General Prayers

Great St. Anthony, I thank our Lord for the benefits He still gives today in your honour. I thank Him, too, for the graces He gave you during your brief span on earth. God can give us, His creatures, no greater gift than Himself. This is what Jesus, our Lord, did when as the divine […]

Dear Saint Anthony, I salute you as my powerful patron before God. You know how much we yearn for happiness and how often and how stubbornly we seek it in the wrong places. Please ask our Lord for us for the grace He gave you so abundantly. Thus, we may not vainly seek happiness in

Dear St. Anthony, I am imprisoned by walls of selfishness, prejudice, suspicion. I am enslaved by human respect and the fear of other people’s opinions of me. St. Anthony, Liberator of Prisoners, tear down my prison walls. Break the chains that hold me captive. Make me free with the freedom Christ has won for me.

Dear Saint Anthony, my respectful greetings! Recently I read somewhere about your knowledge of Holy Scripture and of the powerful impact of your sermons even on hardened sinners. There is only one way I can imitate you as a preacher… not with words, but by deeds and example. As with most other people, my life

Dear St. Anthony, it is still as Peter said: The devil prowls about lion-like, looking for someone to devour. I confess that I don’t always resist him; I sometimes toy with temptations. St. Anthony, Disperser of Devils, remind me of my duty to avoid all occasions of sin. May I always pray in temptation that

Dear St. Anthony, we are all pilgrims. We came from God and we are going to Him. He who created us will welcome us at journey’s end. The Lord Jesus is preparing a place for all His brothers and sisters. St. Anthony, Guide of Pilgrims, direct my steps in the straight path. Protect me until

Dear Saint Anthony, I greet you today with reverence in the knowledge of your special love of our Lord in the Eucharist. Today I ask you to help me appreciate better the graces God gives us at Holy Mass and in receiving the sacred Eucharist. I think of you especially when the liturgy speaks of

Dear Saint Anthony, after all these years in the school of Christ, I still haven’t learned the lesson of true humility. My feelings are easily ruffled. Quick to take offense, I am slow to forgive. Saint Anthony, Example of Humility, teach me the importance and necessity of this Christian virtue. In the presence of Jesus,

Dear St. Anthony, how tongue-tied I can be when I should be praising God and defending the oppressed. My cowardice often strikes me dumb; I am afraid to open my mouth. St. Anthony, Restorer of Speech to the Mute, release me from my fears. Teach me to praise God and to champion the rights of