“Running Out Of Steam” Prayer Devotional

My week has caught up with me and I am fatigued. My brain doesn’t want to continue thinking, my eyes are tired and my body would just like to rest.

Running out of steam is what it means to be human. Even Jesus, while in human form, felt the limits of fatigue. Here is the condescension of God. The infinite Son endured human limitations, while a man. Look at John 4:6, “Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well . . . ” (John 4:6). Jesus didn’t want to take another step. The demands on His time—the long hours, and the miles of walking—caught up with Him and He rested at the well.

Still when the Samaritan woman arrives, Jesus doesn’t ignore her. And she is so excited about meeting Him that she goes to tell the townspeople of Sychar, and they “made their way toward him” (John 4:30). Jesus, though bound by His human body, completed the hard work of prayer. He didn’t need to make the trip into Sychar: through His intercessory prayer the power of the Spirit was released in the town.

This is why He “had to go through Samaria” (John 4:4). His prayer life had produced a ripe field in the town and it was time to harvest. Prayer transcended His physical limitations and produced God’s divine purpose in Sychar. This was what He taught His disciples, “Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor” (John 4:38). Prayer unleashes the unlimited energy of God.


Today’s devotional is from Denise Larson Cooper’s book, “Ordinary Days With an Extraordinary Savior”

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I pray for healing for a fever I may have currently

Dear Lord Jesus,
I pray that You will heal my diseases or sicknesses that I may have, because I feel chills and I feel hot physically, I think I may have fever. I pray for healing that You will heal whatever fever or illnesses I have, cast out all those bad bacterias in my body and so I can go out tomorrow to celebrate my birthday with my family. I pray that I WILL NOT get sick and I know You will heal me and answer my prayers.. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.

Prayer for my mother that suffered stroke

Father lord I commit my mother that sufferd stroke into your hands. I pray for her divine healing and total restoration.i pray that she regains full consciousness and that her brain is healed completely.i pray that all her organs are working perfectly well in Jesus name.
Lord I am believing in you for healing.Thank you lord

Pray for my girlfriend to forgive me and soften her heart

Lord I pray for you to soften my girlfriend’s heart, make her see I’m a change man. Please Lord I’ve hurt her so much, and didn’t listen to her when she said she wasn’t happy. Lord I pray for your forgiveness and for her to forgive me.

God please save me

Father, I come to you as your child seeking comfort and aid in my difficult situation both physically and mentally. Father, I am pleading for your miraculous healing my Lord! Please cleanse me from the inside out with your grace and healing my Lord. I am seeking your guidance and presence more than ever Father. Please forgive me of all my sins and may I grow strength from the pain I am experiencing my Lord. God, I place all my trust and love in you. Father in the Bible Mark 5:36 said: “Don’t be afraid, Just believe.” I pray that you will erase all the doubt in my mind Lord, all the negative feelings of losing hope or the feeling of giving up, may they be vanished, Father. I’ll be waiting for your healing. I need you my Lord…please help me Father!

Prayer for Wisdom Teeth Removal Recovery

I just had all four wisdom teeth removed and am in pain. I would appreciate any prayers you all can offer. St. Apollonia is the patron saint of dentists and those suffering from dental problems. Here is a copy of a prayer for her intercession that might be useful to any of you in the future:

“O glorious St. Apollonia, champion of the faith of Christ and patroness of those suffering from dental ailments, have pity on me as I endure the pain and suffering that surrounds my teeth. Graciously hear my prayers and obtain from God a favorable answer to the request which I was now humbly lay before thee: (state request, in my case, for wisdom tooth recovery). Through gratitude for favors, I will endeavor to imitate your virtues that I may one day share your glory. Amen.”

Request to marry the one I love

I wish to submit my petition at the Holy Feet of Mother Mary and Jesus Christ; that I get married to the man I love. I love him deeply and I wish to spend my entire life with him (as his spouse).
Mother Mary and Jesus Christ, never was it know, who came to you with their heartfelt desires was ever left disappointed; with this faith, confidence and belief, I come to you…
Oh Mother Mary and Jesus Christ, please hear and answer me!

A prayer for a friend going through divorce

God be with my friend during this difficult times, protect him from all harm that may come his way, put him under your wings, cover him with your blood, may your angel walk with him where ever he goes, protect his kids from the evil of this world. Give him strength and wisdom to make the right decisions, all in Jesus name.

Rebuking cancer

Father God,
I come to tonight knowing and believing with my heart that you are the greatest physician of all. I give you thanks and glory that you can do all things. You said in your Word anything thing we as believing it will come to pass you will grant. I plead the blood of Jesus over Janet. Heal her lungs. Destroy all cancer cells in her lungs and her body. Cancer I rebuke you by the blood of Jesus and cast you to the post of hell from where you came. Cancer you have no power over Janet. Thank you Lord for your love and grace. In Jesus precious name I plead.

