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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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Lord Jesus Chriat, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner!
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 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
Please restore to my life all those things that were taken from my life one by one. I watched them take so much from my life. Let me emerge from this mess that they made out of my life victorious. Praying for the friendships that have been in my life for almost my whole life to be restored. St. Anthony I've always made and kept friends for life. I pray that you will touch these friendships with your miracle working power, and restore these friendships that I miss so very much that were destroyed out of pure jealousy and spite. Praying for your intercession and God's blessings over my life and these friendships of decades that so many were so jealous of. Praying for God's unlimited grace. Please intercede for me. Thank you for past intercessions. Thank you for so many answered prayers. Thank you God.
Please St. Anthony heal my ears. I'm so grateful for the gift of being able to hear from both ears that I've always had. It is a gift from God. Please don't let that be taken from me. Please plead for me with God for restoration of my ability to hear 100 percent from both ears without any hearing aids, implants or devices of any kind. Let me hear loud and clear as I always had the gift of hearing in both ears that God blessed me with. Please God restore my ability to hear one hundred percent. Thank you St. Anthony. Thank you God. I praise your holy name.
ST. ANTHONY PLEASE GET ME OUT OF THIS MISERABLE. APARTMENT THAT I FEEL SO TRAPPED IN. PLEASE bring me a beautiful, blessed new home that is very happy for me, a home dreams are made of, a home I love being in and coming home to. St. Anthony pray for me. Please make this apartment I'm in please let go. I had no peace in this apartment and could not sleep until it was blessed a few times. Though I was eventually able to sleep, I've spent many unhappy years here as I anticipated. I have been fighting to get out of here since the day I moved in. Please help me St. Anthony. St. Anthony it's beyond time for me to move and not look back. You know how many years I've been praying. Help me move. Help me move to that gorgeous home I've been praying and praying for. PLEASE MAKE THIS APARTMENT LET GO WITH YOUR MIRACLE WORKING POWER. Thank you St. Anthony. Thank you God.
St. Anthony please protect me and my child from all evil. Don't let anyone or anything cause arguments and coldness between us. Don't let anyone come between us. Let us always be close. Let my child want to be close to me. Protect us from my ex friend who is a very jealous, very wicked person and consistently comes by my home. Protect us from all those other wicked people. St. Anthony protect us from those people that enjoy when we argue. Let my child love me and appreciate me. I've been a good mom and I don't think I could have done any better. Thank You.
I seek intercessory prayer for a resolution to a career problem related to licensing, and that this issue will be resolved within the next week or so.
Please st Anthony pray for me whisper into the infant jesus. please ask the lord for a miracle that my prayers will be granted soon. you know my worries and wants. thank you always. G.M
In grateful thanks.
Prayers for the right new job. Father, You know all the details. Thank You for everything. Amen
Prayers for this upcoming storm to be much less severe as it's anticipated. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
Please pray to God that I will get a private health insurance
Please pray that everybody may live happy, healthy, holy, full, free, and peaceful lives.
I want peace and power at my work place, I want my boss to see my value my presence and not ignore me, I want to feel motivated to do good work not feel stagnant.. please help my mental peace
Praying for a smooth transition of my primary care at VA from one location to another location. Praying my appointment with new PCP is very positive and that I do not lose any of the services and specialty care I get from the main location that I am moving only my primary care from. Please, no mix-ups! Also for an unspoken intention.
In Jesus name please answer the prayers of my heart in Jesus name
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear, to whom God's love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side, to light and to guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Father; Deliver me from outside radios, clock radios, stereos, phones, televisions, barking dogs, vehicles, voices and noise that I can hear in my bedroom. Banish them as far away as possible. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Deliverance from this toxic work environment (hostile people) to one that pays much better, is close to home & is better suited to the abilities that You have blessed me with. I ask in Jesus' name. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen Dear Lord, I am so tired of working at places where the people are nasty & management is dismissive of a persons abilities, I pray for one that is close to home, pays well & where the talents You have blessed me with are appreciated & rewarded. Amen
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Holy Family; pray for me and with me today.
