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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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Jesus; bless all of our Altar Servers here and help them learn quickly. Help them to have confidence in themselves and in the abilities that You have given them. Amen.
Praying that Liz will just let me continue to help her. Amen
Please st Anthony pray for me financially. please help and guide me. please 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 i leave these causes in you and the lords hands. thank you. G.M
I lost my recently purchased eyeglasses. Because they were bifocals they were expensive. I looked all over and have prayed with my wife and kids to ST Anthony a few days back and so far still lost. Please help me find them ST Anthony I really need them especially to see in a few days .
Please pray for the health, happiness and longevity of my family and friends. Please also pray for my new baby and health and prosperity in his life. Please pray we get into a schedule and we can all get some sleep! Thank you and God bless you!!
Lord seeking divine intervention for the mental health issues that has taken over this family
Please pray for my father Gajanan who has been suffering from throat problems, sore throat and coughing for last 15 days. He is not even able to sleep properly please pray for his health.
Lord please make the lesson go well..
A good night's sleep to all.
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. Let me have restoration of every single thing that I watched them so cruelly take from my life with joy. Let me have victory over my vicious enemies. St. Anthony please plead for me. Protect me. Thank you.
Complete restoration of my hearing in both of my ears. My hearing is a gift from God. Please St. Anthony pray for me and ask God to let me retain my ability to hear as I always had without the need for any devices or anything else. Thank you
Restoration of my friendships and relationships.
With your miracle working power, please find and help me move to a beautiful home, a blessed home, a happy home, a home that is filled with joy and I'm so happy living in. Please make it very soon. Thank you.
Let me and my child be very close, get along well and let my child want to be close to me. St. Anthony protect me and my child from every evil. Protect us from my ex friend who is very evil. Protect us from all those other wicked people. Thank you.
Dear Lord this job is low paying. the people, dismissive & nasty . It's not a good fit for me. I pray for Your deliverance from it to something much better/ Thank You. Amen
For the prayers & intentions of everyone posting here. Amen
Complete healing for the callous' on my feet. Amen
Praise the lord. I have an urgent prayer request. Please pray for my husband Shyl. He is having growth is his mouth and doctor had suggested for biopsy. Please pray for complete healing Biopsy is scheduled for 16th Feb. Please pray for god's touch and healing and every report is normal by the grace of God.
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.
Prayers of continued healing for my sister E. The right new job for me. For my family, friends & special intentions.
Dear Lord, I need to find another job. While the one I have is a paycheck, that’s about all it is. & not a very good one as I took it out of need rather than considering what I was getting into. I am grateful for the employment except that it's just not meeting my needs on a lot of levels. ....ge expense. Perhaps if it's His will for me, to experience a fine love with a good woman at this time in my life. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen. Deliverance from this toxic work environment...You have blessed me with can be used to the fullest & are appreciated & rewarded. Amen Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
Deliverance from this job & its horrible working environment to one that has good people pays much better, has a reasonable commute & will use the talents I have been blessed with to the fullest. Amen,
Humbly asking for your prayers in settling our huge debts the soonest time.May we sell our property quickly easily and profitably.Please pray that we be spared protected and shielded from any form of humiliation and harassment from our lenders.Please pray that they will not call me in the office and sending emails to my superiors regarding my loans to humiliate me.Help us to pray for we are in a very difficult situation right now.Thank you.This I pray in the mighty name of Jesus thru Mother Mary and all the angels and saints.Amen .
Take care of us
Dear Lord please make the lesson go well..
Lord make the doctors check up go well..
Protect my child Lord and me Lord
Dear Lord please bless us with good days
My family is under very intense spiritual attack. We have been sick non-stop since early November. We are fighting amongst each other. We are struggling with job loss and financial problems. Asking for deliverance and divine assistance and protection. May God keep us safe and help us to remain strong in our faith.
Please pray for Arnoldo's knee. He might need a surgery. God bless you all!
God bless all of you. Please intercede for the result of Kattia Calderon and Mario Quesada's medical tests. May our Lord take control of their condition and heal them if it is His will. Thank you so much!
Please pray for our son. For his full return to the Catholic Church, for the grace of illumination of conscience and repentance. For him to eliminate all bad and evil influence in his life. For purity, chastity and obedience to our Lord in all things. Peace and reunion of our family and restored trust. 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
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.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Holy Family; pray for me and with me today.
For healthy, undisturbed sleep, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Dearest Saint Anthony, please help me, so that there will be no new problems with my legs. I ask for your strong help, and also for a miracle, if a miracle is needed. As you know, the matter worries me so much. Thank you so very much for helping A with the first test, and please help her so that the second test will show nothing dangerous. I ask very much for your help also with this. And as always, please help and protect all my loved ones Yours ever, Sanna
Asking for prayers for the serious relationship b/w BL and MK turn out per God's will. Horrible anger/distrust and severing of my relationship b/w my adult son and I. I have consecrated this relationship to God/Jesus/Holy Spirit. Asking for peace, understanding, a truce and acceptance. IJN. Amen. Thank-you.