Invoke All Angels for Help

I call upon my angels, Guardian Angel Rochel, guides and the Creator to assist me this day in all of my endeavors and to pave the way for a smoother ride as I embark upon the opportunities that are before me. I ask my angels to be by my side to help to guide my words, my thoughts, and my actions as I go about my day and that I remain aware of your constant guidance in helping me to find a better way.”

“Gadiel, Gadiel, Gadiel, I need your assistance in my life right now. Any unconscious or conscious obstruction in my brain that exists, please free me from it so I can gain the maximum abundance and prosperity from life. I need your help, as I am worthy to deserve the best in life. Clarify me and show me the path that leads to abundance and prosperity, so I know which way to walk on. I do not want to go astray, help me.”

Archangel Sachiel I turn to you with my prayer that
you can satisfy my righteous desire for money.
I want to pay off all my debt and purchase my own home and new car,
and not because it’s luxury or I eager to have on top of my normal ability.
Archangel of the money, and make possible materializes my wishes,
send me good luck.
“Dearest angels, open my heart and help me heal and recognize that I am worthy and deserving of receiving God’s gifts of abundance into my life. Help me remember there is more than enough and it is my divine birthright to experience abundance in all ways: love, joy, happiness, health, wealth, and fulfillment.”

In Jesus Name, Amen.

Prayer to Saint Margaret of Cortona for Weight Loss

I want to propagate Saint Margaret of Cortona’s prayer and word.

Thank you, Saint Margaret, for your immediate assistance and intercession- I am in complete awe over your swift response, and I am humbled by your willingness and promptitude. I appreciate your help as I battle the demonic beast that is bulimia- this disorder has robbed me of 20 years of my life and has left me emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually feeble and exhausted. After turning to you, I am seeing vast and rapid improvement in my horrid condition. I am grateful. I am humble. Please continue to assist me. Help me defeat this sinful and gluttonous disorder for I am lost, and this disorder is much bigger than me. Help cure me of these demons. Please answer my prayers.

I want to share a special prayer with all those who are struggling with weight issues or eating disorders. Saint Margaret has been wonderful to me.

Prayer to Saint Margaret of Cortona for Weight Loss:
Saint Margaret, During this time of despair, I humbly ask for your help to overcome my challenge. I pray for your assistance in resisting temptation and gaining willpower to take the right action to follow the virtuous path toward peace and healing, as you have so graciously done. I pray to emulate your devotion of God and resistance to the sin of gluttony.
Amen.

Prayer for divine settlement and establishment.

I pray that The God of all flesh will randsom me from the foe, ransack the surface of the earth and all of creation and gather, restore my lost glory in Christ.
That I will not be driven from the country where I have come to take refuge; I will not be like Moses who saw the promised land but never entered into it.
That God will preserve my job, establish and settle me this year in every area of my life.
That I will not break out of God’s hedge of protection around my life.
That I will fulfill my days and that God will satisfy me with good things.
That God will do exceedingly abundantly above all I can ever ask or think.
That God will preserve and protect my family.

Prayer for my wishes to come true

Dear God,

Please make my wishes come true. Please give me an infinite amount of your blessings, favor, mercy, and miracles. Please help me Lord Jesus

Prayer for Relationship Anxiety

Dear God,
I understand I have a problem with having anxiety in a relationship. The uncertainty of dating is often overwhelming and I mistake this anxiety for intuition. I must trust in you God, give me faith and strength to believe and trust in you with my life and relationship. There is fear, but help me overcome this fear and strengthen my relationship with my girlfriend. You are my savior, my guidance, my love, my Heavenly Father. I trust in you with my life. Give me strength to overcome this anxiety and have a beautiful, happy relationship. If we are meant to be, strengthen us to endure the challenges and help us fall deeper in love. If we are not, then allow us to move our separate ways and find others that are meant for us. I trust in you God. This is long distance and it may be harder sometimes, so give us strength. Either way, I know in the end I will be okay because you are right by my side and you uphold me with your righteous hand.

In Jesus Christ name I pray, Amen.

