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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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St Anthony St Carlos st Bernadette mother Mary Padre pio st Joseph and st jude and all the saints please on the feast of st Anthony please continue to pray and answer my prayers especially for my mom carmella she continue to heal and be safe and healthy while recovering from her heart valve surgery praying her eyes now improve also praying for my son rocky he is struggling financially help him with his personal and professional life keep him safe healthy happy and patient please pray he return back to church and find his faith praying today for my father Tony he rest in peace on his anniversary along with my husband pete and family they watch over us together praying for myself I remain strong calm and healthy while dealing with everything I love and trust in you and all the saints amen
i haved moved to australia recently. I used to work at an insurance company and now work for an insurance broker. I am looking to get back into the insurance industry again.
Lord please help !!
My only source of income is my mother's pension my husband is a mentally sick person no maturity at all can't take any responsibility he is a husband for name sake . Now I get so worried till she is alive ok but what will I do after that I am very anxious about it I am learning counselling so that I can earn some thing o lord give me courage to face the future I have gold loan please lord open a door where income flows from every side.
Dear brothers: I wanted to ask for prayer for Andrea, for the C family and for me, for the liberation of all evil spirits, be it of mind, spirit, or body. For the healing, liberation and needs of the genealogical trees ... and for the eternal rest of their deceased. Thank you very much and may the Lord bless you!
Dearest Saint Anthony, On your saint's day, please accept my most sincere congratulations and my deepest gratitude for all your strong help during all the years! Yours ever, Sanna
St. Anthony St Francis St Clare protect each other from harm.. Help me not to worry and help me in my spiritual corporal temporal needs
Pls St Anthony may I be completedly healed of urethral discharge std help pass urine normally pls heal my eyes teeth completely keep me in good health pls urgently need a financial breakthrough miracle and a suitable job pls protect me from kra pls help file nil returns pls urgently need a healing and financial miracle today pls help visit mother's grave and st Jude and your shrine pls help get infant Jesus prague prayerbook ask pray in Jesus 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 ask the saint for my improving of habits, reconciliation with my close ones. Pray for my friends' dad and mum and brother who passed away (2 friends). Pray for my parents and my close ones to believe in Christ. Pray for my friends to return to God. Please pray for me, my name is Athanasius
So a mistake I made doesn't blow up in my face
Oh my mother please bless me and be with me
Please pray for the repose of my 100 year-old aunt who passed away a few hours ago.
For Wendy K. Prayers for any upcoming procedures. Lord, please guide the doctor's hand so that she receives good & routine results from any tests & subsequent procedures, a swift recovery, return to good health, with many more years of continued good health. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
For my family, friends & special intentions. Prayers for continued healing, recovery & good health for my brother, sisters & myself.Prayers for the right new job. To obtain the resources I need to bring everything together & keep it together. To obtain the resources I need to buy my family home outright & offer my siblings their share. To live a good long, happy, healthy, prosperous & safe Catholic life there. To live well, but within my/our means & by the Lord's will to perhaps share a true love with a good woman at this later time in my life. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen.
Dear Lord, please forgive me but I hate this job. The people are demeaning & dismissive game players the atmosphere & culture are oppressive & toxic. Not to mention it's low paying for the role. I pray deliverance from it to something well paying, having good people with a culture that’s nurturing is much more conducive to growth & is well suited to the talents You have blessed me with. Thank You for everything. Amen
Dear St.Anthony, Please pray that we get a sale of our 1 bhk apartment. We have been trying to sell it for so long now, but nothing is materializing. Please pray that we get a buyer soon and we get a decent price. People just come see the house and go but nothing is going forward. It is located in a very good society and is fully done up, but still we are not able to get a buyer. Please intercede for us for this sale of this 1 bhk house to happen soon. May we find the right buyer this week end. In Jesus mighty name I pray, Helen Diane Lopes
1. Pray for my parents' health being regained 2. Please protect my job and if it is God will that I should get a better job 3. I will be blessed with a suitable marriage partner and a good family blessed with children 4. There will be peace of mind and peace in the family
Dear St Anthony bless my family and my children Antoathin and daughter Aashika. Bless my profession. Thank you Jesus Christ
Complete Deliverance
lord please make the day go well please make things fall into place
Could you please pray for my health and my special intentions and for my husband and family. Thank you very much and God bless you. Brenda
Take care of us
May our Lord guide and and protect our families and friends all our days. For safe travels. May our Lord heal all that ails us, especially my wife's very painful knee. Saint Anthony please intercede for us.
