unfailing prayer to Saint Anthony

Prayer:

"Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints"

O Holy St. Anthony,

gentlest of Saints,

your love for God and Charity for His creatures

made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers.

Encouraged by this thought,

I implore you to obtain for me (request).

O gentle and loving St. Anthony,

whose heart was ever full of human sympathy,

whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus,

who loved to be folded in your arms;

and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours.

Amen.

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prayer to Saint Anne

Prayer:

Good St. Anne,

you were especially favored by God

to be the mother of the most holy Virgin Mary,

the Mother of our Savior.

By your power with your most pure daughter

and with her divine Son,

kindly obtain for us the grace and the favor we now seek.
Please secure for us also forgiveness of our past sins,

the strength to perform faithfully our daily duties

and the help we need to persevere in the love of Jesus and Mary.

Amen.

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prayer for Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day Prayer:

God our Father,

you sent Saint Patrick

to preach your glory to the people of Ireland.

By the help of his prayers,

may all Christians proclaim your love to all men.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

One God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

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dedication of the day prayer (Saint Ignatius de Loyola)

Prayer:

Father,

I dedicate this new day to you;

as I go about my work.

I ask you to bless those with whom I come in contact.
Lord,

I pray for all men and women

who work to earn their living;

give them satisfaction in what they do.
Spirit of God,

comfort the unemployed and their families;

they are your children and my brothers and sisters.

I ask you to help them find work soon.

Amen.

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prayer (to Saint Therese de Lisieux) for guidance

Prayer:
Govern by all Thy Wisdom, O Lord,
so that my soul may always be serving Thee
as Thou dost Will,
and not as I may choose.
Do not punish me, I beseech Thee,
by granting that which I wish or ask if it offended Thy Love,
which would always live in me.
Let me die to myself, so that I may love Thee.
Let me live to Thee, Who art in Thyself, the True Life.
Dear St. Therese,
guide me in your Little Way,
so that I may ascend to the heights and happiness of Heaven.
Amen.

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travel prayer (Saint Raphael the Archangel)

Prayer:

O God,

who gave blessed Raphael the Archangel

as a traveling companion to your servant Tobia,

grant us, your servants,

ever to be protected by his guardianship

and by his help,

through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

One God forever and ever.

Amen.

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Saint Alphonsus De Liguori's Act of Perfect Love (shortened prayer)

Prayer:

My God,

I love Thee above all things, and in all things,

with my whole soul,

because Thou art worthy of all love!

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prayer of st. francis of assisi before the blessed sacrament

Prayer:

We adore You, O Lord Jesus Christ,

in this Church and all the Churches of the world,

and we bless You, because, by Your holy Cross

You have redeemed the world.

-Saint Ignatius de Loyola

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despair from sin prayer (saint claude de la colombiere)

Prayer:

Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others.

Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace

by their fidelity and constancy to You.

For my part I will glorify You

by making known how good You are to sinners,

that Your mercy is boundless

and that no sinner no matter how great his offences -

should have reason to despair of pardon.

If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer,

let me not offend You even more by thinking -

that You are not kind enough to pardon Me. Amen.

-Saint Claude de la Colombiere

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prayer to saint michael for powerful aid

Prayer:

Glorious Prince of the heavenly hosts

and victor over rebellious spirits,

be mindful of me who am so weak and sinful

and yet so prone to pride and ambition.

Lend me, I pray,

thy powerful aid in every temptation and difficulty,

and above all do not forsake me -

in my last struggle with the powers of evil.

Amen.

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what will happen tomorrow (saint francis de sales)

Poetry:

Do not look forward to what might happen tomorrow.

The same Everlasting Father, who cares for you today -

will take care of you tomorrow.

Either He will shield you from suffering,

or He will give you unfailing strength -- to bear it.

Be at peace then,

and put aside all ancious thoughts and imaginations.

[Have Faith - Pray!]

-Saint Francis de Sales

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prayer of self-oblation (saint ignatius de loyola)

Prayer:

Take and receive, O Lord,

my liberty,

my mind, my memory,

all that I am and have Thou hast given me -

and I surrender them to Thee,

to be disposed of in accordance with Thy holy will.