To grant my prayer request

Dear Lord,
Please send your Holy Spirit to guide me. Give me wisdom of knowledge and strength, peace of mind and a lot of patience. Please grant my prayer request to you and forgive me for all the things that I’ve done unto you.
Thank you God speed

Praying For Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

Dear God,
I am praying to find an internship or volunteer opportunities. I know that you can make all things possible and that you hold all the power. I pray that you will help me get through this journey.
Amen

Home inspection and appraisal

Please lord- with all the stress we have- please help us to pass with flying colors on our home inspection. Minor simple fixes are fine, but expensive finds will not be in our favor. We want to be able to have a passing score on everything. Give us an inspector that is fair and kind. Not one that is out to look for many issues. Let the results be in favor of everyone involved. Please help the appraiser see the love and worth of our home and let us profit from what we have done to it. Please lord- the move is already stressful- but the inspection passing could make this msg so much easier. Thank you for your help and guidance.

Prayer for Release of Salary to Pay our Debt

Dear Lord,

Please help me to received my salary, our debt is becoming larger because of the penalty charges. It cause us stress and to much burden

The building maintenance does not want to repair our A/c because we have balance amount need to be paid because our cheque was returned due to insufficient fund. The bank are keep on calling me and my husband becuase of our due payables.

Please help us to overcome this situation.

Lord Jesus please hear and answer our prayers.

Prayers answered! Thanks to St. Jude! Published as promised, as a Thank you!

Prayer to St. Jude: (Say this prayer nine times a day. By the eighth day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.)
“May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and Preserved throughout the world. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us, St. Jude worker of Miracles, Pray for us. St. Jude helper of the helpless, Pray for us. Thank you for Favours Received.” By A.S. (Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for favours received and Thank you for listening to me.)

Fear of dentist

Dear Lord,
I will be going to the dentist this afternoon. I am praying for calmness, peace of mind, letting go of fear. Lord, I had a bad experience with the dentist before and I haven’t been to one in years. Please comfort me and help me as I go through this today. Also, please let them work with me in paying them because I have no dental insurance. Thank you in advance for going before me and paving the way for this afternoon at 4. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Prayer for my research project

My Father in Heaven. I place myself under your feet, hidden in the sacred blood of Jesus. I place my supervisor and my research project in your mercy. I ask you to direct my supervisor’s heart and will towards my research project so he may guide and assist me in completing it on time. Do not look at my prayer directly oh Lord, but see me through the mercy of your son Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour. He who said, anything that you ask the Father in Heaven through my name you will receive: Here I am my Lord asking you wholeheartedly through Jesus’ name to please bless me with a miracle so I may complete my research project in time with the assistance if my supervisor prof. George.
Thank you Father. Thank you Jesus. Bless all others who are also in need of your sacred Heart of mercy.
Amen.

Prayer for HIV negative results

Heavenly Father, I come before you to ask for forgiveness of sins. I have done you wrong and broken your holy commandments daily. Lord, I pray you have mercy on me.. I am not worthy to be called your son but I beg for your mercy and grace.. Forgive me and heal me of HIV if i have any and also for everyone who is in my situation.. Lord, I fornicated and also had unprotected sex with three prostitutes. I don’t know what came over me but I believe this are the temptations I must overcome to prove the devil wrong.. O Lord, as I go for my HIV test soon, I pray you perfect your divine miracle in that test.. I pray to come out HIV negative and with your help and grace i promise to abstain from the occasion of Sins and keep myself holy for you.. All these prayers I ask for through Christ our Lord, Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace, Amen..
God has said I can never be a victim of HIV and so shall it be in Jesus Holy name, Amen.. To God be the Glory!! I pray with (Psalm 23)

Prayer for my husband to come back to me and leave his mistress

Lord,

Please give me strength, courage, and patience to save my marriage. Please remind my husband of our love and may the Holy Spirit open his heart and mind for reconciliation with me. Please take his mistress, Pat, away from our lives and our marriage. I also pray that Pat does not get pregnant with my husband’s baby. God the Father, may my husband chose me, his wife, over his mistress and be reminded of his love for me. And may our families and friends influence him to return back to me. Lord, give me strength because my heart is shattered and my mind is with constant anxiety. Please heal and bless our marriage so that it will be healthier, stronger, and more fruitful. Lord, I pray that you would not let our marriage end and that my husband will not ask for divorce. Jesus, You are the Lord of all hopes and I do not want to lose hope. I believe that You will allow for our marriage to be reconciled and for my husband to love me again. Lord, please bless me, Lyle, and our marriage. Amen.

The Rosary Prayer

The Rosary Prayer refers to a form of invocation used in the Catholic Church and to the string of knots or beads used to count the component prayers.

Rosary Prayer Beads
Rosary Prayer Beads

The prayers that comprise the Rosary are arranged in sets of ten Hail Marys, called decades. Each decade is preceded by one Lord’s Prayer and followed by one Glory Be. During the recitation of each set, a thought is given to one of the Mysteries of the Rosary, which recall events in the lives of Jesus and Mary.  Five decades are recited per rosary. Other prayers are sometimes added before or after each decade. Rosary beads are an aid towards saying these prayers in the proper sequence.

