Pray With the Saints

Planters Prayer of Saint Isadore

2012-01-06T18:34:00.000-08:00



St. Isidore, St. Isidore, 
To you we rogate, to you we implore: 
Please let it (or not) shine or pour, 
Bring on the bee, hold off the hoar; 

Coax the oat, swell the meat 
Of grape and nut; 
encourage the wheat 
To ripen fat in August heat 
Then lay down, brown, for us to beat 

And bag in burlap with quadruple X's 
Haul to the mill with stone-ground reflexes, 
Enliven the staff of both the sexes 
By stuffing them full of B complexes; 

Sweeten the soil's sour grievance. 
Correct the mustard's feckles malfeasance, 
Raise up the corn in rows of allegiance, 
Bow down the cherry in fruitful obesiance; 

O Guardian of squash and tendrilled pea, 
Hoeing away at sanctity, 
All ills of bud and vine and lea, 
But mostly our garden, remedy.

Prayer of Saint Columba for Gods Light

2012-01-06T18:21:00.000-08:00

O Lord,


grant us that love which can never die,

which will enkindle our lamps
but not extinguish them, 
 so that 



they may shine in us 
and bring light to others.
Most dear Saviour, 
 enkindle our lamps 
that they may shine 
forever in your temple. 



May we receive unquenchable light 
from you 
so that our darkness 
will be illuminated 
 and the darkness of the world 
will be made less.

Another St. Columba Prayer:


Mouth of the dumb, 
Light of the blind, 


Foot of the lame, 


To the fallen stretch out your hand. 


Strengthen the senseless, 


Restore the mad 


O Columba, hope of Scots, 


By your merits' mediation. 
Make us companions
of the blessed angels.











{This is an early 14th century prayer}

Saint Bridget Prayer

2012-01-06T18:00:00.000-08:00

O Jesus!

I remember the simple and humble

recommendation You made of Your Soul 
to Your Eternal Father, saying;


"Father, into Your Hands I commend My Spirit,"


and when, Your Body all torn

Your Heart broken, You expired.


By this precious death, 
I beg You to comfort me

and give me help to resist the devil, 
the flesh and the world, so that, 
being dead to the world, 
I may live for You alone.


I beg of You at the hour of my death to receive me.

Amen.

PRAYER TO SAINT JOACHIM AND SAINT ANNE

2012-01-06T17:45:00.000-08:00

Great and glorious patriarch,

St Joachim, and good St Anne,

what joy is mine when I consider

that you were chosen among all God’s holy ones

to assist in the fulfillment of the mysteries of God,

and to enrich our earth

with the great Mother of God,

Mary most holy.

By this singular privilege,

you have become most powerful

with both the Mother and her Son,

so as to be able to obtain for us the graces

that are needful to us.

With great confidence I have recourse

to your mighty protection,

and I commend to you all my needs,

both spiritual and temporal,

and those of my family.

Especially do I entrust to your keeping

the particular favour that I desire

and look for from your intercession.

Since you were a perfect pattern of the interior life,

obtain for me the grace to pray earnestly,

and never to set my heart

on the passing goods of this life.

Give me a lively and enduring love

for Jesus and Mary.

Obtain for me also

a sincere devotion and obedience to God,

in order that I may live and die

in faith and hope and perfect charity.

Let me ever invoke the holy Names

of Jesus and Mary, and may I thus be saved.

Amen.

Parents Prayer to St. Anne

2012-01-06T17:30:00.000-08:00

We call upon you dear Saint Anne,

for help in bringing up our family in good and godly ways.

Teach us to trust God our Father

as we rear the precious heritage entrusted to us.

May His will prevail in our lives,

and His providence defend us.

These blessings we ask for all families,

in our neighborhood, our country and our world.

AMEN

Saint Isadore Internet Prayer

2011-12-16T07:14:00.000-08:00

Almighty and eternal God
who has created us in thine image
and bade us to seek after
all that is good, true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person
of Thy only-begotten Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee
that through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet
we will direct our hands and eyes only to that
which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience
all those souls whom we encounter.

Father we ask you this, through Christ our Lord.

Amen

St. Monica Prayer - Good for wild family members

2011-12-16T06:52:00.000-08:00

Dear St. Monica, 
troubled wife and mother, 
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime. 
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith. 
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith, 
you prayed daily for the conversion 
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and your beloved son, Augustine; 
your prayers were answered. 
Grant me that same fortitude, patience, 
and trust in the Lord. 
Intercede for me, dear St. Monica, 
that God may favorably hear my plea for 

(Mention your intention here.)

and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things, 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord, 
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

St. Camillus de Lellis - For the Sick, Poor, Gamblers & Soldiers

2011-12-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

Saint Camillus de Lellis is a great Saint not only because of the miracles he performed, but because of his imperfections. He became a soldier while quite young, and was a grumpy, chronic gambler.

It is so nice to see his example, and that God can use us no matter what our imperfections are, or have been, or how long our history with sin is. All that matters is that we give it all to him, to use and transform us in his ultimate goodness.

I like that he's not a goody goody saint. Don't you?

Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment

2011-12-15T10:38:00.001-08:00

Need help finding a job?

Hit St. Joseph up for a little intercession and assistance!

Saint Lucy Prayer - Patron Saint of Eye Diseases

2011-12-15T10:36:00.000-08:00

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Prayer for Italian Americans

2011-12-14T15:35:00.001-08:00

Saint Gertrude Prayer - for lost souls in purgatory

2011-12-14T15:33:00.001-08:00

Saint Francis Prayer with Written Words & Beautiful Scenery

2011-12-14T15:30:00.001-08:00

Saint Philomena Novena

2011-12-14T15:28:00.001-08:00

Saint Joseph Prayer with words and music

2011-12-14T15:25:00.000-08:00

The morning prayer of Saint Terese

2011-12-14T15:23:00.000-08:00

This is so lovely.

The music is from the movie Terese from Saint Luke Productions.

Saint Francis Prayer: Sung from the movie Brother Sun, Sister Moon

2011-12-14T15:21:00.000-08:00

Click the picture to watch this.

If you have never seen this movie about the life of Saint Francis it is well worth your time to find it!
It should be on Netflix, if that is available to you.

Video: Prayer to Saint Jude for things that seem hopeless

2011-12-14T15:15:00.001-08:00