For all of the injured that they know God is the Divine Physician and healer of all illness.
Eternal Father, I offer you the most precious Blood of your Divine Son Jesus,
in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,
for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere,
for sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home and within my family.
Amen.
PRAYER TO
SAINT ANTHONY PADUA
(FOR THE SICK).
Dear St. Anthony, because you experienced
disappointments and sickness in your brief life here,
I salute you the more respectfully.
Your own life assures me that you understand my need.
There is nothing so humiliating as sickness.
It forces us to depend on others,
leaves undone our daily tasks,
upsets our self-assurance and composure,
and makes us feel useless.
Help me, then, good St. Anthony,
in sickness and trouble.
Teach me, please, how to profit spiritually from my bodily ills.
Intercede for me with God so that my health may improve.
When recovered in body,
let me be also improved in spirit, too.
I ask this blessing for the honor of Christ, our Lord,
Amen.
V. Pray for us Saint Anthony,
R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.