I beg st Anthony for his help right now. Please grant me a miracle , miracles I need ! Please help me successfully lead that with work and bring in business for my job! Please guide me, my words my actions my thoughts. Please grant me financial blessings and miracles. Please help me be a peace maker and peace healer. In thanksgiving. Thank you thank you thank you!!
Prayer request for complete healing for my father, who is bedridden post brain surgery since past 1 year and under rehabilitation. Lord our Saviour, the great physician, Kindly resolve his neuro issues and restore his health. Regulate his BP and other vitals to normal. Grace him strength to eat, talk and walk on its own as earlier. Kindly bless him to restore his senses and body reflexes smoothly. Cure and regulate his infections, bed sores and bless all medical team with wisdom and skills who are continuously working on his recovery. Forgive his sins and bless his family who are seeking your mercy, love, protection and divine miracle. Sanctify our house & reverse black magic, curse & witchcraft binding against our family members. In Jesus Powerful Name.
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
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.
Would you kindly pray for my husband Jim that his cardiac testing will be normal? Thank you and God bless you all!
Holy Saint Anthony, patron Saint of miracle , I humbly ask for your intercession. Strengthen my trust in the Lord. Please aid my daughter and her boyfriend... draw them closer to our Holy Mother and Father in heaven and their son Jesus Help my sister find happiness, ensure a safe delivery for my nephew and his girlfriend, and bless their baby with good health. Support those I have promised to pray for, help them find solutions...Guide our youth to experience the love of Jesus and keep them away from evil, especially those I know personally. Pray for all souls in purgatory to attain eternal life, especially those on my list. Finally, help me overcome my financial difficulties—pay my debts, repair what is needed, improve my circumstances, and grant me an opportunity for pilgrimage.
Please pray for Stylianos to get out of our lives and minds,we hurt so much from his evil, mean, wicked, narcissistic, manipulative, cruel, inhuman behaviour. Please he has poisoned our souls, destroed our lives.
Please pray for me. Ask God to heal my depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Ask him to let me know he is holding me in the palm of his hand. Ask him to help me be aware of his presence every moment of every day.
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.
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
thank you for your blessings. please grant us continued abundance in our business checking. please help us financially. praise st anthony.
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERED PRAYERS AND I SAFETY RA SYA ALWAYS AND HEALTHY TO ALL MY FAMILY
Praying Charlies procedure goes well and is effective.i will carry his burdens put the suffering on me.
Jesus; bless and protect all children and see to their needs. Deliver them from evil. Amen.
Father; Help me find a replacement for my transportation to and from my medical appointments on Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 without delay. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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
I need 4 signatures on differents sets of documents. All for different matters. All equally serious. 1) document one praying or worrying for 23 years 2) document two praying every year for 3 years now. Last two years I got it. 3) document 3 praying for last ten years. 4) document 4 praying for 3 years. Don't even know who is going to sign it.
Dear St please pour miracles on her not to fall in love with anyone and not to talk to any boys continuously while walkingand not get habit of talking to boys,and let her not get any boys friends on valentine's day.please please let her tell sorry and repent herself and let her rejoin her relationship. And let biopsy report come normal. I believe and trust in you Amen
Father; Help me to fulfill my obligations in the best way possible. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Father; Thank You for today. Help us all enjoy this day that You have made. Amen.
Father Almighty Please let my business prosper so I can look after my baby and don't have to go back to Lell. In Jesus Name Amem
St Anthony please rescue me I cannot function as chair of the dept due to refusal of my family to take the role. I cannot do it anymore at all. Please send somebody who could take the role efficiently and effectively. Let me be spared this time to avoid conflict with my family members. Please help me. All these I ask in the name of Papa Jesus. Amen
Saint Anthony, there is a new chairman of a county commission who is not right in his head and chooses to violate policy, procedures, and even state law. On top of these serious offenses, he even makes up and states misinformation constantly - some of which has caused harm. ... Let him soon be replaced and be removed off of the commission and cemetery foundation and no longer do any more harm. It is obviously long past time for him to retire. Thank you, Saint Anthony for your intercessory prayer and thank all readers for all of your prayers.
Father; Make time itself be my friend, my ally, and my weapon. Let time always be on my side. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Dear St. Anthony, please bless me with good medical test results for upcoming scans. I am very anxious. Please allow for negative results you are always there for me. I am very anxious I ask for your blessings as I always do. Please bless John S., Sr with restored health he is home now. Help his wife in caring for him. continue to bless baby Henry he is doing so very well will be released soon from the NICU to go home. Bless my entire family, loved ones and dear friends with health, happiness and safety. /Thank you for answered prayers and all blessings.