A standard 15 Mysteries of the Rosary, based on the long-standing custom, was established by Pope Pius V during the 16th century, grouping the mysteries in three sets: the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries. During 2002 Pope John Paul II said that it is fitting that a new set of five be added, termed the Luminous Mysteries, bringing the total number of mysteries to 20. These mysteries had been used by Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton during the 20th century.  

  • The Glorious mysteries are said on Sunday and Wednesday,
  • the Joyful on Monday and Saturday,
  • the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and
  • the Luminous Mysteries are said on Thursday.

Usually, five decades are recited in a session.

Rosary Prayer Structure

The Rosary is begun on the short strand:

  • The sign of the cross on the Crucifix;
  • The prayer “O Lord, open my lips; O God, come to my aid; O Lord, make haste to help me”, still on the Crucifix;
  • The Apostles’ Creed, still on the Crucifix;
  • The Lord’s Prayer at the first large bead (for the intentions of the pope and the needs of the Church);
  • The Hail Mary on each of the next three beads (for the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity); and
  • The Glory Be on the next large bead.

The praying of the decades then follows, repeating this cycle for each mystery:

  • Announce the mystery;
  • The Lord’s Prayer on the large bead;
  • The Hail Mary on each of the ten adjacent small beads;
  • The Glory Be on the space before the next large bead; and

To conclude:

  • The Salve Regina;
  • The Loreto Litany;
  • Any further intentions; and
  • The sign of the cross.

Below is a video demonstrating the Rosary Prayer

Rosary History

According to pious tradition, the concept of the rosary was given to Saint Dominic in an apparition of the Virgin Mary during the year 1214 in the church of Prouille. This Marian apparition received the title of Our Lady of the Rosary.  In the 15th century it was promoted by Alanus de Rupe (aka Alain de la Roche or Blessed Alan of the Rock), a Dominican priest and theologian, who established the “fifteen rosary promises” and started many rosary confraternities.

The Virgin Mary

The rosary has been featured in the writings of Roman Catholic figures from saints to popes and continues to be mentioned in reported Marian apparitions, with a number of promises attributed to the power of the rosary.

In the practice of the Dominican Order, the beginning prayers of the rosary correspond to the beginning of the Divine Office:

  1. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
  2. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.
  3. Blessed art Thou among women and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, Jesus.
  4. O Lord, open my lips.
  5. And my mouth will proclaim Your praise.
  6. Incline Your aid to me, O God.
  7. O Lord, make haste to help me.
  8. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Related Prayers…

St Anthony Prayer

St. Anthony

According to Catholic tradition, prayers to Saint Anthony were to request his aid particularly in finding lost articles. St. Anthony was known as a great preacher and theological instructor.  His sermons were so inspiring that his fame spread throughout France and Italy in the ten years before his death. Saint Anthony was known the “hammer of heretics” for his devotion to the faith. Pope Gregory IX, who canonized him as a saint in 1232, called him “The Ark of the Covenant.”  He is especially regarded all over the world as the patron saint for the recovery of lost items and is credited with many miracles involving lost people, lost things and even lost spiritual goods.

 

Prayer to St. Anthony

“Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints”
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. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). 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 ever be yours. Amen.

Francisco de Zurbarán – St Anthony Abbot

This Prayer to St. Anthony asks for help in finding missing items:

Finding what is Lost

Saint Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that I may find (mention your petition) which has been lost. At least restore to me peace and tranquility of mind, the loss of which has afflicted me even more than my material loss.

To this favor, I ask another of you: that I may always remain in possession of the true good that is God. Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God. Amen.

Here’s another helpful prayer in which you can insert your request to St. Anthony:

Prayer to Saint Anthony

Wondrous Saint Anthony, glorious for the fame of your miracles, you had the happiness of receiving in your arms our blessed Lord as a little child. Obtain for me from His mercy this favor that I desire from the bottom of my heart: (mention your request)

Since you were so gracious to poor sinners, do not regard the lack of merit on the part of him who calls upon you, but consider the glory of God, which will be exalted once more through you, by the salvation of my soul and the granting of the petition that I now earnestly present to you.

As a pledge of my gratitude, I beg you to accept my promise to live henceforth more faithfully according to the teaching of the Gospel and to be devoted to the service of the poor whom you ever loved and still love so much. Bless this my resolution and obtain for me the grace to be faithful to it till death. Amen.

And, finally, here are some shorter prayers to St. Anthony:

Short Prayers to St. Anthony

Saint Anthony, great wonder-worker, intercede for us that God may grant us our request if it be for the good of our soul.

Saint Anthony, be our patron, our protector, and our advocate in life and in death.