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 my heart and merls
Please intercede for undoing knots of malefic forces on wishes and many prayers of non Christian nature for "husband" as I don't have a husband and do not plan to marry. I ask that all the destiny swapping done for "future husband" be undone and all good come back to me and my family. The desire to have a husband has created illness and disappointment, extreme obsession which breed malefic forces. Please pray for blessing upon me and my family. Amen.
THANK YOU SAINT ANTHONY FOR A WONDERFULLY EYE OPENING FEAST DAy, I spent my tiny bit of money I have on your candles. MAY GOD CUT ME OFF EXODUS 22:22 PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MY MOTHER AND ME. In Jesus name I pray Amen
I pray for my friends M&M sorry can get help in dealing with their son with very high special needs whose behaviors are severely interrupting his family’s peace, especially my good friend as the mom. She is a great mother to J. However, she’s getting burnt out as a constant caregiver. Please help J with his outbursts and help find the necessary resources to assist the family. In Jesus’ name I humbly ask for this huge help. Amen.
Blessed be St Michael the arc angel, St Gabriel, St Raphael, St Chamuel, St Jophiel, St Zadkiel, St Uriel ,St Ariel, St Raziel, blessed be all the saints,martyrs,apostles,disciples,all the angels and spirits in the entire Universe and beyond. Blessed be all the governing forces in the entire Universe and beyond. Blessed be my Guardian angels, blessed be all the angels of my family members and near and dear ones,blessed be the guiding and governing angels at my work place and all the God's and other forces in the entire Universe.
For the healing of my son Raphael's knee, which was severely twisted while playing basketball. May God intervene in its healing, and may his knee be fully restored. May he not need surgery. May he have no lasting effects or weakness. Through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus, for what you are about to do.
Please pray for Snedden that he may get the best job in Canada with the best salary. Also pray for his good health and peace of mind. Also that if it's God's will our marriage alliance may go forward smoothly. Also that his parents especially his mother may accept me wholeheartedly. 🙏🏻
Lord please make the lesson go well
Oh holy st Anthony please bless me thank you for all blessings received by your miraculous intercession.be with me and bless me always
I come humbly before you today my daughter had a biopsy they think might be melanoma pray it’s not. My son W has a walking tour of apt today at 3. Please pray he is accepted so he can be reunited in same house with K his daughter. K has seizures and needs her dad. They need to move in asap as their living situations are bad. Heal all my aches and pains please Bless you who pray. Amen
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
Please pray for my neighbor who is battling bone cancer along with a friend who is battling cancer. For my granddaughter who is having problems with her shins that they will heal and she will be able to continue to play LaCrosse. For my niece, that she will be able to secure the necessary funds to continue her education. Pray that I will be granted peace of mind and the return of a healthy body. For everyone that I said I would pray for, this prayer is for them. Thank you and God Bless
Thank You for another day! Please help us in our needs and please help us help others. Thank you for all that you have given us. Amen!
Lord please make the lessons 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
Dear St. Anthony, please help JB find ways to reduce his back pain, help WB cope with his vision loss. Please remember those who would do harm to others that they find love instead of hate. Please pray for those who have no one to pray for them this day. thank you
2 urgent urgent intentions
Please lord let my husband's visa/greencard be approved today at his interview. AMEN
Father; Help me fulfill my obligations in the best way possible. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Father; Help me with my housecleaning. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Father; Help me with my shopping. Help me with my check out and payment. Help me find what I want and need while I am in the store today. Help me get everything that I buy regularly at the lowest possible price. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden light."
Please let Kenny get approved for dental care. He’s in pain. Thank you
St Anthony St Carlos st Bernadette mother Mary Padre pio st Joseph and st jude and all the saints please pray and answer my prayers for my mom carmella she remain healthy safe and patient and calm while recovering from heart valve surgery praying everyday she is doing great praying for my son rocky he is struggling financially help him with his personal and professional life and his job praying for him to return back to church and find his faith praying for my husband pete and family they rest in eternal peace and watch over us together praying for myself I remain strong calm and healthy while dealing with everything I love and trust in you and all the saints thank you for answering my prayers
Jesus; bless everyone that I know and help them get to Heaven. Wash them clean in Your Precious Blood and deliver them from evil. Amen.
