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DonateSt. 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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“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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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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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.
Prayer for my son Bliss send your holy spirit on him be with him through out the exam prayer that he comes out in flying colours.Prayer that he can prepare well for the exam
I am so incredibly lonely, and it feels like the loneliness will never end. Please pray for me. I feel all alone in the world. Pray for all the lonely people.
Please pray for healing and peace for my son who has a severe mental illness and is relapsing. Please pray for his wife.
Dear Lord, I pray my tax returns are accepted without any issues or concerns. Amen
Blessed Saint Anthony please let Mum’s Doctor Appointment go well and show no illness or disease. Pray for Marion and Sean to guide them in their grief. Pray for all my beautiful family and friends. Keep us all faithful, happy and healthy. Pray for an end to all the violence and suffering going on in the world. In Jesus Name we pray.
Please make thee lesson go well
Lord please bless us
prayers for all.
I am overwhelmed with anxiety, depression, and loneliness. My life is complicated and I desperately need God’s grace and mercy. Please pray for peace in my head and heart. Pray that I can hear and follow God’s words to me. I know he’s there, I just can’t see, hear, or feel his presence. Ask God to guide all my doctors in helping me, especially my therapist and psychiatrist. May God bless everyone who is hurting.
Lord please make this day go smoothly ..
Bless my child Lord
Please pray for me, for my sons and my husband: for our current and critical needs.
Surround me with your favor as I interact with customers & vendors today. May my business reflect Your truth and bring honor to Your name. Please bringing paying customers who can't be swayed or influenced.
Master, we surrender 2 daughters’ happy settlement in their lives, your family, siblings’ family protect & deliver us. Bless 4 homes, 2 cars & 4 banks. God fill us with Holy Spirit grant good health, long life, peace & joy for Your family. Thanks. St. Anthony please pray for our family. Thank you.
For Z A’s intentions, keep him Safe and happy. Protect, support and guide him. watch over him protect, support and guide him. Give him peace of mind. I offer this prayer for all his intentions. Thank you Amen
Please hear my prayer continue to watch over my daughter. and her new born baby. Please God I am asking for you to look after her, give her the strength and wellbeing that she needs. keep her and the baby healthy and well. Let there be no complications. Please God keep them both safe. Continue to give her the strength, guidance, support and protection that she needs. Thank you for listening to me Amen
Please hear my prayer, please continue to watch over my son today and every day. Help him through this complaint, no problems or issues regarding anything. Give him the patience, strength and confidence to be able to explain himself properly. Let everything be alright no negativity. Let him be safe and secure and everything run smoothly. Give him the strength, guidance, confidence, direction, support and protection that he needs. Thank you for all your continued support through his work and revision. Help him be more confident and comfortable in himself. Let him be content and happy. Keep him safe and protect him from all evil
Please hear my prayer, please continue to watch over my Mum today and every day. Give my Mum the strength, guidance, confidence, direction, support and protection that she needs. Please continue to help her through the loss of my father. Thank you for all your continued support. Keep her strong and positive thank you for listening Amen
Please hear my prayer watch over my son today and every day, protect, care, support and guide him through. Let today and everyday go well let everything be alright and no problems or issues regarding anything. Give him the patience, strength, confidence to be able to explain himself properly. Let everything be alright no negativity. Let him be safe and secure and everything run smoothly. Please let him be happy and content and get what he wants in his work and personal life. Thank you Amen
Please hear my prayer. Please let my father Alex and grandparents Margaret and Charles be comfortable and pain free. May they be protected, safe and happy in where they are. May God continue to care for them. They are truly missed, thank you for listening Amen
Please hear my prayer, please continue to watch over my son today and every day. Please help through all the work he has to do to the house. Let him get excellent trades people and could deals on prices and stuff. Please God let it all work out positively. Let him excel. Give him the strength, guidance, confidence, direction, support and protection that he needs. Let him achieve his goals and targets. Thank you for all your continued support. Help be more confident happy give him peace of mind.
