Prayer for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua

(statue of St. Anthony is down near our little pond) 

MODERN PRAYER to ST. ANTHONY

        to FIND WHAT IS LOST

 

St. Anthony, when you prayed,

     your stolen book of prayers was given back to you.

Pray now for all of us who have lost

     things precious and dear.

Pray for all who have lost faith, hope or

     the friendship of God.

Pray for us who have lost friends or

     relatives by death.

Pray for all who have lost peace of mind

     or spirit.

Pray that we may be given new hope,

     new faith, new love.

Pray that lost things, needful and helpful to us,

    may be returned to our keeping.

Or, if we must continue in our loss,  pray that we may

     be given Christ's comfort and peace.   AMEN.

 

(this prayer appears in the 1993 St. Anthony Messenger Press book:

   St. Anthony of Padua)