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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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Prayers for an elderly friend who is involved in an unfair legal issue. May there be closure to the situation soon. Thank you Jesus.
My sister, Mary, and, my niece, Taylor, will be heading to a foreign country tomorrow for medical care for my niece. Please pray for Mary and Taylor.
For the repose of JH For good health for R
Please make the lesson go well Lord
Lord bless my mom and son pa me
I need to have the money for full rent please I beg you god thank you St. anthony
Dear Jesus, please heal my friend Linda of any medical and addiction issues that she has and going through. I pray that she will turn her life around and get the help she needs. I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazarene. Amen
Take care of us
Father You know I love You and please hear St Anthony to help me get funds for rent overdue and for bills please. I hope to work
Please prayers for healing of breast cancer and a job urgently needed. Thank you
Do you know that my life has been blocked by the Algerian security services for over 20 or 30 years? Why? I don't understand the real purpose of this blockage. I have no access to anything at all. It's as if I don't have a real or official existence. But why all this? They mobilize people just to keep me alive and block my life. But why?
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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.
Saint Anthony, protector of miracles, I humbly seek your intercession. Please help my daughter and her boyfriend avoid wrongdoing, strengthen them against addiction, and guide them to love and care for each other. Bless them with meaningful work and keep them safe from harm. Draw them closer to Our Heavenly Mother, Father, and Jesus. Help my sister find happiness. Support those I have promised to pray for, help them find solutions, and watch over those who have no one praying for them. Protect the youth of this world from all evil influences. Bring them nearer to our dear Lord, especially the young ones I know. Pray for all souls in purgatory, especially those on my list, that they may attain eternal life. Finally, aid me in overcoming my financial struggles—paying off debts, repairing what is needed, and improving my situation. Grant me the opportunity to go on a pilgrimage.
Thank you for finding important papers. Also, please pray for my husband who has dementia. Please pray for me who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. Please pray for my daughter and son-in-law who have always been a help to us. Please pray for my family and friends. Please pray for peace throughout the world.
Every monitoring spirit, be blinded by the fire of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name. Every monitoring spirit, be blinded by the fire of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name. Every evil agenda against my family, be scattered by fire in Jesus’ name. I command every evil plantation in my life to be uprooted in Jesus’ name. I declare that I am covered and protected by the armor of God. Father reposition surprisingly from my current position to the next level unbelievably this year and set me free from all debts which have rendered me penniless in Jesus holy name Amen..
I feel empty inside and all alone in the world. Please pray for me.
What I don't understand in this sordid affair with the Algerian security services is: why do they tell Algerians that I'm a DRS (military security) agent, when I'm just a ex former police officer? And why won't they let me marry or have intimate relationships with women and girls? I remind you that this story is 20 or 30 years old.
Dear St. Anthony, please pray for the Dr to confirm the original kidney diagnosis so that I can get proper treatment. Please continue to pray for family relationships to be ok. Pray for all those who are suffering in silence. Amen
Please help me to get more business from agents and connect with some strong business partners to introduce to my company. Promotion of my husband this year without fail. Good marks on board exams for my daughter. Good health of my puppy Importance my company and making my boss Arvind realise this
St Anthony, my beloved older brother in the faith, please be by my side today and pray for me while I spend the day with my wife. Pray that the Holy Spirit and the Blessed Mother will soften her heart and open her mind to the Lord who is wooing her, especially to the fullness of Christian truth in the Catholic Church.
Dear St Anthony, my granddaughter Chloe A, from LV applied for a govt job. Please bless her to be hired. This would greatly help her mentally & emotionally. Thank you. Amen
Dear St Anthony, my granddaughter Chloe A, from LV applied for a govt job. Please bless her to be hired. This would greatly help her mentally & emotionally. Thank you. 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
For healing of a chronic heel ulcer. Will not heal for almost two years. Losing weight and cannot attend mass, communion or sacraments. Cannot walk on left foot as that makes it's worse. I am 82 years old. Thank you and God bless Dennis
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.
