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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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Healing prayers. For a miracle asap my digestive, gastric issues be resolved and fixed, for the meds to take effect fast so I can get a good night's rest. Thank you for your prayers.
Please keep Daria and Vera in your prayers. Daria is facing severe depression, unemployment,using swear words unintentionally, daily vomiting, fear, and the emotional impact of negative wishes from others. They both need strength and healing and protection from evil.
Lord please make everything fall into place
St.Anthony De Padua please guide me tomorrow in my work as school nurse. No diabetic distress ,no seizures, no fall/injury, no gtube dislodgment,no head injury, no drugs, no allergic reaction.no 911 call. every bdy healthy for all peopekl at work. especially my grade 6,7 and 8 student. Give me wsdom ,crirtical thinking and guidance. Control stduents for not coming to the my clinic. everybody health and let them enjoy learning. I will survie tomorrow until Friday. Dont leave me Lord amen . Thank ypu for being with me yesterdaya and today. Amen
Dear St. Please pour miracles and let me get the gold earings .please pour miracles and please let my daughter listen and obey to me and stop phone call friends and today stop... his phone calls ...please please get my loan immediately. let penalty become less and believe air only 3.5 lakhs and end the problem by your miracles. believe and trust in you Amen
Prayer for restoration all those beautiful things that God had blessed me with. Thank you.
Healing of my ears and restoration of my full ability to hear in both of my ears. My hearing is a gift from God. I pray that God will restore the full ability to hear that I've always had and let m hear in both ears vwithout the need for any devices or aids. PRAY for me St. Anthony please. Thank you.
For a beautiful, happy new home that's blessed. St. Anthony please break the hold this apartment has on me and let me live. Pray for me. Please find and bring me that new home I've been praying and praying for. Thank you
Eviction notice I got an eviction notice today for an apartment I’ve had for 9 years. I got hurt on the job, and am on worker man’s comp. I don’t have any family and I’m hurt. I don’t even care if this is the end of the journey but I’m 39/f cute and will not survive homeless. I would rather end it. I applied for rental assistance a year ago and it just hasn’t kicked in. I won’t be able to make it. Court date is in two weeks. I don’t need money. I need time. Please protect me from being homeless. It’s my absolute worst fear. Please come through. It’s an emergency
Please pray that God may grant a miracle for Susan. She really needs it.
May Daniel and Nayeth find healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation. May God restore their relationship, be the center of it, and teach them to see and love one another with His love
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her Glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.
Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be His Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
lORD I most earnestly implore of you to grant my son Brandon the grace to successfully complete his project and make a good career. Help him get a permanent job with VISA sponsorship. Grant my husband Augustine the grace to get a normal sonography report and grant him good health in mind and body. Financial assistance and smooth functioning of our jobs. Thanksgiving for favors received.
Please pray for Jonathan's safe return now to us. That he be healthy in mind, body, and spirit. That all will be well. For peace of Christ and hope and trust. Please pray for Jonathan to be fine and we will see him now.
Please pray that my oldest son makes A’s or b’s on his physics test today and his calculus test later this week and this he makes A’s and b’s in his exams in those classes next week.
The prayers & intentions of everyone posting here. Amen
Thank You Lord, my doctors visit went well. Prayers for full healing & recovery from the blisters & callous’ on my feet, without any issues or concerns of any kind. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
Dear Lord, this is the most toxic workplace I have ever been in. I pray for Your help & deliverance to a place just as local, that's much better paying , having good people , that's a good fit for the gifts You have blessed me with. Thank You for everything. Amen
St. Anthony of Padua, helper in times of need, Thank you for your prayers and for helping me reach this stage with an interview invitation from CERN. Please assist me now as I prepare. Help me recall my knowledge and experience clearly. Remove confusion, anxiety, and fear. If it is God’s will, may this opportunity at CERN turn into a successful job offer. Guide me also in the future steps of my career journey. Amen.
Dear St Anthony bless my family and my children Antoathin and daughter Aashika cough and Adukku Thummal problem. Thank you Jesus Christ. Bless my profession
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.
For my son, I know you are suffering if it is a loss of a job or whatever it is know that I am here for you I pray for peace and knowledge that you know I’m here for you For this I prayer
Asking for prayers for Jason. He is going through a difficult time and has had a hard life. I ask for prayers for a revelation of who Jesus is to feel God's love during this difficult time in his life.
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 my dialysis access doesn't have any problems and that my dialysis goes smoothly? Please pray that my dialysis goes fine and that I don't have any issues during my treatment. Thank you so much!
Lord, in the name of Jesus, please grant me my blessed new full time job. Please Lord. Amen.
Lord please make our health check up go smoothly
Lord please make the lessons go well..
Dear Lord please bless us
Tonight and tomorrow we have flood warnings. Please keepy basement from flooding. And please bring Jett home
Take care of us
Please pray for the health and conversion of my daughter. She has a cardiac problem and is away from the Church. Thank you forever. Through the Holy Face of Jesus.
