General Prayers

St. Anthony Mary Claret, during your life on earth you often comforted the afflicted and showed such tender love and compassion for the sick and sinful. Intercede for me now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues in heavenly glory. Look with pity on me (or on the person afflicted with illness or […]

Mother of Salvation Blessed Lady, you are the Mother of Justification and of those who are justified; the Mother of Reconciliation and of those who are reconciled; the Mother of Salvation and of those who are saved. What a blessed trust, and what a secure refuge! The Mother of God is our Mother. The Mother

Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin; give me strength against thine enemies, and against the enemy of the whole human race. Give me strength humbly to pray to thee. Give me strength to praise thee in prayer with all my powers, through the merits of thy most sacred nativity, which for the

Good Saint Ann and Saint Joachim, parents of Mary and grandparents to Jesus, be with me and all grandparents that we may be wise and loving, may share our time and stories and sense of humor, and may enjoy and not spoil too much the grandchildren who are close to our hearts, for they are

O supreme and inaccessible Light, O complete and blessed Truth, how far You are from me, even though I am so near to You! How remote You are from my sight, even though I am present to Yours! You are everywhere in your entirety, and yet I do not see You; in You I move

With love, I come to you St. Anne. By your virtues and holiness, you merited from God the favour of giving life to her who is the Treasure of all graces, the Most Holy Virgin. Receive me, good St. Anne, into the number of your true clients, for so I profess myself and wish to

O Good Saint Anne, so justly called the Mother of the infirm, the health of those who suffer from disease, look kindly upon the sick person for whom I pray. Alleviate their sufferings, cause them to sanctify them by patience, and by complete submission to divine will. Finally deign to obtain health for them and

My most merciful Lady, what can I say about the fountains that flowed from your most pure eyes when you saw your only Son before you, bound, beaten, and hurt? What do I know of the flood that drenched your matchless face, when you beheld your Son, your Lord, and your God, stretched on the

O blessed Saint Anthony, I place my studies under your powerful protection. Through your intercession, may the Holy Spirit fill me with light, strength, intelligence and humility. I implore the creator of all things to grant me the ability to grasp things correctly, and the talent of exact in my explanations. Amen.