Please hear my prayer, please continue to watch over my son today and every day. Please help him settle his head. Give him the support and direction he needs. Keep him strong and happy. Please help him be positive and content. Please let him settle well into his job and may all the staff be good to him. Let him excel. Give him the strength, guidance, confidence, direction, support and protection that he needs. Let him achieve his goals and be more positive, happy and content. Be happy Amen
Please hear my prayer continue to watch over my daughter Give her the strength, guidance, direction, support and protection that she needs. Thank you for helping my daughter Thank you for giving her the baby she longed for keep them healthy and well. May her husband treat her well and love her, care for her, protect, support and commit to her. Let her be happy and content. Please let her make the right choices and decisions for her. Thank you for listening to me and I continue to put all trust in you Amen
For my depression to go away and I have happiness, peace and joy of God
Please hear my prayer thank you for helping my daughter get the job. Let them see clearly that she is a great addition to the department. Continue to give her the confidence, strength, ability, knowledge, guidance and support that she needs. Look after her and give her the protection she needs. Please let her settle in well in the job and all be positive. Please let everything work out for her and her husband gives her all the support and love.
Please hear my prayer continue to watch over my children and nephew and niece. Give them the strength, guidance, direction, support and protection that they need. Please help them each meet someone now who will treat them well and who will love them, care for them, protect, support and commit to them. Please help them as each want to have their own partner and children. Let this happen soon as possible and let them be happy and content. Please let them be happy and content Amen
Thanking the Holy Spirit for prayers answered/Holy Spirit you who make me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals, you who gave me the Divine gift to forgive all the wrong that was done to me, and you who are in all instances in my life, I want to Thank You for everything and confirm with you once more I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desire may be, I want to be with you and my love ones in your perpetual glory. Amen
Lord please make the lesson go well..
Dear Lord, please have mercy on me, SS, AS, GS, MG, B, S, J, H, RG, J, U, AG, H, E, RJ, C, G, and all our loved ones, in Jesus’ loving name. We trust in You. Please bless us and protect us in Jesus’ loving name. Thank You Lord for the blessings in our lives. Dear Lord, please have mercy on the souls of our dearly departed Pappa, Amma, Toms, and all our departed loved ones, in Jesus’ loving name. Dear St. Antony, please intercede for us. Amen
For my children Amy and Gavin, that they may study well, do well in their exams, make wise choices in life, and remain safe and healthy. Dear Lord, please have mercy on us in Jesus’ name. Dear St. Antony, please intercede for us. Amen
Father; Thank You for the City of Ogallala, Nebraska. Thank You for it's people and it's visitors. Thank You for my Parish and it's Mission. Thank You for the State of Nebraska. Thank You for the United States of America, one Nation under God, indivisible. Thank You for the freedom, liberty, and justice that we enjoy. Thank You for all the men and women who defend this country. Thank You for all countries, especially our allies. Thank You for our world and all life. Amen.
Father; Thank You for all the men and women who have dedicated their lives to You. Thank You for their sacrifice. Thank You for their service and example. Thank You for their selflessness and generosity. Thank You for their perseverance. Thank You for their enthusiasm and joy. Thank You for their faith. Thank You for the difference that they make in our lives and in our world. Amen.
Father; Thank You for the Sabbath Day. Thank You for Your Son Jesus. Thank You for the Holy Spirit. Thank You for all my brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank You for Your goodness and the goodness of creation. Thank You for Your beauty and the beauty of creation. Thank You for every thing. Amen.
Father; Help me fulfill my obligations in the best way possible. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord."
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
O Most beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. O show me herein you are my mother. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands. (three times) Amen.
I pray that God may grant me the best life partner and the best job soon.
Jesus; Help me speak to one of the Ushers who will serve today before Mass without delay. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
St Anthony st Carlos mother Mary st Bernadette and st Joseph and Padre pio and all the saints please answer my prayers for my son rocky my mother Carmella and myself we all are happy healthy safe and patient praying for my mother Carmella she continue to be blessed with good health and safety while waiting for her valve surgery please tomorrow let answers come and the Dr visit be smooth praying for this surgery to be successful please pray for my son rocky he is doing great with his personal and professional life and prayers for him to return back to church and his job reward him for his work praying he get close to me again and forgive me for my actions pray for my husband Pete and family they rest in eternal peace and watch over us all together praying for myself I remain calm and strong with my life I love and trust in you always and all the saints amen
Dear St anthony, please intercede and pray that the life-changing financial blessing to get my home is on the way and pray that my book is is blessed to go all over the world and succeed and be loved by many. Amen
Please pray for my friend Sandra having noodles in both lungs and having to undergo a proposed risky surgery for removal of them. Also a uterine cancer survivor of 2022. For the soul of mabel c k died in February 2026.