Dear St Anthony, please protect my family friend Cheryl M. Springhill, Fl. She is in the hospital having surgery she has a cancerous mass in her stomach. Pls guide the doctors in her care. Amen
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.
Doctors recently found a mass on my step-father Leonard’s pancreas and smaller masses around his liver. The fear is that there is a possibility it could be metastatic pancreatic cancer. I pray for a miracle and that whatever is there disappears or is at least considered to be benign.
Dear St Anthony, Please watch over my family, especially husband John, son Sean and sister Maryann and bring them good health. We need a miracle so that our lives are better. Please hear my prayers.
Luis Enrique: Virgin Mary please take him in your holy arms, protect and help him to find a good job, and that he can renew his contract in the actial apartment where he lives. Help him to increase his wealth in Jesus name.
I ask for prayers for the physical and mental health of my teenage goddaughter, so that she can make the right decisions during this difficult period and during all her trials. May God bless you!
Please pray for the weather in my area to be calm and safe now through Monday, and that everyone’s electricity will stay on. Thanks and God bless.
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most mysterious and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified in heaven on earth and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
I am seeking prayer for the restoration of my marriage, redemption, and reinstatement as my husband’s partner in his life. Please pray for softened hearts in both of us, for healing, forgiveness, and humility, and for God to lead us back to Christ and to each other. I ask for His guidance, peace, and perfect timing as He works in our hearts and our marriage.
Every day iam praying to lord Jesus Please pray for me and my daughter.... we both are completely straight forward and direct persons... please give us strength and courage please protect me and my daughter with your powerful and precious wings praise the Lord Jesus amen.
Please ask God to relieve my chronic and severe anxiety, depression, and loneliness. I’m in tremendous pain and despair. I don’t know how much more I can take. Please pray for me and all those suffering.
Please pray for me and my partners relationship to be restored. I once had taken it for granted and treated my partner very badly but I now do realise how wrong I was. I am asking for Gods forgiveness and want God to give us another chance. In Jesus mighty name I pray. Amen.
Dear St. Anthony Prayer Team, I humbly request your prayers for our property registration process, which has been facing repeated delays at the final stage. Though most formalities are completed, a few technical approvals are still pending, causing uncertainty and mental strain. Please pray through the powerful intercession of St. Anthony that all remaining obstacles are removed, that the loan clearance is granted smoothly, and that we are able to successfully complete the registration of this property without further delay. We trust in God’s providence and St. Anthony’s intercession during this time. Thank you for keeping our family in your prayers. — Hema
Please pray for the legal dilemma that he is in now ends in Anthony’s favor with no consequences. Please pray for Anthony continued financial success. Thank you
Dear St Anthony bless my family and my children Antoathin and daughter Aashika cough and Adukku Thummal problem. Thank you Jesus Christ. Bless my profession
This might sound like a silly thing to pray for, but I'm asking for prayers that my young son makes one of the baseball teams he is trying out for. I think this would really help his self-confidence. He is working hard trying to practice for this and would really like to make the team.
For faith, peace, and healing. May work and school go well. For safe travels. Saint Anthony please pray for us.
Please, God Lord Jesus Christ, I need protection from Evil. Hear my Prayer! Thank You! Amen!
By May 2026 let me successfully been have moved to and be living in Starkville, MS, USA in: a house, a mobile house, or an apartment and live there 12 months-24 months. There, I can get back happy, quit suffering, and for this 2nd hate train against me/bad era for me/hard times on me that I have been going through the years of 2014-2026 can be over.
Dear St. Anthony please help us find ways to improve JB's back pain and improved health for WB. Please help us find the way to fix our house issues. Please remember those who have no one to pray for them this day and world peace. Thank you
Lord, thank you for blessing my daughter with the faith fill husband she found. Please bless their marriage. Brothers and Sisters , pray my son find a faithfilled partner as well.
Saint Anthony, our patron saint of miracle, please intercede on behalf for myself and my loved ones, safeguarding us from harm. 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.
Hi There, Thank you for your prayers for J. His body is still under attack, and he still needs prayers for healing. Could you all please help me pray for J who is suffering from chronic heart, back and legs issues. Please keep this holy and sacred Catholic man in your regular prayers. Thank You. Sincerely, Paulette.
Above all, for my conversion and for the ardent desire for holiness. This is my greatest need. Next, for the success of my life project for this year, always conditioned to the divine will. Finally, for a special grace that I have long desired and sought.
Pl pray for healing of brother safety n protection N change of heart of Fl.
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
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
Please keep my husband, Wynn Dang, in your prayers. He is facing serious issues with his aortic valve, and we are asking for God’s powerful healing hand to touch his heart and fully restore his valve to perfect health and function. We humbly pray that God will renew his strength, calm every worry, and bless his doctors with wisdom, clarity, and precision in every decision they make. May Holy Mary lovingly intercede for him, wrapping him in her protection and filling his heart with comfort, hope, and peace during this challenging time.