Father; Help me use my Twin Stim OTC effectively. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Deliverance from this upcoming & any future obligation of jury duty. Amen
For healthy, undisturbed sleep, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Father; Help me sleep well all through the night tonight. Banish insomnia, restlessness, and pain from me. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
MIRACLE MIRACLE MIRACLE MIRACLE DINK AMEN XXXXXXXX
Father; Deliver me from everyone and everything that would interfere with and interrupt my sleep in any way, shape, or form. Banish them as far away as possible. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Please pray that my three-year-old son, Hunter, and my six-month-old son, Mason’s cases are reconsidered with truth, clarity, and compassion, and that the outcome allows my children to safely return home to me. Please also pray for protection over my children, and for strength and peace for me as their mother. My mommy heart is so broken. My children are my happiness; I am so lost without them. I am asking for prayers for a second chance, a miracle to bring my beautiful babies home. I miss and love them both so much. Thank you <3
"I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you."
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.
Jesus; bless Fr. John S and see to his needs. Help and guide him to Heaven. Wash him clean in Your Precious Blood and deliver him from evil. Amen.
My loved one died unexpectedly at Christmas. Could you please pray that I will find healing for my grief, and that I will be strong and able to get through my dialysis while my heart is grieving so much? It is so hard to endure dialysis when I am coping with such big loss. Please pray that I will be surrounded by love and support, too. Thank you for your kindness, and may God bless you
Can you please pray that conditions at my dialysis treatment will improve? I've been struggling to cope with it, and I'm very depressed. Please also pray that the issues at dialysis that I've been experiencing will be resolved and handled well, and that I will be treated with compassion and patience. Thank you so much!
Dear Saint Anthony Please pray and guide my dear friend Carolyn who is having a liver scan tomorrow Amen 🙏
I pray to the lord and humbly ask to receive enough money soon to handle all my debts and have financial security. So I can prosper and help others going through financial or other hardships in their lives. I also pray that others see their desires and difficulties answered through by the lord.
I feel that a lot of bad and negative energy surrounds me and it is not going away. I feel there are also people around me, who are causing me to have bad luck in my life. I don't like this feeling, and I ask and pray that heaven banished ALL bad energy, negativity, bad luck from my life right now. May positive healing energy fill my life and my home and may it always remain that way. May all negative thoughts, energy be turned into abundance and joy now. Thank you. John K in Derry, Northern Ireland
For faith, peace, and healing. May school and work go well. For help not making errors at school and work. For safe travels. May the pre-clinical test subjects do well. May my family's and friends' medical treatments and consults go well. That my wife's anemia, gastritis and knee be healed. May the Holy Spirit move within our hearts and minds. Saint Anthony, please pray for us.
pls need healing/prayer for my mother Dolly she has low sodium levels and an imbalance of electrolytes along with multiple health issues including MS, diabetes, BP and a weak heart (CHF). She is chair bound and cannot walk and is paraplegic (needs help with all activities if living). She is female age 69 residing in Long Island New York
Please pray for cancer to be healed without radiation or chemo
My family is out of town, and it is very cold outside, I hope it warms up enough to travel soon, hopefully the 26th. I worry about the van stopping working in extreme cold, it is old with issues. I hope my mum Glenda doesn’t act up on the day of travelling also including how she treats my dad Alan and me. ... I hope my house back at home is okay and my parents finally get the Xmas tree down as my parents refused before leaving. My mum is also known for her threats, which can happen at any given time. Also, I hope the week of the 26th will be warm enough to do things. I pray that Tr*** gets punished for his misdeeds, especially towards females. I hope the American 25th amendment will be used . I hope Tr*** does get a change of heart but still needs to take responsibility for his actions.
Saint Anthony, miracle worker and helper in finding lost items, I humbly seek your intercession: Please aid my daughter and her boyfriend in avoiding offenses against our Lord, strengthen their resolve against addiction, and help them grow into a loving and resilient couple. Guide them toward meaningful and fulfilling employment, and protect them from evil influences, drawing them closer to Heavenly Mother, Heavenly Father, and Jesus. Assist those I have promised to pray for in finding clarity and answers. Also, support those who have no one to pray for them. Watch over and safeguard all young people, especially those I know, leading them closer to the Lord. Pray for all souls in purgatory, especially those dear to my heart. Finally, help me overcome my financial struggles—pay off my debts, repair what is broken, and improve my circumstances. Grant me the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Guadalupe.
