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Prayers to Saint Anthony of Padua

O Loving Saint Anthony, you were a special witness of God's power and love in your day. Hear us now as we seek your powerful intercession in our time. We lift up our prayers for all families. Help them to grow in their faith; may they persevere in unity, love, and peace. Bless our children, protect our young people, and be a companion to those in their senior years. Help them when they are tested by sickness, suffering, loneliness, or whenever they experience loss in their lives. Help all of us in our daily struggles, giving us hope and peace. Pray for us, Saint Anthony, so that we may continue to grow in God's love. Intercede for us through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O wonderful Saint Anthony, glorious on account of the fame of your miracles, and through the condescension of Jesus in coming in the form of a little child to rest in your arms, obtain for me of His bounty the grace which I ardently desire. You who were so compassionate toward miserable sinners, regard not the unworthiness of those who pray to you, but the glory of God that it may once again be magnified by the granting of the particular request which I now ask with persevering earnestness. Amen.

O most powerful protector Saint Anthony of Padua, I am prostrate at your feet, my heart full of gratitude and thanksgiving for the grace you have granted me through my poor prayers. Your powerful intercession was the only hope of relief for my afflictions. O most amiable protector Saint Anthony, I pray that I will never cease to bless and thank you for the grace you have granted me. Thanks be to God for the graces He bestowed on you. Blessed be the Infant Jesus, Who felt the caresses of your sweet hands and rested His head on your breast. Blessed be the Holy Virgin Mary, who loved you so much and guided you in the way of sanctity. Dear Saint Anthony, express my sincere thanks to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit and the Most High Virgin Mary, for ever and ever. Amen.

If then you ask for miracles, Death, error, all calamities, The leprosy and demons fly, And health succeeds infirmities. The sea obeys, and fetters break, And lifeless limbs you do restore, Whilst treasures lost are found again, When young and old your aid implore. All dangers vanish at your prayer, And direst need does quickly flee; Let those who know your power proclaim, Let Paduans say: these are of thee. The sea obeys, and fetters break, And lifeless limbs you do restore, Whilst treasures lost are found again, When young and old your aid implore. To Father, Son, may glory be, And Holy Spirit eternally. The sea obeys, and fetters break, And lifeless limbs you do restore, Whilst treasures lost are found again, When young and old your aid implore.

Holy Mary, pray for us. Saint Anthony of Padua, pray for us. Saint Anthony, glory of the Friars Minor, pray for us. Saint Anthony, ark of the Testament, pray for us. Saint Anthony, sanctuary of Heavenly wisdom, pray for us. Saint Anthony, destroyer of worldly vanity, pray for us. Saint Anthony, conqueror of impurity, pray for us. Saint Anthony, example of humility, pray for us. Saint Anthony, lover of the Cross, pray for us. Saint Anthony, martyr of desire, pray for us. Saint Anthony, generator of charity, pray for us. Saint Anthony, zealous for justice, pray for us. Saint Anthony, terror of infidels, pray for us. Saint Anthony, model of perfection, pray for us. Saint Anthony, consoler of the afflicted, pray for us. Saint Anthony, restorer of lost things, pray for us. Saint Anthony, defender of innocence, pray for us. Saint Anthony, liberator of prisoners, pray for us. Saint Anthony, guide of pilgrims, pray for us. Saint Anthony, restorer of health, pray for us. Saint Anthony, performer of miracles, pray for us. Saint Anthony, disperser of devils, pray for us. Saint Anthony, reviver of the dead, pray for us. Saint Anthony, helper of all who invoke you, pray for us. From the snares of the devil, Saint Anthony deliver us. From all evil of body and soul, Saint Anthony deliver us. Through your intercession, Saint Anthony protect us. Throughout the course of life, Saint Anthony protect us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Let us pray. O God, may the pious commemoration of Saint Anthony, Your Confessor and Doctor, give joy to Your Church, that she may ever be strengthened with Your spiritual assistance and merit to attain everlasting joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Dear Saint Anthony, you are the patron of the poor and the helper of all who seek lost articles. Help me to find the object I have lost so that I will be able to make better use of the time I will gain for God's greater honor and glory. Grant your gracious aid to all people who seek what they have lost — especially those who seek to regain God's grace. Amen.

O glorious Saint Anthony, servant and friend of God, I salute you through the most loving Heart of our Divine Savior Jesus Christ, Whom you did bear in your pure arms under the form of a Child. I choose you today as my patron, advocate and father. I place all my cares and temptations in your hands. I earnestly resolve never to forsake you. Great Saint, lily of celestial purity and vanquisher of concupiscence, obtain for me and all your other clients perfect purity of body and soul. I also, in imitation of your zeal, promise to lead others to the knowledge, the love and the service of God through my own example and counsel. Amen.