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.
In blessed repose, O Lord, grant eternal rest to the Souls of Tina-Marie, Chris, Georgette, Ann, Leo, Irene, William, others previously prayed for, all in our history, those who prayed here but have passed, and their families, ancestors, and descendants and make their memory to be eternal! Memory eternal!
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.
Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked you for lots of favors, now I am asking you for this special one, take it dear Jesus and place it in Your Own broken Heart where Your Father will see it and in Your merciful Eyes it will become Your prayer, not mine.
Please pray for my son Vincent and I that we receive the money to keep our home. This means everything to us to be able to stay in our parish and community, and that everything works out. We need a miracle. Thank you and God Bless. Amen
Please make the lessons go well Lord
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
Please pray for me st Anthony, please i need forgiveness and peace , love and happiness in my life , i prayer the same for Nikki . I also pray that i get 800 in my test as its so important for my job. I pray that i get peace in my new job without any worry. I pray that Nikki gets married this year. I pray that i too get married and be happy. St Anthony you have always answered my prayers please yiu know what i am going through you know the stress . I beg take it up to Jesus and take all this stress away. 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. St. Antony, please intercede for us. Amen.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
Please pray for my dog Rocky who is fighting for his life in the ICU. This dog is my gift from God and I want to be able to bring him home and let him enjoy the rest of his life. He is only 6 years old. Please pray for me that if I have to put him down that God will give me strength and peace to do this. Please dear God help me through this. I appreciate all of you and God bless you all.
That through Jesus Christ and with His help, I win.
Oppose, LORD, those who oppose me; war upon those who make war upon me. Take up the shield and buckler; rise up in my defense.
Do not fear! Stand your ground and see the victory the LORD will win for you today.
Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great.
Saint Katharine Drexel; pray for us.
St Anthony Please pray for quick and speedy healing from surgery and correct meds for severe thyroid disease. A miracle in my daughter’s life that had so many complications and daily ongoing problems. Please let God intervene and bring a calmer happier life for her and daughter. The road has been long heartbreaking and difficult. Thank you
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St. Anthony of Padua, helper in times of need, Thank you for your prayers and for helping me reach this stage with an interview invitation from CERN. Please assist me now as I prepare. Help me recall my knowledge and experience clearly. Remove confusion, anxiety, and fear. If it is God’s will, may this opportunity at CERN turn into a successful job offer. Guide me also in the future steps of my career journey. Amen.
St Anthony and St Carlos and mother Mary and st Bernadette 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 blessed with good health and safety and recover from her stroke and heart issues praying for my son rocky he is doing great with his personal and professional life and his health keep him safe while he travels tomorrow please pray for my husband Pete and family they rest in eternal peace and watch over us all together praying for myself my relationship with my son improve and my weight and IBS improve I love and trust in you and all the saints amen
Please pray that my oldest’s son’s anxiety decreases. Please pray that he gains the skill and wisdom to make As or Bs on his physics and calculus tests this week and next week. Please pray both our anxieties decrease as we navigate this.
Greetings in Jesus name. Please pray for me. For all good prophesies to come true this month and this year. Of traveling overseas, business, married, kids. I need money and passport.
Greetings in Jesus name. Please pray for me. For all good prophesies to come true this month and this year. Of traveling overseas, business, married, kids. I need money and passport.
Please remember Tamar B & Kevin S who both passed away on this day . Thank you.
Dear Jesus, Please comfort all those who are experiencing dire situations at this time. Give them the gift of Your peace. Amen.
Dear Lord, I trust in Your infinite wisdom and goodness. I come to You with a humble heart, seeking guidance and provision. I'm struggling to find stable employment, and it's overwhelming. Lord, I pray for a job opportunity that aligns with my skills and experience. Grant me the strength to persevere and the wisdom to navigate this challenging time. May Your will be done, and may I trust in Your perfect plan. Through Lord Jesus Christ. with the Holy Spirit, Blessed Intercession of Mother Mary, Holy Angels and Saints. Amen.
My daughter is going to Australia to study and scheduled to fly on 20th March. She is under 18 so as her mother, I have also applied for guardian visa to be with her and take care of her. We submitted both our visa applications on 29 Jan and one month later, on 27 Feb, we received notice from Australia Immigration to produce more documents. We have got the new documents required and will be submitting today. I am very worried that our visa will be rejected or delayed. Please pray for us, that our visa will be processed without any issue and approved soon. Thank you heavenly father and thank you all for praying for us.
Please pray for my family that they will get everything they are praying for and it will be soon
Thank You God for walking pilgrimage being successful, everything went smoothly, bless all the benefactors, sponsors, volunteers, police all those who have helped in one way or other, God bless them all. For a blessed Lenten season, all those who are attending retreats, & other Lenten programs bless it.
LB, VV, RC, PP please restore my friendships with these lifelong friends Thank you.
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