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DonateSt. Anthony of Padua is one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints. Saint Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost and stolen articles, was a powerful Franciscan preacher and teacher. He’s typically portrayed holding the child Jesus—or a lily—or a book—or all three—in his arms.
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“Mt. Airy” is the familiar name for the National Shrine of St. Anthony and Friary sitting on a hill above Cincinnati. The shrine had its start in the late 1880s, when Joseph and Elizabeth Nurre bought what was then a country estate for $18,000 and gave it to the Franciscan friars.
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The 130 friars of St. John the Baptist Province (SJB) are members of the Order of Friars Minor. We are a Franciscan brotherhood inspired by the 13th-century example of St. Francis of Assisi. We serve the Catholic Church as brothers and priests in a communal life of poverty, prayer, and service to others.
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Dearest St Anthony. With a heavy heart, I seek your intercession and pray for a miracle that my hair test results will be negative, and that the authorities will discharge all charges and claims against me. I place all my trust and hope un you. Please help me. Thank you.
... I am writing this letter with utmost respect and humility to kindly request your prayers for my beloved sister(Name-Laxmipriya , Age-38), who has been suffering from several health problems since July this year. She is experiencing leg swelling, pain in her legs and hands, hair loss, sleeplessness at night, back pain, and pimples with dark patches on her skin. We firmly believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is the Great Healer and that nothing is impossible for Him. I humbly request you to uphold my sister in your fervent prayers, that the Lord may touch her with His healing hands, remove every sickness and pain, and bless her with complete health, peace, and sound sleep. ...Thank you very much for your kind prayers and your dedicated ministry for the glory of God. Yours faithfully Subhransu
make the lesson go well Dear ST Anthony Lord Jesus
Dear ST Anthony Lord Jesus please please have pity on us ...
Prayer Intention for Holy Marriage and Commitment. Please pray that God may strengthen our understanding, heal our hearts, and help us grow in His divine love. May our relationship be guided by the Holy Spirit and the intercession of Mother Mary and Saint Joseph.Lord Jesus, bless our relationship with faith, purity, and true commitment. If it is Your will, unite us in a holy and blessed marriage filled with Your love, peace, and grace. Amen.
Dear St. Anthony Mother Mary, thank you for another day in my life with you with my family with my Job with my Team and all my IT projects. Mother Mary please save my job... bless all my IT Projects ,i have board meeting coming up on 10th and 11th of Nov where i need to present PPT and my designation change will also happen at the same time. Mother Mary please don't let me down i beg you and i fall at your feet....save my family protect us from all evils dangers accidents and please be with me. Mother Mary please save me from this drowsy or sleepy mood and am feeling so uneasy from last O Mary, Virgin before childbirth keep me pure in soul and body, ... Amen, Dominic V.
For Z A’s intentions, keep him Safe and happy. Protect, support and guide him. watch over him protect, support and guide him. Give him peace of mind. I offer this prayer for all his intentions. Thank you Amen
Please hear my prayer. 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
Dear St. Anthony, I offer the below prayer request for your kind intercession to Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for granting AU visa for my daughter. My daughter is suffering from PCOD and not getting her periods regularly. I prayer for your kind intercession for the periods to be regular and speedy recovery from PCOD. My second daughter to be a good person. Thank you for the help to find a new rental house for my daughter. Prayer for a smooth transition from her current rental to new rental. All the paperwork and procedure to go very smoothly. Thank you for correct diagnosis of my wife. Good health to all in the family. Prayer to have peace to all in the family. Thank you, for all the favors, granted to us during all these years.
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
Holy St Anthony, Whenever i've called you out of distress you've helped me find lost items. You are the saint of the lost. Please help me to overcome the confusion revolving our housing issue. Help us to find a suitable rental accommodation. Currently we are facing confusion over property dealers, houses and locations, leaving us at our wit's end. Please help us to make a suitable decision. Making this prayer to St Anthony in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
PRAYING FOR THE BLESSINGS OF a beautiful new home that's happy for me, a home where good things happen, and happiness surrounds me, a gorgeous home where I will once again be happy and have everything that was taken from me restored, a home God wants me to have. Please help me obtain a beautiful home that's a great home for me. Help me move almost immediately. Thank you St. Anthony. Thank you God. In Jesus's name I pray.
Prayers for all who are undergoing difficult times with various issue Just keep in your hearts the words of our God -- "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10.