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. • Prayer for a swift resolution to the issues with her police clearance certificate (PCC). Prayer for wisdom and favor in navigating the correction process. Prayer that the visa renewal can be submitted on time without further delays. May the obstacles in her paperwork be cleared quickly so she can proceed with her application smoothly. • Help us find a suitable, loving and caring life partner for our daughter. • 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.
Please help me get well. Thank you St. Anthony
Please protect me and my child from all evil. Protect us from those who enjoy when we argue. Protect us from all those wicked people. Please St. Anthony let me and my child be close always, do things together and speak with and see each other frequently and live close to each other. Let my child ignore those who try to make us argue and who don't want us to get along. Let my child love me and want me around. Pray for us St. Anthony. Please let my child want to be around me. Praying for God's blessings and protection for me and my child. Thank you St. Anthony. Thank you God.
For the miracle of a new home that I'm happy in and love living in. Please make it very soon St. Anthony. Please make my current apartment let go and let me live. St. Anthony I never wanted to live here. The neighborhood I'm grateful for, but the apartment I could never get used to because I was manipulated to leave a home that I loved and that was blessed. I will always believe God blessed me with that apartment. I beg you to plead with God and let me move from here to a place I love. Let that new home be blessed. St. Anthony please let me move very soon. Thank you St. Anthony.
May God make it impossible for Rashmi to be accessible to very dangerous people or person that is very bad and dangerous and had and/or has very terrible intentions for him and/or his biological sister and/or his biological parents. May God make it impossible for them HIDE THEMSELVES FROM HIM and his biological sister in their terrible things done to him and her.. May Gods perfect way protect them from them in every single incremental way and cut them off in every single incremental way they should be. He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Deuteronomy 32:4 In Jesus name I pray 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
Dear God, It’s getting very late and I’m struggling to fall asleep. Please help me not only fall asleep and stay asleep but may I have a lot of special dreams that focus on You and Jesus. May I also hear from You. May I also remember them, Amen
✝️JMJ Praying for peace in family/world and end to all wars/violence/trafficking/abortions/addictions/ For healing of all illnesses especially at present for healing of infection in my right eye and also those with same. For all our priests/religious/consecrated Perseverance/joy. For holy Souls in purgatory.For all police officers who died recently on duty.Eternal rest . Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us St Anne/St Joseph/St Anthony/St Padre Pio/All Saints pray for us. Special petitions for family/friends/ Jesus mercy on us
Dear Lord, please forgive me but I hate this job. The people are demeaning & dismissive game players the atmosphere & culture are oppressive & toxic. Not to mention it's low paying for the role. I pray deliverance from it to something well paying, having good people with a culture that’s nurturing is much more conducive to growth & is well suited to the talents You have blessed me with. Thank You for everything. 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.
Family live together peacefully and prayerfully and healing for wife. I attended St Francis Seminary in Cincinnati and forgive those who teased me as a youth. Including T C Mapother.
Dear Lord, I came to you yesterday because of financial problems I created several years ago. Well today I am getting more concerned, nervous and scared. I do believe and have faith in you and now I find myself needing to constantly pray to you for your assistance. Lord, please help me. Amen
Prayers of a safe journey for the C. B. and T. B. family as they gather from different parts of the country to attend the funeral service of the beloved Matriarch. May God Bless and Watch over all in attendance. Thank you. Amen.
My granddaughter isn’t doing well mentally. Her living situation is bad. My son W has applied for apt. Pray they get it and can move in asap. I am very concerned about her. Please pray thank u amen
Please make this lesson go well Lord
Lord please solve this mess we have at home
Take care of us
God from January 2026 i went in for expensive dental treatments previous ones were done badly i removed and had new crown and a few inlays done i am unemployed and i did it with little i had God i want you to give me dental healing the one i had just done is close to gumline please heal it very well and the one next to it also heal it well the crown and other one next to crown heal it very well God please heal all my receded gums and miracles happen give me hard solid new gums and stong teeth like nails and all the other cavity in my mouth heal it please thank you god for the dental 2026
God my daughter works really hard almost ready to get her phd hardworking girl wanting to make a difference two things i ask first to let her get teaching relief during sesmester 2 of 2026 so she can concentrate on completing her phd and secondly good vibrations and engeries and allow her to find her life partner she at the age now to meet the right professional educated partner we are people that stay at home but some how direct us to this person please God this time for this life partner to come into our family thank for please grant both my wishes
God my daughter works really hard almost ready to get her phd hardworking girl wanting to make a difference two things i ask first to let her get teaching relief during sesmester 2 of 2026 so she can concentrate on completing her phd and secondly good vibrations and engeries and allow her to find her life partner she at the age now to meet the right professional educated partner we are people that stay at home but some how direct us to this person please God this time for this life partner to come into our family thank for please grant both my wishes
Please offer healing prayers for my friend Dawn O, who is facing some health challenges.