Saint Anthony, attentive to those who invoke thee, grant us the aid of thy powerful intercession for the grace of holy purity, meekness, humility, obedience, the spirit of poverty, and perfect abandonment to the will of God.

Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, obtain for us greater devotion to the blessed Mother of God.

Although St. Anthony’s feast day is June 13th, his aid can be invoked at any time. Let us try to emulate this devoted servant of God in our love of helping others!

Beautiful Video of a spoken “Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony.”

Related Prayers…

Prayers of the Faithful

Prayers of the Faithful

Otherwise known as the Universal Prayer or General Intercessions, these prayers are introduced by the celebrating priest, then a deacon or another member of the congregation or the priest himself proposes a number of intentions to pray for, and the people respond with a short invocation such as “Lord, hear our prayer”. Finally, the priest says a concluding prayer.

General Instruction of the Roman Missal states:

In the General Intercessions or the Prayers of the Faithful, the people respond in a certain way to the word of God which they have welcomed in faith and, exercising the office of their baptismal priesthood, offer prayers to God for the salvation of all. It is fitting that such a prayer be included, as a rule, in Masses celebrated with a congregation, so that petitions will be offered for the holy Church, for civil authorities, for those weighed down by various needs, for all men and women, and for the salvation of the whole world.

The custom of offering such prayers is rooted in the scripture from 1 Timothy 2:1-6:

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time.

Prayers of the Faithful Examples

(Priest or leader)
With all our heart and mind let us pray to the Lord. Let us lay our requests before Him, saying “Hear our prayer”.

(For the needs of the Church)
Inspire all those who lead and serve in this church. May they know your guidance and direction.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer. 

Help us to be understanding and forgiving of all those we encounter.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer. 

Show us how to serve one another, to offer love, care and support.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

(For the world)
Guide all those who are called to lead and advocate in the world, may they carry love with them always.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Inspire our leaders, teachers, doctors, social workers and counsellors to be bringers of hope in all situations.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Protect all those who carry peace to other nations. Bless the food, care and shelter they provide.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

(For those in need)
Comfort those who live with grief. Help them see the light of heaven.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Come embrace those in pain and physical suffering. May they feel you close to them.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Watch over all those who feel isolated and alone. Calm their fears and lead them into peace and freedom.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

(For the local community)
Strengthen and encourage all those who seek to serve and protect the vulnerable.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Lead us to be generous with our time, possessions and money.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

For those who have lost loved ones recently, comfort them in their grief and heal the broken-hearted.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Finally, we bring to mind any in our community that we know to be need. (pause for a few seconds) May love and goodness fill their lives.
Lord in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

Video Explanation and Example

Prayer to Saint Michael

Saint Michael
Guido Reni’s (Saint) Michael tramples Satan.

Saint Michael the Archangel held an important heavenly role in doing battle against evil, protecting Christians against assault from the devil.  The prayer to Saint Michael originated with Pope Leo XIII in 1886.  Legend has it that the Pope received a vision in which he saw the great damage Satan would do to the Church and the world in the 20th century.

Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII called out to St. Michael for protection from the evil to come:

Prayer to Saint Michael

Saint Michael Archangel,
defend us in battle,
be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
may God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God, cast into hell
Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

Inspiring Performance of the Prayer to Saint Michael

St. Michael Defend Us In Battle from 1hope4all on GodTube.

Variant English translations have “Holy Michael”, “Saint Michael”, “malice and snares”, “may God rebuke him”, “cast into Hell”, “all evil spirits”, “prowl through the world seeking the ruin”, and other differences. The English translation that was used in Ireland is quoted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses.

Sunday 24 April 1994, Pope John Paul II recommended its use, saying:

May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle that the Letter to the Ephesians speaks of: ‘Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might’ (Ephesians 6:10). The Book of Revelation refers to this same battle, recalling before our eyes the image of St Michael the Archangel (cf. Revelation 12:7). Pope Leo XIII certainly had this picture in mind when, at the end of the last century, he brought in, throughout the Church, a special prayer to St Michael: ‘Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil…’ Although this prayer is no longer recited at the end of Mass, I ask everyone not to forget it and to recite it to obtain help in the battle against the forces of darkness and against the spirit of this world.

Pope Leo XIII granted indulgences to bishops and to priests lawfully authorized by their ordinaries who each day would devoutly recite a formula of exorcism against Satan and the rebel angels.

The formula of exorcism, which was then inserted into the Roman Ritual contained within it a quite different prayer to Saint Michael, of which the following is an English translation:

Formula for Exorcism

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

O glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, defend us in battle, and in the struggle which is ours against the principalities and Powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against spirits of evil in high places (Eph 6:12). Come to the aid of men, whom God created immortal, made in his own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil (1 Cor 6:20).

Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there a place for them any longer in Heaven. But that cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan, who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with all his angels (Rev 12:7-9).

Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of man has taken courage, Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of his Christ, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory.

This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity.

These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the Immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions (Lam 3:15).

In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most blessed Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.

Arise then, O invincible prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and bring them the victory.

The Church venerates thee as protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious powers of this world and of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude.

Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen.

Saint Michael fighting the dragon (miniature from the Book of Hours of the Knight Étienne)

In 1902, a year and a half before the death of Pope Leo XIII, a new edition of the Roman Ritual considerably shortened the formula as a whole and in particular the prayer to Saint Michael within it, making that prayer a sort of preface to the prayer of exorcism.  The prayer was shorn of the preceding version’s paragraphs 2-6 and of the phrase “in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious powers of this world and of hell” in paragraph 7.

In his English version of the Roman Ritual, Philip T. Weller gives the following translation:

Roman Ritual

In name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
St. Michael the Archangel, illustrious leader of the heavenly army,
defend us in the battle against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of darkness and the spirit of wickedness in high places.
Come to the rescue of mankind, whom God has made in His own image and likeness, and purchased from Satan’s tyranny at so great a price. Holy Church venerates you as her patron and guardian. The Lord has entrusted to you the task of leading the souls of the redeemed to heavenly blessedness. Entreat the Lord of peace to cast Satan down under our feet, so as to keep him from further holding man captive and doing harm to the Church. Carry our prayers up to God’s throne, that the mercy of the Lord may quickly come and lay hold of the beast, the serpent of old, Satan and his demons, casting him in chains into the abyss, so that he can no longer seduce the nations.

The Opus Sanctorum Angelorum presents the following prayer:

Act of Consecration to Saint Michael the Archangel

Oh most noble Prince of the Angelic Hierarchies, valorous warrior of Almighty God and zealous lover of His glory, terror of the rebellious angels, and love and delight of all the just angels, my beloved Archangel Saint Michael, desiring to be numbered among your devoted servants, I, today offer and consecrate myself to you, and place myself, my family, and all I possess under your most powerful protection.
I entreat you not to look at how little, I, as your servant have to offer, being only a wretched sinner, but to gaze, rather, with favorable eye at the heartfelt affection with which this offering is made, and remember that if from this day onward I am under your patronage, you must during all my life assist me, and procure for me the pardon of my many grievous offenses, and sins, the grace to love with all my heart my God, my dear Savior Jesus, and my Sweet Mother Mary, and to obtain for me all the help necessary to arrive to my crown of glory.
Defend me always from my spiritual enemies, particularly in the last moments of my life.
Come then, oh Glorious Prince, and succor me in my last struggle, and with your powerful weapon cast far from me into the infernal abysses that prevaricator and proud angel that one day you prostrated in the celestial battle.  Amen.

Saint Michael is a symbol of strength against the evil forces of the world.  May we refer to these prayers in times of darknesss when we are seeking protection, comfort and courage.  God Bless

Prayer to change my relationship with my boyfriend to a better direction

Almighty Father,please hear my prayer.
Please give me enough understanding and patience to surpass all the challenges in my relationship with my boyfriend.I only want us to be both happy and appreciate each other.I just want him to see our relationship’s worth.Lord,i really don’t know what’s going on in his mind and in his heart,please let him find the courage to be honest to me.Please give us more chance to rebuild what’s breaking right now.Please give us more love and understanding for each other and please open his heart so he would hear the feelings that he always thought is not important fpr the relationship.I pray that he sees my worth, that he remembers why he chose to love me and remember the reasons why we are here.We’ve been together more than a year and it feels like we are growing far away from each other instead of getting closer.Please let him open up.Please heal our relationship and make you the center of it.Please Lord,I am begging you.I ask all this through the name of Jesus Christ.Amen.

Genotype change

I pray God performs a miracle where the genotype of my intended and I are concerned. And everything works out to the glory of God where our marriage and kids are concerned in Jesus name (Amen)

A prayer to keep my job and to be prospered.