Please pray for my relatives in purgatory, my family, me and my job situation. And for others who need help especially S, A, E and J.
Im asking for help between My ex Ned an Me My name is Kathleen my relationship to be mended as I have been cheated on I want My Relationship has been going through a lot I’ve been cheated on by someone who I loved dearly who struggles with mental health and takes drugs acts with impulse not thinking how it make me feel all I ever wanted was to be with him an settle down have children an be happy I never got to be happy in my life with anything but I’m asking you plz the grant me this an grant me happiness an a long last relationship marriage kids with this man an make him see I’m all for his best an I want him to love me for who I am too open his eyes an make him see I’m trying please bring us back closer then ever amen
I sincerely ask for prayers for a positive and quick solution to the problem known to God regarding the office and finances. With Gratitude, Agnes
Please pray for shenoda to strengthen my relationship with him, please don't break up this relationship. Please make him able to call me and talk to me. Please never make him able to leave me alone. Please break up all his multiple affairs with other girls.
Lord please bless my child
prayers for my sister.. amen
Greetings in Jesus name. Please pray for me. I pray that may god foreigners in South Africa. They are people too. We as South Africans are foreigners in other countries too. Some are married and have kids, other provide jobs. I pray for money in Jesus name.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
I request a healing prayer for my brother as he suffered a mild brain stroke due to high blood pressure
For faith, peace, and healing. For safe travels. May work and school go well. May our Lord protect us from dreadful illness and injury. May our Lord protect our families, friends, and homes. That my wife's treatment goes well and may her anemia be cured. For favorable medical consults. For less work stress. Anthony please intercede for us.
A good night's sleep to all, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
The peace of Christ be with us all.
St Anthony please pray for my dad gennaro. He is in desperate need of healing we don’t know what drs to turn to for his condition. He has many health issues . He needs a healing miracle. I also am praying for my son Ryan. He needs direction in his life. Remove him from people and situations that are not good for him. Lead him on a path that pleases 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.
Father; I forgive the man and young woman who sexually molested me when I was a boy and a teenager. Forgive them and let them enter Heaven without delay. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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!
For peace in the world. That all men and women may live as brothers and sisters in social peace and religious unity. To enlighten and guide all the leaders of our world nation and community. For the Pope bishops priests religious and all Catholics of the world. For our family and near and dear ones. For our spiritual and temporal wants. For good health and long life. That we may go to Heaven when we die. For success in work and studies. For a happy married life for my daughter and for the good health of her son and the parents. For the eternal repose of the souls of our near and dear departed. Thanksgiving for favours received.
On a sabbath he went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.
Glorify the LORD, Jerusalem; Zion, offer praise to your God, For he has strengthened the bars of your gates, blessed your children within you.
Please pray for my father, Harry, who had a massive stroke six days ago. He is in the ICU, struggling to speak and respond. We ask for God’s healing power to restore him fully, bring peace to our family, and give strength to his body and mind. We trust in God’s mercy and are grateful for your prayers during this difficult time.
I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie;
Please pray that our family will be blessed with peace and good health. Pray that our daughter will not have any episodes of psychosis. Pray that she will always be mentally sound. Pray that our other children will be psychologically and mentally healthy as well. In Jesus name, amen.
Take care of us
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; Deliver me from outside sounds and noise that I can hear in my bedroom. Banish them far from me. Help and guide them to Heaven. Amen.
Father; Help me use my Twin Stim OTC effectively. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Dear St. Anthony, please pray for me to feel better soon. Please continue to pray for all family relationships to be healed & be ok. Pray for all those who are suffering in silence. Amen
Father; Help me use my Dreamstation 2 effectively. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
For healthy, undisturbed sleep, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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.
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.
Dear St. Anthony please help me find the the best way to deal with the current issues. Please help JB to find ways to be diplomatic in the future when dealing with these land issues. Please remember those who have no one to pray for them this day. God bless us all and many thanks to those who pray for the needs of others. Thank you
Please pray for my sister and her family to get saved thank you.
Father; By Your grace and with Your help, I ask that as long as the United States Government is closed down that I get no medical care, especially emergency care. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
* For Abraham Jr - That God heals him from Mental Health issues. * For Daniel (not my son) who is having numerous back issues but doctors not sure what it is. His mother requested prayers for both Abraham and Daniel. Thank you.
