ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
St. Michael the Archangel,defend us in the day of Battle; Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke Him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits, who prowl through the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
ST. THRESE NOVENA ROSE PRAYER
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick a rose for me from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.
O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God today to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands.
(mention specific request)
St. Therese, help me to always believe, as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day. Amen
PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY FOR LOST ITEMS
St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please look around, something is lost and needs to be found.
Never underestimate the power of this prayer. Use whenever anything is lost, but you must put some money in the poor box at your local church when the item is found as a thank you to St. Anthony.
PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
Glorious, St. Anthony, I salute you as a good servant of Christ, and a special friend of God. You once were favored to hold the Christ Child in your arms as you cherished His Word in your heart.
Today I place all my cares, temptations and anxieties in your hands. I resolve ever to honor you by imitating your example.
Powerful patron, model of purity, please win for me, and for all devoted to you, perfect purity of body, mind, and heart. I promise by my example and counsel to help others to the knowledge, love and service of God. Amen.
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH
O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you do we raise our hearts and hands to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death and the special favor we now implore.
(Mention your request)
O guardian of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence that your prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
V. O glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name.
R. Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
PEACE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace: Where there is hatred let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt. faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
PRAYER TO ST. PEREGRINE, Patron Against Cancer/
O God, who gave to St. Peregrine an Angel for his companion, the Mother of God for his Teacher, and Jesus as the Physician of his malady, grant we beseech You through his merits that we may on earth intensely love our holy Angel, the blessed Virgin Mary, and our Saviour, and in him bless them forever. Grant that we may receive the favor which we now petition. We ask this through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Say seven Our Fathers, seven Hail Marys and seven Glory Be to the Fathers with the invocation, St. Peregrine, pray for us.
PRAYER TO ST. JUDE
To be said when problems arise or when one seems to be deprived of all visible help, or for cases almost despaired of.
Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Make use I implore you, of that particular privilege given to you, to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particulary (Here make your request) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.
Through this Heart, I praise and thank God for all the graces He has bestowed upon you. Humbly prostrate before you, I implore you through this Heart to look down upon me with compassion. Despise not my poor prayer and let not my trust be in vain. To you has been assigned the privilege of aiding mankind in the most desperate cases. Oh, come to my aid that I may praise the mercies of God.
All my life I will be grateful to you and will be your faithful client until I can thank you in heaven. Amen.
PRAYERS TO ST. ANNE
St. Anne (the Blessed Mother's Mother) is patroness of all parents who have the important task of rearing the children to whom they have transmitted the gift of life.
PRAYER TO ST. ANNE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
We thank you, dear St. Anne, for the favors, known and unknown, you have obtained for us. Assured of your constant love, we bring our special needs to you. Here mention your request Mother of the Mother of the eternal Word made flesh, kindly recommend to your grandson, Jesus, these intentions we lift to you in confident prayer. Amen.
PARENT'S PRAYER TO ST. ANNE
We call upon you, dear St. Anne, for help in bringing up our family in good and godly ways. Teach us to trust God our Father as we rear the precious heritage entrusted to us. May His will prevail in our lives and His providence defend us. These blessings we ask for all families in our neighborhood, our country, and our world. Amen.
CHILDREN'S PRAYER TO ST. ANNE
Good St. Anne, you must have loved your parents just like we love Mom and Dad. They love us so much and take care of all our needs. Help us to make them happy every day. Thank you, dear Grandmother of Jesus, for listening to our prayer. Amen.
TEENAGER'S PRAYER TO ST. ANNE
Dear St. Anne, Mother of the Mother of God-become-human, please bless our parents who said "yes" to life. Warm our hearts with love for them. May we give them every reason for joy, not distress. Into your hands we commit our future. Teach us to say "yes" to God's plan for us in all the years ahead. Amen.
DAILY PRAYER TO ST. ANNE
Dear St. Anne, you never tire of assisting those who recommend themselves to you. Trusting not in our merits but in your powerful intercession, we request your help through this present day with all its duties and responsibilities, all its situations whether happy or anguishing. And when "tomorrow" becomes today, assist us anew for God's glory and our good. Amen.
A MEMORARE TO ST. ANNE
Remember dear St. Anne, that your name means "grace". confident in your power before the Throne of Grace, we implore your intercession. Share with us the faith, hope, and love that made your life a tribute of praise to the Lord God Almighty. May our days be grace-filled and secure under your protection. Amen.
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