please pray for patrick and lucinda and baby alaya to be happy and safe take away all stress worry pray for all wrong company that sells drugs to keep away from patrick and lucinda our lady and jesus all the saints protect them
Make this lesson go well Lord
Dear Lord please protect my child and me
please pray for patrick and lucinda and baby alaya to be happy and safe take away all stress worry pray for all wrong company that sells drugs to keep away from patrick and lucinda our lady and jesus all the saints protect them
please pray for john and margaret and children to be safe and happy take away all stress worry pray to keep away from alcohol drink in there home our lady and jesus all the saints protect them
*Victor (known as Dav- pronounced dove) on ventilator - has had several surgeries. For healing, stabilization and speedy recovery. * We're still grieving for Bobby who passed away on Jan. 7th - buried on the 12th. We're heartbroken for so many losses. I lost my son 2 years on Feb 8, 2026 (he was a Pharmacist- Thank you for prayers. Lydia
Take care of us
Dear Fathers at the Basilica of Saint Anthony, I humbly ask you to include my prayer intention and to entrust it to the intercession of Saint Anthony . I pray for the grace of true, mature love and for the gift of a good husband, with whom I may build a faithful, loving and peaceful marriage, according to God’s will. I ask Saint Anthony to guide my heart, to heal past wounds, and to lead me toward a relationship rooted in sincerity, mutual respect and lasting commitment. I also ask for patience, trust and inner peace during this time of waiting, and for the grace to recognize and accept the path that God has prepared for me. Thank you for your prayers and spiritual support. With gratitude and prayer, Ania
Please pray my daughter finds work and finds someone to love and appreciate her. Please pray for our world and all who are suffering and facing uncertainty. Thank you.
Blessed be God,blessed be Infant Jesus,blessed be Our Lady in all her different forms,blessed be all the spirits,saints,apostles,martyrs,all the guardian angels of my life and family members,all the guiding and governing angels and spirits at my work place,all the governing forces in the Universe,all the God's in the entire Universe and beyond. Thunderously praise and glorify Infant Jesus in the entire Universe and beyond
On January 27th I have my final polygraph for a police officer position at a department in my hometown. This is the final step and if I pass I get the job. I have a lot of anxiety, overthinking issues from my ADHD, and nerves. This is a retest as I did not pass my first test due to anxiety. I have been an officer for 6 years and this new job would benefit my family immensely. Please pray for me that I will have confidence, be calm throughout the test, and have a quiet mind.
I pray that we will not lose power or heat during the upcoming winter storm. I pray our property will remain safe and will not sustain any damage.
Prayer for my family ... 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 the smooth transition from my daughter's current rental to her new rental, I ask that you make all paperwork and procedures go very smoothly. • For good health for all members of my family. • For peace to all in my family.
Praying Charlie does well at doctor today. I think he is feeling better. Please keep him well and put the suffering on me. I will carry his burdens
Master, we surrender 2 daughters’ happy settlement in their lives, our 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.
please pray for thomas and noreen to be happy and safe take away all stress worry pray for happy marriage and to get long term home to live our lady and jesus all the saints protect them
Please st Anthony whisper into the infant jesus. please pray for me and ask him for a miracle for me. that my prayers will be granted soon you know my worries and wants. thank you G.M
Father; I ask that whoever paid for the new front loading washing machine in our laundry room, understands that it as of last night it is still sitting in our laundry room in the box and not yet installed. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Please pray that the weather will be much better and safer than what is in the forecast for southern Indiana now through Tuesday and that the winter storm warning gets canceled early. Please pray that all of the roads and parking lots stay safe to drive on, and that everyone’s electricity stays safely on. Please pray that it will be safe for humans and animals to be outside. Please pray for safe weather in the other areas in the U.S. that are under the winter storm warning and watches. Thanks and God bless.
Thank you St. Anthony.
For the good health and well-being of the woman who waited on me at Pump & Pantry this morning, we pray.
Please pray for me. I suffer from depression, anxiety and loneliness. I hurt tremendously. Ask God to help me make it through the day.
oh glorious St. Anthony you who loved to hold the baby Jesus please whisper into his ears heal Clarence Lormand bring all blood levels to normal in his body especially his vitamin d level and his vitamin b12 level. thank you amen
My name is Archana I am from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Please pray for me as I don't want to marry senobin. Every preparation for wedding has already been done but there is no peace in our family Please pray father so that this wedding is called off as I am completely helpless in this moment.
Please help me powerful St. Anthony. Please have my legal troubles dismissed. I’ve always been a believer of your power. You’ve never let me down before. May you provide the comfort I need right now.
Dear St. Antony, please intercede for me,SS,AS,GS,MG,B,SJ,H,RG,J,U,AG,H,E,RJ,C,G and all our loved ones are safe and healthy in Jesus name. Please intercede for SS,me,AS,GS,MG,AG,RG,U,RJ,C,G and all our loved ones. Thank you Lord for the blessings in our life. Please have mercy on us in Jesus loving name. Please bless us and protect us in Jesus loving name. Please have mercy on the souls of Pappa, Amma, Toms and departed loved ones in Jesus loving name. Amen
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.
