou
didst suffer for me, that I might obtain the life of divine grace.
My beloved Redeemer, to Thee I owe all my salvation. Through Thee I
have hitherto escaped hell; through Thee have I received the pardon
of my sins. But I am so ungrateful, that, instead of loving Thee, I
have repeated my offenses against Thee. I deserve to be condemned,
so as not to be able to love Thee any more: but no, my Jesus, punish
me in any other way, but not in this. If I have not loved Thee in
times past, I love Thee now; and I desire nothing but to love Thee
with all my heart. But without Thy help I can do nothing. Since Thou
dost command me to love Thee, give me also the strength to fulfil
this Thy sweet and loving precept. Thou hast promised to grant all
that we ask of Thee: You shall ask whatever you will and it shall be
done unto you. Confiding, then, in this promise, my dear Jesus, I
ask, first of all, pardon of all my sins; and I repent, above all
things, because I have offended Thee, O Infinite Goodness! I ask for
holy perseverence in Thy grace till my death. But, above all, I ask
for the gift of Thy holy love. Ah, my Jesus, my Hope, my Love, my
All, inflame me with that love which Thou didst come on earth to
enkindle! "Tui amoris me ignem accende." For this end, make me
always live in conformity with Thy holy will. Enlighten me, that I
may understand more and more how worthy Thou art of our love, and
that I may know the immense love Thou hast borne me, especially in
giving Thy life for me. Grant, then, that I may love Thee with all
my heart, and may love Thee always, and never cease to beg of Thee
the grace to love Thee in this life; that, living always and dying
in Thy love, I may come one day to love Thee with all my strength in
heaven, never to leave off loving Thee for all eternity.
O Mother of beautiful love, my advocate and refuge, Mary, who art of
all creatures the most beautiful, the most loving, and the most
beloved of God, and whose only desire it is to see him loved! ah, by
the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ, pray for me, and obtain for
me the grace to love him always, and with all my heart! This I ask
and hope for from thee. Amen.
St. Alphonsus De Liguori's Short Act of Perfect Love
My God, I love Thee above all things, and in all things, with my
whole soul, because Thou art worthy of all love!
St. Blase
O glorious Saint Blase, who by thy martyrdom has left to the Church
a precious witness to the faith, obtain for us the grace to preserve
within ourselves this divine gift, and to defend, without human
respect, both by word and example, the truth of that same faith,
which is so wickedly attacked and slandered in these our times. Thou
who didst miraculously cure a little child when it was at the point
of death by reason of an affliction of the throat, grant us thy
powerful protection in like misfortunes; and, above all, obtain for
us the grace of Christian mortification together with a faithful
observance of the precepts of the Church, which may keep us from
offending Almighty God. Amen.
St. Francis of Assisi's prayer in praise of God given to
Brother Leo
You are holy, Lord, the only God,
and Your deeds are wonderful.
You are strong.
You are great.
You are the Most High.
You are Almighty.
You, Holy Father are King of heaven and earth.
You are Three and One, Lord God, all Good.
You are Good, all Good, supreme Good, Lord God, living and true.
You are love. You are wisdom.
You are humility. You are endurance.
You are rest. You are peace.
You are joy and gladness.
You are justice and moderation.
You are all our riches, and You suffice for us.
You are beauty.
You are gentleness.
You are our protector.
You are our guardian and defender.
You are our courage. You are our haven and our hope.
You are our faith, our great consolation.
You are our eternal life, Great and Wonderful Lord,
God Almighty, Merciful Saviour.
St. Francis of Assisi's prayer praising Mary the Mother of
Jesus
Hail, holy Lady, most holy Queen,
Mary, Mother of God, ever Virgin.
You were chosen by the Most High Father in heaven,
consecrated by Him, with His most Holy Beloved Son and the Holy
Spirit, the Comforter.
On you descended and still remains all the fullness of grace and
every good.
Hail, His Palace.
Hail His Tabernacle.
Hail His Robe.
Hail His Handmaid.
Hail, His Mother.
and Hail, all holy Virtues, who, by grace and inspiration of the
Holy Spirit, are poured into the hearts of the faithful so that from
their faithless state, they may be made faithful servants of God
through you.
St. Francis of Assisi's Vocation Prayer
Most High, Glorious God, enlighten the darkness of our minds. Give
us a right faith, a firm hope and a perfect charity, so that we may
always and in all things act according to Your Holy Will. Amen.
St. Peter
O glorious Saint Peter, who, in return for thy strong and generous
faith, thy profound and sincere humility, and they burning love,
wast rewarded by Jesus Christ with singular privileges, and, in
particular, with the leadership of the other Apostles and the
primacy of the whole Church, of which thou wast made the foundation
stone, do thou obtain for us the grace of a lively faith, that shall
not fear to profess itself openly, in its entirety and in all of its
manifestations, even to the shedding of blood, if occasion should
demand it, and to sacrifice of life itself rather than surrender.
Obtain for us likewise, a sincere loyalty to our holy mother, the
Church; grant that we may ever remain most closely and sincerely
united to the Roman Pontiff, who is the heir of thy faith and of thy
authority, the one, true, visible Head of the Catholic Church, that
mystic ark outside of which there is no salvation. Grant, moreover,
that we may follow, in all humility and meekness, her teaching and
her advice, and may be obedient to all her precepts, in order to be
able here on earth to enjoy a peace that is sure and undisturbed,
and to attain one day in heaven to everlasting happiness. Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Peter the Apostle,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY.
O God, who hast given unto Thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys to the
kingdom of heaven, and the power to bind and loose: grant that we
may be delivered, through the help of this intercession, from the
slavery of all our sins: Who livest and reignest world without end.
Amen.
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
O wondrous Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, who, in thy brief
earthly life, didst become a mirror of angelic purity, of courageous
love and of whole-hearted surrender to Almighty God, now that thou
art enjoying the reward of thy virtues, turn thine eyes of mercy
upon us who trust in thee. Obtain for us the grace to keep our
hearts and minds pure and clean like unto thine, and to detest in
all sincerity whatever might tarnish ever so slightly the luster of
a virtue so sublime, a virtue that endears us to they heavenly
Bridegroom. Ah, dear Saint, grant us to feel in every need the power
of thy intercession; give us comfort in all the bitterness of this
life and especially at its latter end, that we may be worthy to
share eternal happiness with thee in paradise. Amen.
V. Pray for us, O blessed Theresa,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY
O Lord, who has said: "Unless you become as little children, you
shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven"; grant us, we beseech
Thee, so to walk in the footsteps of thy blessed Virgin Theresa with
a humble and single heart, that we may attain to everlasting
rewards: Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
The Blessing of St. Francis of Assisi to Brother Leo
The Lord bless you and keep you.
May He show His face to you and have mercy.
May He turn His countenance to you and give you peace.
The Lord bless you!
The Meditation Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
My God and My All!
To Saint Anne
Good St. Anne, you were especially favored by God to be the mother
of the most holy Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Savior. By your
power with your most pure daughter and with her divine Son, kindly
obtain for us the grace and the favor we now seek. Please secure for
us also forgiveness of our past sins, the strength to perform
faithfully our daily duties and the help we need to persevere in the
love of Jesus and Mary. Amen.
Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony
"Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints"
O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and
Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to
possess miraculous powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you
to obtain for me (request). O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose
heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the
ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms;
and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.
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