Dear Lord Please Help Amen Thank You
St Anthony, Please send a miracle for my daughter. Her life is very hard and difficult. She has major health issues and needs medical financing . She has constant home repairs and car issues that need immediate attention. It has all been extremely challenging for her and also a young daughter. Please pray with me. May God bless them and protect them. Thank you
St Anthony Miracle Worker 9th week of Devotion Help Me * Special Intentions * women Senior taking care of Myself * LORD HAVE MERCY *
Please pray that my daughter Harini gets totally and completely cured of her kidney disease, and is able to bear children in the mighty, mighty name of Jesus. Pray for health, peace, prosperity and well-being of my Son, Daughter, Son-In-Law, Daughter-In-Law, Wife, Mother and myself, in the name of Jesus. Please pray for a new job and for grand success of my businesses that I’ll be starting in 2024 in the name of Jesus. Pray for my mothers’s health with no issues or suffering in Jesus name. Perfect hundred percent health for Vasu and myself without absolutely any issues in the mighty mighty name of Jesus, Also pray for total recovery of sister Indira’s cancer in the mighty mighty name of Jesus. Make the CT scan issue of Vasu and mine vanish in the name of Jesus Please play for total recovery of my mother‘s dental bleeding in the mighty mighty mighty name of Jesus Quick resolution for my mothers dental bleeding and dental issues in the mighty mighty name of Jesus
Father; Thank You for all the men and women who have dedicated their lives to You. Thank You for their sacrifice. Thank You for their service and example. Thank You for their selflessness and generosity. Thank You for their perseverance. Thank You for their enthusiasm and joy. Thank You for their faith. Thank You for the difference that they make in our lives and in our world. Amen.
Father; Thank You for the Sabbath Day. Thank You for Your Son Jesus. Thank You for the Holy Spirit. Thank You for all my brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank You for Your goodness and the goodness of creation. Thank You for Your beauty and the beauty of creation. Thank You for every thing. Amen.
Please help me find my medicine! I misplaced it and now can’t find it. Thank you all
O Mary conceived without sin, of thee I ask a perfect love for Jesus Christ.
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.
Father; Thank You for my Catholic Faith. Thank You for my Parish. Thank You for the Catholic Church. Thank You for Pope Leo XIV. Thank You for all Priests, Deacons, and Religious. Amen.
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 well with his personal and professional life 🙏 his job reward him for his work praying he return back to church and find his faith praying 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 myself my IBS and weight improve I love and trust in you always amen
I’m O Most beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. O show me herein you are my mother. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands. Amen.
Jesus thank you for the gift of life in the Catholic faith. I know that I will get married to Crystal D only soon in becoming one body in your union sealed with your precious blood live in the same house like the Holy Family of Nazareth with my family members live happily a normal delivery & be blessed with healthy, good looking, normal children & die peacefully after marriage with Crystal & thanks for the gift of faith in this life.
St. Anthony please protect me and my child from all evil. Don't let anyone or anything cause arguments and coldness between us. Don't let anyone come between us. Let us always be close. Let my child want to be close to me. Protect us from my ex friend who is a very jealous, very wicked person and consistently comes by my home. Protect us from all those other wicked people. Thank you.
Please dear saint Anthony Please heal me of my severe neurological issues and severe balance issues I will be forever grateful dearest St Anthony Bless Thank you
Praying for the decades long friendships I miss to restored to my life. Thank you.
Praying for a beautiful, blessed by God, glorious new home that is happy for me, a home dreams are made of, a home I love being in and coming home to.... Please St. Anthony ask God to bless the new home and please let me miraculously get it and move to it. ...Thank you St. Anthony. Thank You Dear God.
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
I am begging for urgent prayers for my marriage, which is going through a very difficult time. Only God and Our Lady can intervene. I plead that God's will be done always, even in the midst of this crisis. Thank you in advance for your prayers.
Please pray for my relatives in purgatory, my family, me and my job situation. And for others who need help especially A, S, E and J.
Please St. Anthony please obtain healing of my ears. I'm so grateful for the gift of being able to hear from both ears that I've always had. It is a gift from God. Please don't let that be taken from me. Thank you St. Anthony. Thank you Dear God.
Dear God, Saint Anthony, Saint Jude and all the angels and saints in heaven, we need your immediate help. My husband has been out of work for nine months. He applies to every job opening and he gets an email saying that his application has not been accepted. Help him find an opportunity to get a job close to home. He has experience, but needs an opportunity to interview and be able to get a job with good health insurance and good pay. I pray this prayer in God’s name. Amen
B LESSINGS...I AM DOWN TO MY LAST $5 AND I SINCERELY NEED SOME MONEY SENT TO ME. MY DAUGHTER SENT SOME MONEY FOR ME BY WAY OF "PRIORITY MAIL" AND I WAS TO RECEIVE THIS ON JANUARY 23 BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT. SHE AND I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR THIS TO ARRIVE. I WAS PRAYING THE PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY TONIGHT ON TV AND DECIDED TO WRITE A PRAYER REQUEST. I HOPE YOU CAN AND WILL P RAY FOR ME. I AM SINGLE AND 77. I AM RETIRED AND HAD AN ACCIDENT TO WHERE I CANANOT WORK. PLEASE PRAY. I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU.
