The Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony

When The House was only a babe, she learned that Saint Anthony should be invoked for intercession when one has lost or misplaced something. Saint Anthony of Padua, as he is formally known by Roman Catholics, was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He was canonized in 1232, and his feast day is on June 13. He has an endless list of groups, places, and conditions for which he is the patron saint, but he is most well-known for being the patron saint of lost items (and lost people and souls for that matter). In parts of Africa, he is venerated as Toni Malau, the Saint of Good Fortune. The House can personally attest to his powers to help you find something that has been lost.

So here it is, for your reference…The Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony:

“O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for his creatures made you worthy, when on Earth, to possess miraculous powers.

Miracles waited on your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety.

Encouraged by this thought, I implore of you to obtain for me {your request}.

The answer to my prayer may require a miracle. Even so, you are the Saint of Miracles.

O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will be forever yours. Amen.”