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SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA
TRADITIONAL PRAYERS

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ST. ANTHONYOF PADUA WITH THE CHRIST CHILD AND THE VIRGIN

TRADITIONAL PRAYER IN NECESSITY
[Can be used to make intercession for the Church]

We salute thee, Saint Anthony, lily of purity and glory of Christianity. We rejoice at the favors the Lord hast so generously bestowed on thee. In humility and confidence we entreat thee to help us [or Thy Church], for we know that God hast given thee charity and pity, as well as power.

Behold our distress, our anxiety, our fears concerning our salvation. We ask thee by the love thou didst feel toward the amiable little Jesus to tell Him now of our wants. One word from thee will touch His heart and fill us with joy.

Remember how complete thy bliss was as thou didst hold Him close to thee, pressed thy cheek to His and listened to His angelic voice. Think of this, and hear us for His wondrous show of love. If we could behold thee we would bathe thy feet with respectful tears and tell thee all we feel, all we fear for our salvation.
 
But to see thee is not granted us. Therefore, we salute thee in spirit, O glorious favorite of God, and bow down our guilty heads before thee in humble reverence while we raise our hearts full of hope toward Heaven and thee. For He Who so often put Himself in thy arms will now fill thy hands with all we ask of thee.

Give us, then, what we desire, angel of wisdom and Divine love, and we will speak of thy grandeur, thereby to honor and glorify Him Who so blessed thee. Amen.

PETITIONS

ST. Anthony, our Patron and our Advocate,
grant us what we ask of thee.

{Name it.]

St. Anthony, powerful in word and work, grant us what we ask of thee.

St. Anthony, attentive to those who invoke thee,
grant us what we ask of thee.

St. Anthony, glory of the Church and honor of the Franciscan Order,
grant us what we ask of thee.
 
St. Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus so much loved and honored,
grant us what we ask of thee.


ANIMATED GEM


SAINT ANTHONY'S BLESSING

It is tradition going back to the 14th century that a woman in Lisbon, Portugal, who was being tempted by the devil to take her life had a dream with comforting words from St. Anthony; when she awoke she found a prayer in her hand. She invoked the Saint with it. It is now known as "St. Anthony's Blessing," and is used to overcome temptations. The Church used to include this prayer against the
powers of Hell in its ritual for an exorcism:

 BEHOLD, the Cross of the Lord!
Begone, all evil powers!
The Lion of the tribe of Judah,
The Root of David, has conquered!
Alleluia, Alleluia!

NOTE: "Lion" and "Root" are titles from The Book of Revelation 5:5, which are applied to Jesus Christ to symbolize His victory over sin and death as our Redeemer.

This little exorcism can be used to pray for Holy Mother Church and the Holy See. There is much confusion in Rome because of the spirit of Vatican II, the spirit of the world, which has captivated the minds and hearts of many prelates.




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