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 and forget the wrongs that is done to me and You who are in all instances of my life with me, I want to thank You for everything and confirm once more that 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 loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Amen!
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 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.
In blessed repose, O Lord, grant eternal rest to the Souls of Jeff P, Jo Ann B, Bob K, all in our history, those who prayed here but have passed, their families, ancestors, and descendants and make their memory to be eternal! Memory eternal!
Eternal rest grant unto Tina-Marie, Chris, Georgette, Ann, Leo, Irene, William, 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.
In thanksgiving for favors received, for persecuted Christians everywhere, all suffering from terrorism, war, or natural disasters, the sick and dying, the souls in purgatory, the homeless, the hungry, the abused, the lonely, those seeking work, those with relationship concerns, caregivers, guardians, first responders, and our special and unspoken intentions, we pray to the Lord.
thank you for your blessings. please grant us continued abundance in our business checking. please let all be fine with the trucks and finding my clothes. praise st anthony!
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
My birthday is in a few days & I'm dreading it. I'm turning 28 with no achievements of my own, never had a job, and I've never had a good birthday. Pray for me.
To remain free from infection, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Father; Help me with my housecleaning. Help me get a lot done today. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Father; Help me to fulfill my obligations in the best way possible. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
I believe I shall see the LORD'S goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the LORD!
Every weapon fashioned against you shall fail; every tongue that brings you to trial you shall prove false.
Do not fear! Stand your ground and see the victory the LORD will win for you today.
Dear St. Anthony, thank you for blessings my daughter and I yesterday with good news at our medical screening. I have more coming up I beg you to please bless me with negative results for upcoming tests., Baby Henry is doing well in the NICU, please bless him with health and get him to the point where he can go home finally! Bless my entire family and loved ones with health, safety always. Thank you for always being here for me. Please continue to help with my anxieties. Thank you for all prayers answered and blessings.
Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner!
St Anthony st Carlos mother Mary and all the saints please pray for me my mother Carmella and my son rocky please answer my prayers we all are happy healthy safe and patient praying for my son rocky he is doing great with his personal and professional life and prayers for him to be safe and healthy while traveling for his job this week please pray for my mother Carmella she continue to be blessed with good health and safety 🙏 for my husband Pete and family they rest in peace and watch over us all together praying for myself my IBS and weight improve I love and trust in you always amen
1. For complete healing for my brother Michael who is very sick for more that four year without improvement and for all who are sick. 2.For healing for my friend Esi, who is sick of cancer and going for operations on Monday. 3. For the gift of life partner and Marriage: Stella, Veronica, Felicia, Joseph, Elizabeth who are above 50years and still not married. 4.For the Lord to send an angel lady to assist take care of my family.
Dear Saint Anthony, Please intercede and pray that I am blessed with Success beyond my imagination and that generational poverty and struggle is broken off my life today. Amen
St Anthony and st Jude . Please continue to pray for me.restore friendships and relationships .
Dear Saint Anthony, Please intercede and pray that Doors are opening for my songs to be listened to all over the world now and that Abundance is pouring into my life now with so much ease. Pray that the Favor of God is all over me everyday and that every generational curse is broken off my life today. Pray that Every demonic arrow towards me is turned back to the senders and that every Penny I spent, invested, lost or was caused to lose is returning to me multiplied now. Amen
For a successful search for Project Financing of our First Filipino Long Term Care Facility to be build in Ontario. Also finding the right directors that are compassionate and dedicated.
Dear Saint Anthony, Please help me. I have so many debts to be paid. Extend your miracles to me. Saint Anthony, please help me to reconcile the financial records of my projects I handled. Please restore my relationship to my boss. These I ask through Your Most Holy Name. Amen
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
Please pray for my relatives in purgatory, family, me and my job situation. And for others who need help especially A, E, J and S. Traveling mercies tomorrow.
Please let them send the renewal.
Please restore to my life all those things that were taken from my life one by one. I watched them take so much from my life. Let me emerge from this victorious. Thank you. Thank you God.
Praying for the friendships that have been in my life for almost my whole life to be restored. St. Anthony I've always made and kept friends for life. I pray that you will touch these friendships with your miracle working power, and restore these friendships that I miss so very much that were destroyed out of pure jealousy and spite. Praying for your intercession and God's blessings over my life and these friendships of decades that so many were so jealous of. Praying for God's unlimited grace. Please intercede for me. Thank you for past intercessions. Thank you for so many answered prayers.
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