Lord, I thank you for taking good care of me. There is something I like you to do for me. Make me strong mentally to think on the positive, so no one could intervene with the relationship I have with you. Break the curse of not prospering that some people wish on me. Lord, you know my heart. I want to be a blessing to my family and the same time take care of myself. Father God, when I do take care of myself let me be a strong pillar so no one will interfere with the progress I have with you. I want you to heal me from the emotional attacks that I get from people who think that I ‘m not strong enough for the job. I love you Lord and I know that all things are possible through Jesus Christ who strengthens me. There is no one like you. Please give me the confidence to overcome all evil attacks upon what I’m trying to do to help my life. God give me the foresight and insight and please protect me from all harm. I pray that you will help me over come and conquer all that I want for my life. God keep me not having discernment or wisdom enough to know the difference in who I associate myself with and deliver me from the curses that make me stumble in life. I have the odds against me to even keep a job. They didn’t even think that I would last as long as I did. I thank you Lord and I hope that your blessing on my life will remain to be long lasting. Please put your covering on my life and help me to be strong. Please don’t let them take this beautiful opportunity away, because I learning to live for you and be a blessing to my family. I need the chance to show them that I could take care of myself and them if they need it. God I love you and Praise your name. Make me a vessel for You in my own home. Take the the bitterness of the past mistakes away and help me focus on my goals. God protect me and guide me on the way of prosperity. How I love you Lord, and How I need you more and more in my life. I know it won’t be easy, but I will trust in you and keep you close to me. I love you. Your relationship means so much to me. How I love you Lord and How I want to praise You forever! Your love is amazing! Forgive me if I didn’t live an example life in the past, but thank you that You caught me in time to win me back! I love You Jesus! My hope is in You! You are my strength and my fortress. To You I put my trust! Amen! and Amen!

Safe delivery for my sister

Oh Sacred of Jesus before you I place the birth giving of my sister Thabi..Lord you walked her along this pregnancy safely and sound so today as her delivery time approaches give her power,ease her pains..guide the midwives as to wise decisions..Protect their lives with her baby…Let her birth giving be the memorable and joyous moment ever..Thank you Lord because I trust in you..AMEN

Prayer For Tuition Fees

Dear lord in Heaven

I thank you for the blessings you shower me with each and everyday.I am grateful for the opportunities you bring forth into my experience. Thank you father for my supportive parent and friends. I appreciate the love I receive Lord.
Father Jesus forgive my sins and make my heart pure and sincere may I always remember that you are Lord in my life. I can not to anything without you.

I ask that you please clear my tuition debt at the University I attend at. Please Jesus Christ have mercy and help me with my tuition fees this year (2018). My parents can not pay the fees Lord and I want to continue with studies.I humble myself before you Lord and ask for a way forward. Help me and my family with these money problems we are facing. I trust that this prayer will find a place in your heart and you will answer it.Thank you Lord.
Amen

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Prayer for Eye Surgery

Dear Father God,
We raised your Lord our Sister Patsy who will undergo corneal transplant today, that may this procedure will be a success towards healing. We believe oh Lord of your healing power and you will guide and give her surgeon a steady hand during the surgery. We also ask you to give Ate Patsy comfort and she will feel any paid during the procedure and we ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus.

Amen.

Pray for Haiti – Lord’s Prayer

Let us continue to pray for Haiti years after the terrible January 12th, 2010 earthquake.
This beautiful country and it’s people have been changed forever and continue to need our prayers.
May God continue to bless the people of Haiti.

The following is the Lord’s prayer in Haitian Creole.

pray-for-haiti

Lord’s Prayer in Haitian Creole

Papa nou ki nan syèl la,
Nou mande pou yo toujou respekte non ou.
Vin tabli gouvènman ou,
pou yo fè volonte ou sou latè, tankou yo fè li nan syèl la.
Pen nou bezwen an, ban nou li jòdi a.
Padonnen tou sa nou fè ki mal,
menm jan nou padonnen moun ki fè nou mal.
Pa kite nou nan pozisyon pou nou tonbe nan tantasyon,
men, delivre nou anba Satan.
Paske, se pou ou tout otorite, tout pouvwa ak tout louwanj, depi tout tan ak pou tout tan.
Amèn.

Lord thank you for blessing me with opportunities and abilities beyond my expectations

Lord thank you for blessing me with opportunities and abilities beyond my expectations. I am praying that you bless me and others who have reached financial dilemmas. I pray that you bless me suddenly because i am running out of ways to be financially stable. You know i face mental illness so extreme i get tired of living, but i hold on to hope and I hope and pray for this blessing because it will help me to prosper and to help others (though I struggle with this because you know i don’t want to be taken advantage of and mistreated and later misunderstood) and not be so stuck. I thank and I praise you in Jesus name. Amen.

Pray for people with Lupus

(Washington, DC)

Oh Father God,

I pray for you to please help me with all of this pain that I feel in my body. It is not easy to explain to others what I am exactly feeling. Please heal me Lord. Also, please help with the life challenges I am currently facing.

