Prayer in any Necessity to St. Anthony of Padua
WE SALUTE thee, St. Anthony, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity. We salute thee, great saint, cherub of wisdom and seraph of divine love. We rejoice at the favors Our Lord has so liberally bestowed on thee. In humility and confidence we entreat thee to help us, for we know that God has given thee charity and pity, as well as power.
Behold our distress, our anxiety, our fears concerning [here name your request]. We ask thee by the love thou didst feel toward the amiable little Jesus, when He covered thee with His caresses, to tell Him now of our wants. Oh! remember how complete thy bliss was when thou didst hold Him to thy breast.
We venerate thee, O glorious favorite of God, and bow our guilty heads before thee in humble reverence, while we raise our sad hearts full of hope toward the throne of divine mercy, and to thee, our intercessor. He who placed Himself in thy arms will now fill thy hands with all we ask of thee.
Obtain for us, then, what we desire, angel of love, and we will make known the wondrous efficacy of thy intercession, for the greater glory of God.
