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St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua is one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. Saint Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost and stolen articles, was a powerful Franciscan preacher and teacher. He’s typically portrayed holding the child Jesus—or a lily—or a book—or all three—in his arms.

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The Shrine

“Mt. Airy” is the familiar name for the National Shrine of St. Anthony and Friary sitting on a hill above Cincinnati. The shrine had its start in the late 1880s, when Joseph and Elizabeth Nurre bought what was then a country estate for $18,000 and gave it to the Franciscan friars.

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About the Friars

The 130 friars of St. John the Baptist Province (SJB) are members of the Order of Friars Minor. We are a Franciscan brotherhood inspired by the 13th-century example of St. Francis of Assisi. We serve the Catholic Church as brothers and priests in a communal life of poverty, prayer, and service to others.

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Prayer Requests

Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Lord please make my childs exam go well
anonymous
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Please pray for myself my husband our kids, Lord Please protect us from all evil, sickness, bullys envious people who are tormenting & monitoring my little family release my precious family from bad wishes, curses & misfortunes traps, bless my husband's business destory the evil spirits working through people that are spoiling his business through envy that no weapon formed against us shall never prosper Amen
Mgt
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
My heart is heavy with worry, S needs to lose weight for his heart. Help him control his eating. G his mom is stressed please comfort her. W is looking at apt this weekend I pray it’s not a dishonest person listing it. I pray it’s perfect for him. K has norovirus. Heal her help her not be depressed. Keep her safe bless J that he will help his mom and get a job I am very stressed from worry and I ache all over pray it goes away. Help me not be lonely and pray the D will be kind towards my family and not be so mean. Help W do well in his job and earn lots of money so he can save for retirement. Pray for my vision that my glaucoma won’t progress pray all Glendas test results are good. I pray Scott’s and mine are also. Pray the I will be lifted from my depression. Bless W, G, S, J, K, C, j, L,E. S. d & Me. Ame
DMS
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Prayer for my family O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, you are known for your love for God and for your miraculous powers. As a protector of families, I humbly ask for your intercession before God for all my loved ones. I thank you for all the blessings you have helped secure for our family throughout the years. I am grateful for the AU visa granted to my daughter, the correct diagnosis for my wife, and the help in finding a new rental house for my daughter. Now, I bring these new petitions to you, and I ask that you whisper them into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus: • For my daughter who is suffering from PCOD and irregular periods, I pray for your kind intercession for her speedy recovery and for her periods to become regular. • For my second daughter, I pray that you help her to become a good person, to do well in her studies, and to excel in her exams. • For good health for all members of my family. • For peace to all in my family.
Neil
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Thanks for another day! Please help my family and me to better situations. Amen?
Pepe
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Dear God and St. Anthony, Thank you for everything. I am trying so hard. Please help others to see this. It may be a couple of small miracles, but please bring my daughter wisdom and knowledge so she can do as well as possible. Please keep my husband safe and continue to make my marriage grow stronger. Help him to see my love for him, and help him to show his love for me, since he’s not always one to share his feelings. Bring us together more. Please hear the prayers of those who are suffering. I pray this in your name. Amen
Kathy
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Lord please save my child make his exams go well
anonymous
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Please pray for my family as we are struggling financially. We are behind on rent, utilities, we are struggling to put food on the table. My husband works more than 12 hours everyday just to survive yet we are no where close. My husband faith is badly shaken. And even as much as I pray everyday for God to hear us, to see us, to save us, I don't know if God has forsaken us. It breaks my heart each time I cannot buy a meal for my child and have to turn her down. We feel we are at the end of the road... why has god not heard us ? God where are you ? Please hear us. Please save us. God redeem us. Send us a breakthrough please god. We are going to be homeless, why god ? have you forsaken us ?
CATHERINE
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Dearest St Anthony, please intercede on behalf of J, that she might heal from the wounds inflicted on her, that she might forgive, and that her family might be restored. Please ease the anxiety of M, L, J, C, J, S, J, T, D, A, and K. This situation is getting dire. Please help.
Anonymous
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
St Anthony, please intercede for me so that I may find a preceptor for my women’s health and pediatric rotation. God gives us the gift of being able to heal others, but this journey has been extremely difficult due to limited resources. Intercede for me so God may lead me to the right people and open doors for me.
Rebecca
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
That I remain free from infection, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Theodore
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Lord, I commit my business into Your hands today. Bless the work of my hands and cause everything I put my hands to, to prosper. Send the right customers, the right connections, and the right opportunities my way. I declare that my business is flourishing and growing by Your grace. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Theresa
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
Lord bless my child for his exam
anonymous
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, thanks & may all our blessings continue. Pray for all my bros, sis, dad, mom, me. we all find peace, love, joy, happiness in our live, this life, Pray mom and pauline, may they rest in peace. pray esp for the sick, dad, mom, pray that dad, j and Cy get the funds they are owed, help Cyn with the land issues.get me safely thru this wk, help me w/the house, car. give me peace in my life. take this loniness away, get me friends I can visit and who visit with me. help me w/ the B& I situation, that they are more lovin, carin, considerate 2 me. that togther we form one family under 1 roof. that we create fun memeories outside of the house, visit, tour places. t. Anthony, please intercde for me. Amen
sylvia
Tuesday May, 5, 2026
For my family, friends & special intentions. Amen
anonymous
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