To be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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. The culture, politics & personalities are toxic, not to mention the salary isn't enough to cover my obligations....Thank You for everything Lord. Amen For my family, friends & special intentions...You have blessed me with can be used to the fullest & are appreciated & rewarded. Amen Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
For the prayers & intentions of everyone posting here. Amen
For my family, friends & special intentions.. the right new job (You know the details) health, healing without any major procedures, for happiness, spirituality, love, safety, a long life with prosperity so I may continue to do Your work. To obtain the monies 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 <& by Your will> to share a true love with a good woman at this later time in life. Thank You for everything Lord. Amen.
Deliverance from this upcoming & any future obligation of jury duty. Amen
Deliverance to the right new job. Father, You know the details. Thank You for everything. Amen
Thank You for everything Lord. Amen
Please pray for An and for Bie for health and healing. thank you
Peaceful exit of the Iranian regime, peaceful conversion of the Iranian military's and true freedom for the Iranian people
Please pray that I can retire early and help my children.
Greetings in Jesus name. Please pray for me. For God to bless me with money, marriage , health , peace and remove false people in Jesus name. To make Denzel tafadzwa stop harrasing me or afe ke in Jesus name.
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.
Healing bodily ailments deliverance and exorcism from spirits of infirmity daily intentions in Jesus name amen So many people and prayers, that I have mentioned this week, I now pray and ask again I do ask for this sickness I have to be healed and not passed to Mike or anyone else Starting Tonight. May the blood of Jesus wash me and these intentions for speedy answer. Remission of sin and obtain indulgences Peace in the family esp at night. All this in Jesus name amen z
Please st Anthony whisper into the infant jesus. please ask the lord for a miracle that my prayers will be granted soon. you know my worries and wants. thank you. G.M
Please pray for my uncle so he recovers from fast spreading cancer and please pray for his family and children and for the souls of my deceased family members and deceased family members of friends and other deceased people I knew so that God may welcome them in His Kingdom. Please pray for healing of my father, grandmother and other family members and friends. Please pray for good health and God's protection for my family and friends. Please pray for my friend who is struggling so that God may give her help she needs. Please pray so that those family members and friends who are not practising Catholics might be given the gift of faith by God and become practising Catholics.
Take care of us
Dear Lord please bless us this new month save us from this terrible storm
Thank You for another day! Please help us throw off this bad moment and help us improve in our economy. Amen!
Blessed be God,blessed be Infant Jesus,blessed be Our Lady in all her different forms,blessed be all the spirits,saints,apostles,martyrs,all the guardian angels of my life and family members,all the guiding and governing angels and spirits at my work place,all the governing forces in the Universe,all the God's in the entire Universe and beyond. Thunderously praise and glorify Infant Jesus in the entire Universe and beyond
Please pray for my grandson Nikola, he is 11, to be healed body, mind, and soul, to be SAFE everywhere he goes, to be healed of autism and no voice. Let him be blessed with sound reasoning mind and a powerful voice that he can command and use to communicate clearly. May God be wrapped around him and keep him safe on the bus, at school, and EVERYWHERE he goes. Keep him GOD PLEASE. Open his mind to be aware of and align with God almighty, with his divinity and for him to recognize Christ. THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU GOD.
I PRAY TO GOD MIRACLE... AMEN.
Lord please make the. Lesson go well
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 bless us this.month
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.
Saint John Bosco; pray for me.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Holy Family; pray for me.
For healthy, undisturbed sleep, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
I pray that Jesus will heal me quickly so that I may walk again.
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.
I’m severely depressed and barely functional. I’m aware of deeply seeded issues within myself that I’m struggling to access. Please pray for God to help me access these very old, deep, and painful wounds so I that I may live a full life. No amount of medicine is going to help me heal. Years of expensive therapy has not helped. I need God’s grace. I am so desperate.