Dear St anthony, please intercede and pray that the life-changing financial blessing to get my home is on the way and pray that my book is is blessed to go all over the world and succeed and be loved by many. Amen
Thank you for bringing my son’s family home safely. Bless W keep safe, pray car runs great thank you for getting him a job. I pray vehicle runs good. I pray W & K can get a safe apartment. Bless me help me not be tired, thank you amen
Healing of my ears. Please let me hear 100 percent from both ears without any need for implants or devices of any kind. My ability to hear is a gift from God. Please obtain complete healing for me. Thank you.
For a blessed and joyous new home that's very cute, a little dollhouse similiar to the cute and blessed home I was manipulated and tricked into leaving before I moved to this trap. Bring me a gorgeous little home that's a fantastic deal and that's very blessed and joyous for me. After so many years of praying, I beg God to break the hold this apartment I'm in has and let me live///Praying for miracles St. Anthony. You are God's saint of miracles. Please St. Anthony make this easy for me to move. I've been praying so many years. I don't want to stay here. Please send me the right people to help me. Thank you. Thank you God.
Dear St. Anthony, I pray to God, the holy trinity, and you through your intercession to help strengthen my marriage to way you were. Bring us closer together and help us to deepen our love and understanding fur each other. Help him see that I love him very much. I thank you for everything. Please hear the prayers of those who are suffering. I pray this in your name. Amen.
Father, I ask for Your blessings of success in Theresa M's business endeavors. Break every curse that hinders her progress, and grant her favor and prosperity in all business & spiritual ventures.
For Z A’s intentions, keep him Safe and happy. Protect, support and guide him. watch over him protect, support and guide him. Give him peace of mind. I offer this prayer for all his intentions. Thank you Amen
For Peace. Amen
For the prayers & intentions of everyone posting here. Amen
For my brother I ask for the blessings of safe travel as he visits his daughter & grandchildren. In these times of pandemic I pray for his & their health, safety & well-being. That he & they have a wonderful time yet act responsibly & according to the guidelines laid out by the medical communities. May God & Lord Jesus bless them & with the intercessions of our blessed Mother Mary, good St. Luke the physician & good St. Roch the patron of contagious diseases. Thank You for everything ~ Amen
For my sister N. Thank You Lord, step one of her procedure(s) went really well. Prayers for good & routine results from her upcoming procedure(s). Guide the doctor’s hand so she is blessed with durable, long lasting repairs, with a swift recovery & return to good health, with many more years of continued good health. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
Dear Lord, please have mercy on me, SS, AS, GS, MG, B, S, J, H, RG, J, U, AG, H, E, RJ, C, G, and all our loved ones, in Jesus’ loving name. We trust in You. Please bless us and protect us in Jesus’ loving name. Thank You Lord for the blessings in our lives. Dear Lord, please have mercy on the souls of our dearly departed Pappa, Amma, Toms, and all our departed loved ones, in Jesus’ loving name. Dear St. Antony, please intercede for us. Amen
For my children Amy and Gavin, that they may study well, do well in their exams, make wise choices in life, and remain safe and healthy. Dear Lord, please have mercy on us in Jesus’ name. Dear St. Antony, please intercede for us. Amen
That my friend musician Daniel gives me financial help, In Jesus Christ name I pray. Psalm 28.
Please pray that my landlord doesn't raise my rent. I won't be able to afford it, and I need to keep my home! Thank you so much!
Please pray that my constipation will finally go away and I can feel better. It's making dialysis so much harder for me! Thank you--it helps to think someone might have prayed for me.
Lord please make the lesson go well
Lord please bless us
Jesus; bless all those who launder and press our Parish's Altar linens and liturgical cloths, and see to their needs. Help and guide them to Heaven. Wash them clean in Your Precious Blood and deliver them from evil. Amen.
Take care of us
Thank you Jesus for prayers answered in the past. Dear Jesus, please bring my daughter and her mom home safe and sound from their trip to South Carolina and Tennessee. Thank you for protecting them this past week. I pray so I will hear from them shortly and that they are ok and safe. I pray this in the name of Jesus of Nazarene, Amen
Please pray for 1yo baby Harry . He has been taking seizures and doctors are unable to correctly diagnose and treat him. They are worried the seizures are going to start effecting his development as he’s already delayed in most skills. They started him on a medication that is scary and dangerous. God please guide the doctors hands heal this baby from this horrible disease and pain. He’s gained so much weight from the meds that he’s severely uncomfortable. Please pray for young Tommy who is fighting childhood cancer. And for his parents and doctors.