Please pray for my sister, Melody Manzon, for healing from intrusive thoughts, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and abdominal pain. May God grant her peace, strength, good health, and protection. Please also pray for an end to war and for lasting peace throughout the world. Thank you for your prayers & God bless.
Holy Ghost.
Please pray that I don't have trouble at our condominium board meeting on June 15th. Please pray that our condominium complex does not get a large bill from the village. Please pray that the University will have graduate or doctoral classes for me to teach for the Fall 2026 semester. Please pray that my health problems improve.
May our guide and and protect our families and friends all our days. For safe travels. May our Lord heal all that ails us, especially my wife's very painful knee. Saint Anthony please intercede for us.
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.
Blessed be all the God's of prosperity,wealth,money,protection,peace,power,happiness,health,immunity, abundance,long life,wisdom,knowledge, karma,law,justice,success,luck,chance,lottery, magic,timing,clairvoyance, medicine,arts,science,commerce,trade,business,earth,water,wind,fire,air,sky,space,ether,elements,natural resources,decisions,outcomes,risk,destiny,planetary positions,numbers,statistics,all the God's and governing forces in the entire Universe and beyond. Blessed be God.
I would appreciate prayers for my cousin, who has just been diagnosed with colon cancer, and my mom, who has been in the hospital and now a rehab center with heart and kidney issues. My mom is 92 and seems to have really gone downhill physically and (especially) mentally in the last couple weeks. My sister, who is working full time and looking after Mom at the same time, could also use some prayers, as she is getting worn out and I'm afraid she's not taking very good care of herself. I am thousands of miles away from them and recovering from surgery myself. Thank you so much and God bless you.
st. Anthony, gentlest of saints, thanks and may all our blessings continue. Pray for all my bros, sis, dad, mom, me, we all find peace, love, joy, happiness in our lives, esp the sick, dada, ang, art, jas, cy, jeff, tay tas, that dada, cyn, jeff resolev all landissues greatly in our favour, dad get his money soon.forgive us our sins, get me safely thru this week, get me friends that i can visit and who visit me, take this loniness away, get me invitied to parties this summer. help mw w/ the house and car, help me find joy and peace in my job. help me w ith the b and i situation, that they are more lovin,c onsiderate to me, that we form 1 family under 1 roof with the one that loves me for me. that we send more time togethe creating happy memeor, get me a ticket to london at a reasonable price. get me someone to go with to the matrys day celebration. St. anthony, please intercede for me. Amen
Father; Help me with Ogallala Public Transit. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
For the good health and well-being of the owners and employees of Pump & Pantry, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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.
Thank You for antoher day! Please help us help others and remain faithful. Please help us out of this economic slump. Please help me guide my family to better things. Thank You for all you have given us. Amen!
ST ANTHONY THE PADRON OF PRAYER.MY PETTITION PRAYER FOR GRACE OF CONCIEVED.MY LORD PRAY FOR TOTAL PROTECTJON &DELIVERANCE
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 Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
Dear Lord please bless my child me and the lil one
2 urgent urgent intentions, thanks for protecting me.
Dear Lord, several years ago I truly fouled up with my career and my finances. With your grace and assistance my career changed and I have a very good job. Unfortunately I never did correct my tax obligations. Well now the tax department is after me so I’m frazzled and scared. Please help me make the necessary changes and arrangements that aren’t devastating . Amen
I'm asking for prayers of protection for my life and Mental and emotional health. People i help insult me today. I just need money not to beg from anyone.
Jesus; I ask that my thoughts, my will, and my actions always conform to Yours. In Your Name. Amen.
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.
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; Help me fulfill my obligations in the best way possible. Through Christ Our 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
Saint Barnabas; pray for us.
Dear St. Anthony thank you for helping us when we ask for help. Please help JB, WB, N, my brothers and myself with the issues we have at this time. Please help us find peace at this time and maintain peace in our neighbourhood. Please pray for MB. TB and KP. Please remember those who have no one to pray for them this day. May God bless everyone today.
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