A Prayer Book to theSaints

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St. AnthonyPatron Saint of lost items

the poor and travelers.

St. Anthony of Padua was born in the year 1195. Filled with missionary ardor St. Anthony entered the Franciscan Order.

He died in Italy at Vercelli on June 13, 1231.

May it be a source of joy, O God, to your Church that we honor the memory of your Confessor and Doctor, St. Anthony.

May his spiritual help always make us strong, and by his assistance may we enjoy an eternal reward. This we ask

through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.

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St. DymphnaPatron Saint of those suffering nervous and mental

afflictions as well as victims of incest.

St. Dymphna was the Christian daughter of a 7th century pagan king. He murdered her when she refused to enter into an incestuous marriage with him. Patron of the nervous and

emotionally ill, she is venerated each year on May 15.

Almighty and loving Father, by the example of St. Dymphna, Virgin and martyr, and by her intercession protect all those

afflicted by tension and emotional stress, to enjoy your protection in life, and eternal happiness in your presence now and

forever. Through Christ, our Lord, I ask. Amen.

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St. JudePatron Saint of hopeless cases,

and in things almost despaired of.

St. Jude was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which

represent his presence at Pentecost, when he accepted the Holy Spirit alongside the other apostles.

Glorious St. Jude, with faith in your goodness, we ask your help today. You are counted, we know, among the elders who

always stand before God’s throne. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. Amen.

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St. PeregrinePatron Saint of all who are afflicted with cancer,

foot ailments, or any incurable disease.

Following the instructions of the Virgin Mary received in a vision, Peregrine went to Siena and joined the Servites.

It is believed that he never allowed himself to sit down for thirty years, while observing silence and solitude.

O great St. Peregrine, you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being.

You were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction. Ask of God and Our Lady,

the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you. Amen.

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St. FrancisPatron Saint of

animals, merchants and ecology.

The founder of the Franciscan Order, St. Francis and his followers took a vow of poverty and lived simple lives.

All God’s creations were part of his brotherhood.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is

in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life. Amen.

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Virgin MaryMother of Jesus

Mary was the Mother of Jesus, wife of St. Joseph, and the greatest of all Christian saints. The Virgin Mother was, after her Son, exalted by divine grace above all angels and men.

We turn to you for protection, holy Mother of God.Listen to our prayers and help us in our needs.

Save us from every danger, glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

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St. JosephPatron Saint of the Universal Church, unborn children,

fathers, workers, travelers, immigrants and dying.

St. Joseph was the husband of Mary and father of Jesus. He was a humble, kind carpenter with a royal lineage. He was responsible for protecting his young family in times of danger.

Saint Joseph, patron of the universal Church, watch over the Church as carefully as you watched over Jesus. Help protect

it and guide it as you did with your adopted son. Amen.

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St. PeterPatron Saint of

popes, the papacy and fishermen.

St. Peter was considered first among the apostles and is believed to be the first pope and the Supreme Pontiff of the

Catholic Church. He was called by Jesus to be a fisher of men.

O God, who hast given unto Thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and the power to bind and

loose: grant that we may be delivered, through the help of this intercession, from the slavery of all our sins: Who livest and

reignest world without end. Amen.

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St. PaulPatron Saint of

writers, publishers and authors.

St. Paul was the first missionary and traveled throughout many countries preaching the Gospel of Jesus.

He established several churches during his travels.

O God, who hast caught the multitude of the Gentiles by the preaching of blessed Paul the Apostle: grant unto us, we beseech Thee, that we who keep his memory sacred,

may feel the might of his intercession before Thee. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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St. JohnPatron Saint of tailors, lambs, converts, farriers,

baptism and monastic life.

When St. John was 30 years old, he started to preach on the banks of the Jordan River. His teachings led to a large

following, including Jesus, whom he baptized.

O God, who hast made this day to be honorable in our eyes by the commemoration of blessed John the Baptist, grant unto

Thy people the grace of spiritual joy, and direct the minds of all Thy faithful into the way of everlasting salvation.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Our Franciscan missionaries also follow Christ’s way of the cross as their way of life in the missions assigned to our Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception in Central America.

Christ, having risen from the dead, now reigns immortal. Now He can suffer only in His members — the poor and the neglected all over the world, especially in our missions in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

The message of hope and consolation God gave us in Christ must be proclaimed everywhere. We cannot keep this good news to ourselves. Your continued help by prayer, example and sacrifice makes this possible. God Himself will be your reward.

Any offering, however small, that you send today will aid your Franciscan missions.

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