Give me - Thy love and Thy grace -

with these I am rich enough and desire nothing more.

Amen.

-Saint Ignatious de Loyola

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prayer of st. francis of assisi

Prayer:

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;
And where the 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. Amen.

- St. Francis of Assisi
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prayer against sadness (saint ignatius of loyola)

Prayer against Sadness:

O Christ Jesus,

when all is darkness -

and we feel our weakness and helplessness,

give us the sense of Your presence,

Your love, and Your strength.

Help us to have perfect trust -

in Your protecting love and strengthening power,

so that nothing may frighten or worry us,

for living close to You -

we shall see Your hand,

Your purpose,

Your will through all things.
Amen.

-Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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prayer towards Godliness (saint thomas aquinas)

Prayer:

Grant me,

O Lord my God,

a mind to know You,

a heart to seek You,

wisdom to find You,

conduct -- pleasing to You,

faithful perseverance -- in waiting for You,

and a hope -- of finally embracing You.
Amen.

- Saint Thomas Aquinas

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anima christi (saint elizabeth ann seaton)

Prayer:

Soul of Jesus, Sanctify me.
Blood of Jesus, Wash me,
Passion of Jesus, Comfort me.
Wounds of Jesus, Hide me.
Heart of Jesus, Receive me.
Spirit of Jesus, Enliven me.
Goodness of Jesus, Pardon me.
Beauty of Jesus, Draw me.
Humility of Jesus, Humble me.
Peace of Jesus, Pacify me.
Love of Jesus, Inflame me.
Kingdom of Jesus, Come to me.
Grace of Jesus, Replenish me.
Mercy of Jesus, Pity me.
Sanctity of Jesus, Sanctify me.
Purity of Jesus, Purify me.
Cross of Jesus, Support me.
Nails of Jesus, Hold me.
Mouth of Jesus, Bless me in life, in death, in time and eternity.
Mouth of Jesus, Defend me in the hour of death.
Mouth of Jesus, Call me to come to Thee.
Mouth of Jesus, Receive me with Thy saints in glory evermore.
...
Unite me to Thyself, O adorable Victim.

Life-giving heavenly Bread,

feed me, sanctify me, reign in me, transform me to Thyself,

live in me; let me live in Thee;

let me adore Thee in Thy life-giving Sacrament as my God,

listen to Thee as to my Master,

obey Thee as my King,

imitate Thee as my Model,

follow Thee as my Shepherd,

love Thee as my Father,

seek Thee as my Physician who wilt heal all the maladies of my soul.

Be indeed my Way, Truth and Life;

Sustain me, O heavenly Manna,

through the desert of this world,

till I shall behold Thee unveiled in Thy glory.
Amen.

- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seaton

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meditation prayer (saint francis of assissi)

Prayer:

My God and my All!

- Saint Francis of Assissi

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to tell Him you love Him (saint francis xavier)

Prayer / Poetry:

My God, I love You!

I love You -Not that You may in heaven save me,

nor because those who don't love You must suffer fire eternally; -

You dear Jesus, on the cross embraced me;

You bore the nails, the lance,

thorns and pains,

sweat and agony -

death itself,

and all for one who was your enemy.

Why then, O Jesus, should I not love You -

Who have been most loving to me -

Not that in heaven You may save me,

nor because of some reward for me,

or lest in hell I burn eternally...

As You have loved me, so I love and will love Thee -

solely because Thou art my King,

and God of my whole being, Who loved me,

and suffered so much for me...

-Saint Francis Xavier
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student's prayer (daughters of saint paul)

Prayer:

Jesus Divine Master,

I adore You, as the Word Incarnate sent by the Father

to instruct men in life-giving truths.

You alone have the Words of Eternal Life.

I ask You pardon for all the times that I have not listened to Your Word

in the Bible, and in the teachings of the Church.

Master,

show me the treasures of Your Wisdom.

Enlighten my mind

and expell from it all darkness of sin and ignorance.

Give me a diligent and obedient spirit,

a quick mind to grasp ideas, and a retentive memory.

Above all, assist me with the light of Your Holy Spirit

so that I may apply my studies for Your Honor,

for my salvation, and for the good of others. Amen.

- Daughters of Saint Paul
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