Involving the return of Christmas gifts belonging to a family who are very dear to me.
I know this is so incredibly minor compared to most of the prayer requests here … but if you feel moved, would you please take a moment to say just one quick prayer for this family’s Christmas gifts to be restored to them, against all odds?
This family has had a rough couple of years, several major tragedies, and now to have their Christmas gifts disappear just breaks my heart.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers.
I’m so sorry that this family lost their Christmas gifts. I can kind of relate my family and I are in a similar situation.
May I ask were they stolen or did they lose them in a fire or something?
Could they get insurance for their Christmas gifts?
Prayer 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.
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Seeking a Lost Article
Dear St. Anthony, you are the patron of the poor and the helper of all who seek lost articles. Help me to find the object I have lost so that I will be able to make better use of the time that I will gain for God's greater honor and glory. Grant your gracious aid to all people who seek what they have lost---especially those who seek to regain God's grace. Amen.
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Litany of the Lost
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
(The response for the following petitions is: St. Anthony, pray for us.)
For those of us who have lost…
Our health,
Our peace of mind,
Our housing,
Our financial security,
A loved one,
Our dreams,
Our talents,
Our initial zeal,
Our sobriety,
Our faith,
Our self-respect,
Our perspective,
Our innocence,
Our independence,
Peace within our families,
Civil peace,
Our trust in others,
Our virtue,
Our home,
(Please add your own particular loss)
Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. (3 times)
Let us pray.
All loving God,
You have given us St. Anthony,
The patron of the lost,
As an intercessor of those
Who are in need of your mercy.
Listen to his voice
As he calls out to You
On our behalf,
And grant those things
Which will help us grow
In Your love.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
companionsofstanthony.org/litanyoflost.htm