मेरी प्रार्थना है की मेरी 2 सोने की रिंग गूम हो गई मुझे नहीं पता की गूम हुई या किसी ने चोरी की लेकीन प्रभू मेरी रिंग जहां कहीं भी हो मुझे मिले येही आप से मेरी प्रार्थना है आमेन
Asking the Lord for a woman who I saw this morning who look really trouble and was seeking for help I don’t know her name but Jesus does… asking Jesus to help her with all her problems and difficulties and to have the grace to find Jesus in her life and become a future testimony of the power of God….
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.
Healing for Ashley restore her to perfect health and keep her safe
St Anthony, Please send a miracle into my daughter’s life.. her life has been mean and hard. She is an abused person and needs Gods guidance and blessings . Let your prayers bring her and her young daughter peace comfort and healing from the trauma they experienced. Heal my family and bring us together. Thank you
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 for all the people and intentions we pray for (pain relief, health, jobs, grace of a happy death, etc.) and that all our 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.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Bernadine H, of the Sisters of Nazareth. She was the principal of my primary school in the late 1980s and early 1990s when I was in the Nazareth House Primary School in Derry, Northern Ireland. She was a wonderful, kind, caring principal, and helped my family and I in November 1995, when my dad died from cancer when I was ten years old. May Sister Bernadine be enjoying the peace of heaven. Thank you. From John K.
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.
Praise the lord, My name is praveena and I M from india. Please pray for my complete eyesight healing and pray for my student rajesh battu must receive student loan today itself its very urgent last 3 months we are waiting and please pray i need 1,00,000 urgently today please pray for this miracle
Please pray for my husband Michael. Please pray that he is able to keep his job and we are able to stay in our home with our 2 sons.
please pray for patrick and lucinda and baby alaya to get there electricty turn back on as provider has disconnected them our lady and jesus all the saints help them at this time
Dear Saint Anthony, Please pray for my tax situation to be resolved soon without me paying anything.
Please pray me for healing,guidance, safety and protection everyday from goingbto wotk and back home, driving and at work. Please prauy for my student :Angel and Daniel for healing that they will not have seizure whiel at school especially today and tomorrrow . the lord will heal them and controlled the seizure. Also pray that JL will transfer to anotehr school because of her mother intimidating behavior. that this problem will eb solve alreay in Jesus name.Guide today my grade 6,7 an 8 students. No seizuzre, no low blood sugar ,no high blood sugar,no problem in my student with protocol. no head injury., no drugs ,everything will be okey todaya and tomorrow. be with me Oh Lord.Amen
Have drifted from the Lord and am having trouble getting back. Need deliverance. Am emotionally closed off and full of fear, anger and depression.
Lord please make the lessons go well..
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
Saint Anthony, I kindly ask for your assistance in strengthening my faith. Help me to surrender everything to our Lord Jesus. As the saint of miracles, I ask for your intercession regarding my specific petitions. Please guide my loved ones and those I care for away from their many addictions, and help them to avoid offending our Lord. Help them find our dear Lord, his son Jesus, and our Blessed Mother Mary. Bring healing to those who are ill, easing their pain and suffering. Support those seeking employment, wanting to improve their current jobs, or hoping for a smooth and successful work life free from conflict. Lift up the youth in our world, especially those I know, as they navigate the challenges of becoming adults. Help them steer clear of addictions and to avoid offending our Lord. Offer guidance to those with special intentions, leading them toward peace through Your divine solutions. Please remember these individuals and everyone I have promised to pray for, especially those who have no one else to pray for them.
Master, we surrender 2 daughters’ happy settlement in their lives Your family, siblings’ family protect & deliver us. Bless 4 homes, 2 cars & 4 banks. God fill us with Holy Spirit grant good health, long life, peace & joy for Your family. Thanks. St. Anthony please pray for our family. Thank you.
Dear St Anthony, please pray for me. I am going through so much pain. I don't even know what to say. Please, please pray for me that Jesus would help me to be faithful to Him. Thank you so much
Dear St Anthony, I pray and ask you to heal my body. I ask for full body health, and you can clear my body of any and all sickness. I ask that you can protect me from harm. I pray to you for my health, I pray to you for my happiness, I pray to you for my serenity. I pray I can do my everyday things in ease, comfort and happiness. Thank you, Lisa D
Please pray for my chronic debilitating pain of 2 years ends due to life-ending pain from a surgical injury. My doctors failed. God has forgotten me. Maybe if others pray for me he will hear them. Thank you so very much. Russ
thank you for your blessings. please grant us continued abundance in our business checking. please let sticker be ok. please help Rocco with his healing. praise st anthony!