St Anthony and St Carlos and mother Mary and st Bernadette and all the saints thank you for prayers answered continue to pray and answer my prayers 💕 prayers for my mother Carmella and my son rocky and myself 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 he return back to church and find his faith praying for my son rocky he get close to me as a mother and he is doing great financially please pray for my mother Carmella she continue to be blessed with good health and safety praying for my husband Pete and family they rest in eternal peace and watch over us all together praying for my self this new medication help me with my weight and IBS I love and trust in you always amen
Dear Lord, please accept my apologies for waking away and turning my back from from church roughly 10 years ago. I know it very much strained my view and ability to have much of a relationship with you let alone the deep relationship I had and loved for so long. I hope and pray that you are willing to allow our friendship to grow and mend, but ultimately I would love for it to become stronger and healthier than it ever was. Thank you for knocking my socks off and claiming me and our daughter J during the Lenten season in 1998. Amen
For strength, love, devotion, and wisdom.
Jesus; Give me the strength to get through this day. In Your Name. Amen.
Please pray for me. I am suffering from Constipation, and I am in a lot of discomfort.
I am asking to pray for my husband, Bernard, who currently have pending S Pass application (work pass). Please pray for his S Pass to get approved so he can start to work again here in Singapore and help us not to worry and fully trust God, the ever faithful. All glory to God. Amen
Prayer Request: This Sunday, I have been entrusted with leading the church service, and I sincerely ask for your prayers. Pray that it will not be a routine gathering, but a divine encounter. May the Holy Spirit take full control, break chains, touch hearts, and bring true revival. Pray that I decrease and Christ increases, and that His glory alone be revealed. Thank you for standing with me in prayer.
God please Father make it easy for Steve and I to date, LORD Jesus Amen. Hallelujah. Bo Yeshua. Hallelujah.
Hope Donald T can see the harm caused by his actions and decides to step down for the good of everyone. Also hope there will never be a war between Canada and the United States.
Praying for the miracle of restoration of my friendships and relationships. Please put my friendships with R, L, V, K, J, C, back together, as well as my friendship with MV. Thank you.
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. Let me have restoration of every single thing that I watched them so cruelly take from my life with joy. Let me have victory over my vicious enemies. St. Anthony please plead for me. Thank you.
Complete restoration of my hearing in both of my ears. My hearing is a gift from God. Please St. Anthony pray for me and ask God to let me retain my ability to hear as I always had without the need for any devices or anything else. Thank you.
St. Anthony, this apartment does not want to let go. Please St. Anthony make it let go and help me please move from this apartment that took so many years from my life. I'm not happy here. Please find me a new home and let me live. With your miracle working power, please help me to move to a beautiful home, a blessed home, a happy home, a home that is filled with joy and I'm so happy living in. Make it very soon. Thank you.
Let me and my child be very close, get along well and let my child want to be close to me, want to be kind to me and want to be around me and help me. . St. Anthony protect me and my child from every evil. Protect us from my ex friend who is very evil. Protect us from all those other wicked people. St. Anthony thank you.
Pray for my sister, Ms. Daranee , who is now having cancer treatment. She acquired lung and liver cancer after undergoing treatment for advanced breast cancer. Please God, keep her safe. During her therapy, a doctor told her that she could expect to die within two months. We do not know if this is true. We humbly entrust her cancer cells to God, trusting in His great love. May God miraculously heal her and keep her safe and strong. Amen.
Dear St. Anthony please pray for me to find job as soon as possible. Mama Mary please pray for us. In Jesus name. Amen
Ralph will pass and have a high score for tomorrow Entrance Examinations in BJMP Enlex for Jail Officer 1. He will have a peaceful life with no weird errors. He will prosper and pay his debt ...I rebuke and bind Satan in Jesus' name.
Really praying that my home is sold this month and for a great price to end this era of financial abuse that I have been experiencing. Praying that God works as my lawyer and restore a million times all that I have lost.
Dr Amit and Amita will attend their marriage counselling with Dr Buckle either tomorrow or day after and start their marriage reconciliation successfully.
Dear Lord, I need to find another job. While the one I have is a paycheck, that’s about all & it's not a very good one as I took it out of need rather than considering what I was getting into. I am grateful for the employment except that it's just not meeting my needs on a lot of levels. The culture, politics & personalities are toxic, not to mention the salary isn't enough to cover my obligations. I pray deliverance to one that will meet & exceed my needs & use the talents & abilities You have blessed me with. For my family, friends & special intentions, the right new job ... I need to bring everything together & own my family home outright so my siblings may have their portion & I can live there happily within our/my means, without a huge expense. Perhaps if it's His will for me, to experience a fine love with a good woman at this time in my life. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen. ...
Please pray that my oldest makes at least a b on his calculus test tomorrow. Please pray he handles himself well at school.
Father; I ask that I always put You first and foremost. That I love You above all else forever. Through Christ Our Lord. 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.
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
I had never been apologized to until I was over 21 by men, women, girls, or boys that I can remember.
For my coworker Diego & his missus. Father, You know the details. Amen
for the prayers & intentions of everyone posting here. Amen
another job.. a better paying job , a better paying job having good people..a better paying job having good people that's close to home.. amen & thank You
Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.
Jesus; bless all those who are lost, missing, or kidnapped and see to their needs. Help and guide them always. In Your Name. Amen.
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