Dear God, The Almighty Father of Heaven and Earth. I will always Praise you with all my heart and my soul. Thank You for giving Us with all these Wonderful and Beautiful Blessings... Your healing power, miracles and strength and also healthy life to my lovely Father, Laurentius Harianto W and for the healing of my father’s health conditions from Covid and some other complications with his organs, his kidney and his heart failure condition ...for his health and his mind, his spirit, his body and soul ... so my Father can be back to his normal life again, to be healthy, happy and my father can still have a long life to enjoy with full of Joy, Love and Happiness by God’s Grace and Mercy always. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord We pray and Honor You Forever and ever. Amen. Jesus, I trust in You. 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. ... Now, I bring these new petitions to you, and I ask that you whisper them into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus: • For my daughter who is suffering from PCOD and irregular periods, I pray for your kind intercession for her speedy recovery and for her periods to become regular. • For my second daughter, I pray that you help her to become a good person... • For the smooth transition from my daughter's current rental to her new rental... • For good health for all members of my family. • For peace to all in my family.
Saint Francis of Assisi; pray for me.
Saint Anthony of Padua; pray for me.
+JMJ For deep, ongoing genuine conversion of heart for us and our loved ones and for everyone. For all those going through divorce - May the Lord enlighten the eyes of their hearts and may they be given the grace to forgive each other from their hearts and be reconciled. For Isaac R, Anthony T, and Michael P and all those suffering from epilepsy... For successful back surgery for Mary S who's going to have a 4 hour back surgery ... for complete healing & quick recovery For all those suffering from cancer especially Joseph LM - stomach cancer; Raul Ruiz - bone cancer; Bella V - breast cancer; Melissa L - pancreatic cancer For the 2 dogs suffering from cancer: Bear - service dog for Lindsey Leila - dog of Eric For all the young adults and fellow Catholics not practicing their faith... we also offer all mankind... For all those we promised to pray for and all those who asked for our prayers For Kevin K, Bryan W, Kevin R, Mia R, Paola B J, & all discerning their religious vocations ... For peace in the world; end to violence & all kinds of crimes & addictions & bondages For all the Clergy & Religious
Saint Anthony, patron of miracles, I humbly seek your intercession. Please help my daughter and her boyfriend to avoid wrongdoing...Draw them closer to Our Heavenly Mother, Father, and Jesus. Assist my sister in finding happiness. Support those I have committed to praying for, help them find solutions, and watch over those who have no one praying for them. Protect our youth, keep harmful influences away, and draw them nearer to our Lord, especially those I know personally. Pray for all souls in purgatory, especially those on my list, that they may attain eternal life. Finally, help me overcome my financial struggles...
... Please pray for me (Tamara) for discernment & emotional clarity in the context of a complex, long-term marriage. Lord, help me understand whether these patterns I‘ve experienced—gaslighting, reality distortion & emotional confusion—are signs of covert abuse or misunderstood dynamics. Pray for the restoration of trust & connection with my daughter(s), for my physical and mental health and for freedom from generational patterns of dysfunction. May God strengthen me to act with wisdom, integrity & courage as I wait on His timing. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Thank you.
For the medical needs of the poor, we pray. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Jesus; bless all recovering alcoholics and recovering addicts and see to their needs. Grant that they are always comfortable in their sobriety. In Your Name. Amen.
To be forgiven.
Dear Lord Please Help Amen 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.
Pray for me for my colleagues who hurt me every day ...,pray for me and my family deliverence from evil, pray for sapna, Chris,Anil to get USA citizenship and Chris to get a government job, Rebecca and the USA navy and my entire family blessing ,,Im orphan and needy, pray for my financial healing and my birthday tomorrow on 1st please pray for me, grant us holy spirit and peace in Jesus name Amen thank you Payal
That E and F continue to find a solution to their relationship difficulties, and our family and for all the people and intentions we pray for (pain relief, health, jobs, grace of a happy death, etc.) and that all friends maintain or return to an orthodox belief and faith in God and Church, and that they all receive the peace, strength, support, and recognition they need at this time, let us pray to the Lord.
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.
Saint Anthony, please let me be safe after picking up a scam phone call by accident. I gave no info, but it still worries me. Please keep me and my family safe from this scammer. I love you and thank you, Amen
Please pray that I would obtain a job in my desired field as soon as possible to help me with all of my finances and help me become independent.
Please pray for my father Gajanan who has been suffering from throat problems, Sore throat and coughing for last 15 days. Please pray for his speedy recovery and health
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
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