Pray for spiritual and physical healing of my husband from stage 4 Ewing sarcoma. Pray the inflammation in his lungs subsides so he can breathe easier again. Pray for wisdom for doctors for his future treatments. Pray for God’s mercy to keep our little family together. Thank you and God bless you.
Dear St Anthony, Thank you for all you do for my family and me. Please always watch over my son Sean and his family and keep them happy, healthy, safe and keep evil away from their door. Also please watch over my husband John and keep him strong and healthy in body and mind.
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 bless my children. Please keep them safe and healthy and bless them with wisdom. Jesus I trust in you. 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
Every weapon fashioned against you shall fail; every tongue that brings you to trial you shall prove false.
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.
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.
I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the communities of the earth will find blessing in you.
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Lord Jesus and Our Lady have mercy grant that the Advocate will win the case for Citizenship that I am struggling with for 8 years, Blessings for my Grandson Family and heal me
St Anthony and St Carlos 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 son rocky he is doing great with his personal and professional life and prayers for his job to give him a well deserved raise and he go back to church praying for my mother Carmella she is doing great with her health and safety praying for my husband Pete and family they rest in eternal peace and watch over us all together praying for my health my IBS and weight improve I love and trust in you and all the saints amen
Dear St. Anthony, please bless me with a good result from today's work at home which was totally unexpected. I ask you to help me deal with all of this and keep me calm and allow things to turn out well. Please also help me pray to our Lord to stop this federal shutdown and get everyone affected back to work with full pay and benefits it is affecting my family as well. I beg you to please help everyone and keep me calm and well so I can deal with everything going down. Thank you for all answered prayers and blessings.
Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Dear Jesus, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere! Flood my soul with Thy Spirit and Light! Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may be only a radiance of Thine! Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with, may feel Thy Presence in my soul! Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus! Amen.
Please pray that my family lives very long, happy, healthy, and safe lives. Please pray that my house and family remain safe from dangers including weather, my family has no big problems, my husband makes wise decisions, and my kids are happy and do well socially and in school. Please pray my oldest son keeps a 4.0 gpa, makes A’s on his exams, and his mental health and socialization improve.
Jesus; Make me a great Saint for Your glory. Amen.
Dear Lord Jesus Saint Anthony please bless us
For Z A’s intentions, keep him Safe and happy. Protect, support and guide him. watch over him protect, support and guide him. Give him peace of mind. I offer this prayer for all his intentions. Thank you Amen
Please hear my prayer continue to watch over my 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 St. Anthony, I offer the below prayer request for your kind intercession to Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for granting AU visa for my daughter. My daughter is suffering from PCOD and not getting her periods regularly. I prayer for your kind intercession for the periods to be regular and speedy recovery from PCOD. My second daughter to be a good person. Thank you for the help to find a new rental house for my daughter. Prayer for a smooth transition from her current rental to new rental. All the paperwork and procedure to go very smoothly. Thank you for correct diagnosis of my wife. Good health to all in the family. Prayer to have peace to all in the family. Thank you, for all the favors, granted to us during all these years.
I had a wonderful job and I lost it because I was too naive. I was earning and helping my parents... I want to get hired again..earn my own and help my parents. I will definitely help those who ask for help. Please lord, hold my hand.. and guide me.. bless me with a good-paying, permanent and fulfilling job as soon as possible. I want to start earning well again and being happy and confident. Kindly forgive my mistakes and I promise that I'll do good.. as much as my pocket allows. Kindly pray for me please.
PRAYING FOR THE BLESSINGS OF a beautiful new home that's happy for me, a home where good things happen, and happiness surrounds me, a gorgeous home where I will once again be happy and have everything that was taken from me restored, a home God wants me to have. Please help me obtain a beautiful home that's a great home for me. Help me move almost immediately. Thank you St. Anthony. Thank you God. In Jesus's name I pray.
For faith, peace, and healing. For safe travels. May work and school go well. May our Lord protect us from dreadful illness and injury. May our Lord protect our families, friends, and homes. That my wife's treatment goes well and may her anemia be cured. For favorable medical consults. Anthony please intercede for us.
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