Master, we surrender 2 daughters’ happy settlement in their lives, your family, siblings’ family protect & deliver us. Bless 4 homes, 2 cars & 4 banks. God fill us with Holy Spirit grant good health, long life, peace & joy for Your family. Thanks. St. Anthony please pray for our family. Thank you.
Jesus; bless and protect all children. Deliver them from evil. Rise up in their defense. Amen.
Please pray for me. I have treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Everyday functioning, starting with getting out of bed, is extremely difficult. I’m in a great deal of pain and suffering. Life is passing me by and I can’t function. Ask God to help me.
1. My daughter is traveling to Indianapolis with her boyfriend from Cincinnati. Traveling mercies and safe passage. 2. My AA sponsee is going to court for a first offense. She is afraid and has a bunch of things going on in her head. Give her the reassurance that you have her best interest in mind, That only good will come out of this situation. 3. For Keith. I want h I'm to be my boyfriend .Hope he wants me to be his girlfriend . For President T In Jesus name I pray. Amen
Please hear my prayer. Please let my father Alex and grandparents Margaret and Charles be comfortable and pain free. May they be protected, safe and happy in where they are. May God continue to care for them. They are truly missed, thank you for listening Amen
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless, and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments, we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy Itself. Amen.
I’m Ashley. My mum’s (Glenda) mental illness has been bad for months (long story). My dad Al is sick and needs surgery before it’s too late, but needs to gain weight. Another issue, long story but my family has a house in different city that needs to be rented out, mum’s worried about insurance on it, as we are not there. ...Don’t mind helping, but I can’t always help. ...I need that money to pay for things. Don’t want cards taken away, making things impossible for me, especially how backwards (or paranoid) minded, mostly my mum can be. Heard T likely get impeached. Hope he does and gets sent to a place to deal with whatever mental issues he has. Hope Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran don’t harm USA and Canada. Hope USA leave Iran alone. I hope it doesn’t rain or snow on Sunday and that ride to church doesn’t arrive at church too early.
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
Please hear my prayer thank you for helping my daughter get the job. Let them see clearly that she is a great addition to the department. Continue to give her the confidence, strength, ability, knowledge, guidance and support that she needs. Look after her and give her the protection she needs. Please let her settle in well in the job and all be positive. Please let everything work out for her and her husband gives her all the support and love.
Please hear my prayer continue to watch over my children and nephew and niece. Give them the strength, guidance, direction, support and protection that they need. Please help them each meet someone now who will treat them well and who will love them, care for them, protect, support and commit to them. Please help them as each want to have their own partner and children. Let this happen soon as possible and let them be happy and content. Please let them be happy and content Amen
The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!
Please help ne find paper asap and get my paperwork done asap. Please grant this asap. Let r have a grwat day today as well.
Saint Anthony, our patron saint of miracle, please intercede on behalf of myself and my loved ones, safeguarding us from evil Strengthen us through our trials and challenges—whether related to addiction, employment difficulties, self-esteem issues, or financial struggles. Protect us from offending our Lord, drawing us closer to Him and to our Heavenly Mother. Please bless all those who have asked for my prayers and those I have promised to pray for, granting them everything that is good and beneficial according to God's divine plan. Guide our youth toward our Lord and Our Heavenly Mother, helping them to recognize their love. Protect them from negative influences, especially those I know personally. Pray for the souls in purgatory. May they find eternal peace and rejoice forever in the presence of our Lord, Our Heavenly Mother, and you, Saint Anthony, along with all the saints in heaven. Especially the ones on my list.
I am a senior citizen seeking an affordable place to move to. I am on the autism spectrum as well and find it hard to find another place to live due to a housing shortage in my county. Where I am now living has several unpleasant shortcomings. Thanks so much and blessings!