Amen

My mother is going to have a surgery tomorrow morning

Dear mother Mary,

My mother is going to have a surgery tomorrow morning. I hope that everything goes well and the operation becomes successful and my mom restores her good health. Please stay by my mom’s side all the time and protect her. She is a very good person and I love her too much to let her go. I cannot live without her. I’m afraid that something bad might happen. Please turn my fear into faith. Heal my mother so that she can go to veilaankani church and pray with the whole family. I pray that everything goes well and my mom comes back home in healthy condition. You know how much she prays towards you and how much faith she has. Please save her . I want my mom to be healthy and happy. I promise that I will pray each day. Amen

Remove all the black magic

Dear Jesus, you have said: Truly I say to you if you ask anything of the Father in my name He will give it to you. Heavenly Father I ask in the name of Jesus for all the black magic on me and my family to be removed and the witches controlling my husband for what they did to be removed from him, and my marriage restored and me and my children healed and restored and for everyone who is working with evil to be blocked from our lives permanently. For all the evil people to get out of my husbands life and for him to turn to Jesus and be saved and for him to stay away from witches and not call them and do evil anymore. For me and my family to be healed and restored back to 100% and for love to come back into my home and family and marriage. For my husband to stop having affairs and love and honor me and his children with me.

Prayer for my cousin who is undergoing surgery today

Heavenly Father Author of Life, Healer of Wounds, Source of Abundance, Unconditional Love and Mercy, please hold Gifto (manoj) , who has met with an accident yesterday , in the palm of your hand and look at his Brain, eyes more closely, examine it, heal it, strengthen the weak parts, reconnect the areas that are loose, mend it and make his teeth , jaws new again.

Please direct, guide and bless the hands, minds, eyes, and instruments of the team of professionals, the anesthesiologists, specialized nurses, medical attendants assigned to do the surgery today and every person that touches him. Invite them to focus their minds to the tasks at hand and make each one of them perform their assigned tasks O Lord perfectly and precisely attuned to your command as the Great Conductor, Divine Healer and Comforter.

O Holy Spirit and Comforter breathe love and peace to the family and love ones, that they may continue to feel your warmth and love on this day of the surgery. Assure them that Gifto (manoj) will be healed fast and soon as he will continue to serve you in the ministry you called him to do for the proclamation of Christ goodness, grace and mercy.

We call on the intercession of our Blessed Virgin Mary, all the angels and saints in heaven, especially St. Monica today. We lift up our prayers in the Name of God the Father, God the Son, in union with God the Holy Spirit who lives forever and ever. Amen

Prayer for healing dizziness

Dear Lord,

Please hear my desperate call on you, to heal me completely from this feeling of dizziness that tends to disrupt my well being, help me to have faith and believe that everything is possible in you O Lord! Help me Lord! Pray for me! Heal me! Submitting myself to your healing hands! Amen

I call on Jehovah Jireh, my Provider

Dear Lord.

I came before your throne of grace and call on Jehovah Jireh my provider.

Lord, you know that we need food to eat, money for transport and necessities for the children.
Father I come in the name of Jesus and ask that you may meet us at the point of our need this day.
Lord, I have no where to turn to, nowhere to run, so I look to you, the author and finisher of my faith…
Lord in your mercy, hear my prayer
In Jesus name,Amen

Prayer for confidence & good leadership

Dear Lord Almighty,
I come humbly before you, lifting up all my fears, doubts and anxieties and asking that you send forth your Holy Spirit to fill my mind with positive thoughts and my heart with faith that I can do things according to your will and stop feeling inferior & doubting my capabilities. Help me to accomplish everything I need to do, and in so doing, be instrumental in the learning of others as well as in the healing of others. Grant O Lord that I can demonstrate good leadership and can praise you in others and through others. I am grateful Lord for every single blessing in my life & for every opportunity you present me to be a better person everyday. Please help me to be calm, collected, confident with my job and role, and most especially be at peace with myself and everyone around me. This I pray in Jesus name. Amen.

Prayer for father and son relationship

I ask prayer for Armand and his Dad Martin,that they continue to fight for a restoring of their relationship.But most importantly to seek the Lord Jesus Christ at every morning and through out the day to be filled His all abiding peace and love so that they may respect each other and their relationship and grow stronger,in Jesus name amen

Prayer for miracles & healing to a beloved Auntie

Praying will make miracles…it happens in our life when we need Gods power to heal someone in pain or in agony, someone who is sick, weary & distraught.

I confess to you oh, Lord my God to bestow your healing powers & miracles to be poured onto my loving Auntie-Alejandra, who, at this time needs your compassion…Behold, my Lord with Mama Mary, your mother to cast all possible remedies, to give hope in this distress that somehow our prayers be answered the way you wanted…healing for my sick Auntie!!!
We pray dear Lord that all these predicaments will be done according to your will & with your grace!!! Hallelujah, Amen!!!