Please pray that my daughter is totally and completely cured of her kidney disease and is able to bear children in the mighty name of Jesus, because you said Lord ‘Ask and it will be given to you’. Please pray that my grand daughter is the most beautiful and healthy baby... Please pray for perfect health, peace and prosperity of my son, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, wife, mother and myself... Please pray for a new job that Jesus may help me find either as a Project Manager or Scrum Master or Remote online. Pray for my mothers’s health with no issues or suffering in Jesus name and travel mercies for our trip to India. Please play for total recovery of my mother‘s dental bleeding, total healing of her knee pain and all other health issues, in the mighty mighty mighty name of Jesus. Perfect hundred percent health for Vasu and myself... Thanks for the answered prayer of total recovery of sister Indira’s cancer in the mighty mighty name of Jesus. Make the CT scan issue of Vasu and mine vanish in the name of Jesus. Pray for total recovery of my MRI scan issue in the name of Jesus. Pray for absolutely no immigration issues for Vasu and for my Mother in the name of Jessus
Dears, please pray for healing of my brain 🙏
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St Anthony and St Carlos and St Bernadette mother Mary and st Joseph padre pio and all the saints please pray for me my mother Carmella and my son rocky 🙏 we all are happy healthy safe and patient praying for my mother Carmella she continue to be blessed with good health and safety while waiting for her valve surgery please pray her Dr appointment go smoothly on Monday and get a date for her surgery please keep my son in your prayers he is healthy and safe while traveling for his job this week praying for financial stability and happiness praying he return back to church please pray for my husband Pete and family they rest in eternal peace and watch over us all together praying for myself my IBS and weight improve praying I'm strong and calm during my mother surgery I love and trust in you and all the saints amen
Dear Lord please make the lesson go well..
Dear St. Anthony please help us to find peace at this time Please help us find ways to cope with ill health, stress and anxiety. Please remember those who have no one to pray for them this day bless those who pray for the needs of others. Thank you
Dear St Anthony please intercede and pray that the life-changing financial blessing I need to get my home is on the way. Pray that God blesses my book to go into the world and succeed and be loved and that abundance is pouring into my life with ease now. Pray that me and mine are always protected from the enemies and that every penny I spent, invested, lost or was caused to lose is returning to me multiplied now. Amen
Please pray for Scot B for his highest good.
Bless those of us who pray here, that held in your embrace, we may comfort and nurture others who are cold, hungry, sick, imprisoned, oppressed, addicted, troubled, or discouraged welcoming them into the joy of your community.
That E and F continue to find a solution to their relationship difficulties, and our family and for all the people and intentions we pray for (pain relief, health, jobs, grace of a happy death, etc.) and that all family and friends maintain or return to an orthodox belief and faith in God and Church, and that they all receive the peace, strength, support, and recognition they need at this time, let us pray to the Lord.
Father hear our prayers for us, our families, relatives, friends, neighbors, contractors, others named previously, the sick members of our community, and all of their families. Amid mental and physical suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your mercy as you close wounds, cure illness, make broken bodies whole, and free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance and join us in thanking you for all your gifts.
Eternal rest grant unto Jeff P, Jo Ann B, Bob K, others previously prayed for, those who prayed here but have passed and their families, ancestors and descendants, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Father, I ask You to bless my family, relatives, friends, and those I care deeply for, especially FT. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit now. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is a need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and comings. Amen.
For a blessed and joyous new home that's very cute, beautiful and happy for me to live in. After so many years of praying, I beg God to break the hold this apartment I'm in has and let me live. ...Let my new home be in the area I'm currently looking in or better. I pray for the joy in life that's been missing since I moved here. I pray for restoration of all those beautiful things that God had blessed me with that God wants me to have. Praying for miracles St. Anthony. You are God's saint of miracles. Please St. Anthony make this easy for me to move. I've been praying so many years. I don't want to stay here. Please send me the right people to help me. Thank you.
Please prayer for boyfriend, Bretton. He has had heart trouble. He has had two strokes. He is currently receiving dialysis and needs a kidney transplant. He needs a miracle. Please, please pray for this man.
thank You for everything Lord. Amen
the right new job. Amen
Please pray for my son. They are laying off at his job. He struggles socially and financially. Pray for my finances as well. The economy is so bad and everything is so expensive. Lord, help lease be with us and help us
Dear Lord, I am excited that I now know to listen for and pay attention to lessons as a way of connecting and understanding you. Thank you for being there for our family and for protecting us. Amen
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.
Please say some prayers for me. Financially drowning. Hard not to be stressed out about bills, mortgage payment, broken down car and my elderly disabled father. Thank you all for any and all prayers! I appreciate it!
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