πHow to Pray to a Saint :
πΏ Have you ever been fascinated by the saints, historical Christian figures that are believed to have lived exceptionally holy lives? Have you ever wondered if they play a role in your life? Read the Life of the particular Saint. The story of their life can be found in books, and they can be found online as well. Some of the most famous saints (the Virgin Mary, the Archangel Michael, etc) can be found almost anywhere, while many saints are much more obscure.
πΏFollow Your Usual Prayer Ritual. Simply because you are asking for a Saint's prayers doesn't mean that you have to change the way you are used to praying. Pray however you wish.
πΏ Be Calm and Focused. Any prayer without these qualities isn't very helpful, either for you or for whoever you might be praying for.
πΏ Say the Prayer. It can be either written or in your own words, whichever you prefer. It can be as simple or as grand as you wish. The point is that the prayer should be your own.
πΏ Conclude the Prayer. This can be done with a simple 'Amen', making the Sign of the Cross, or whichever method you are used to.
⤖ Definition of Prayer ⤖ Posture and Gesture ⤖ The Five Types of Prayer
⤖ Difficulties in Prayer ⤖ Foundations of Prayer
πTips :
πΏLook up the patronages of various saints. This is a common practice within the Roman Catholic Church, which uses official patronages. The concept of patron saints isn't as common within the Orthodox Church, and if a saint is considered a patron of something it usually isn't set in stone.
πΏThere are a lot of unofficial patronages as well.
πΏSome people pray to the saints before they move onto praying to God as a form of preparation of talking to Him.
πΏMany religions outside of Christianity also have Saints. They may call them by different names and have different customs surrounding them, though.
πΏIf you have a particular saint that you admire, celebrate their feast day. The Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches all have official calendars of Saints, and may celebrate the same saint on different days.
πΏSome saints have more than one Feast day.
πΏIf you are in need of great help through prayer, try a Novena (Roman Catholic tradition)
π Warnings :
πΏSome people may not understand why you pray to the Saints. If they ask sincere questions, feel free to answer them. But if they are just trying to annoy you, don't pay them any attention.
πΏIf your prayer request isn't answered, don't be discouraged. There are many things that could happen in the future. It could be answered one day far off in the future.
πΏSome groups are seriously opposed to the practicing devotion to the Saints. If you belong to one of these groups, don't let them know about it.
πΏIf they find out, remind them that your beliefs come before anything else.
πΏIn other words, remind them that if you have to choose between your beliefs or the relationship in question, you'll pick your beliefs every time.
πThings You'll Need
- A sincere interest in the Saint's Life.
- A true desire for Prayer.
- An open heart.
π Praying to the Saints π
The historic Christian practice of asking our departed brothers and sisters in Christ—the saints—for their intercession has come under attack in the last few hundred years. Though the practice dates to the earliest days of Christianity and is shared by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, the other Eastern Christians, and even some Anglicans—meaning that all-told it is shared by more than three quarters of the Christians on earth—it still comes under heavy attack from many within the Protestant movement that started in the sixteenth century.
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π Traditional Catholic Prayers π
This section includes some of the most familiar prayers of the Catholic tradition. These prayers have nurtured the faithful for generations, yet they still speak to us. Some of these prayers you may wish to learn "by heart" so that they become part of your daily living.
π Common Prayers:
πMorning Prayers πMorning Prayers - by St. Alphonsus
πA Morning Hymn
πPrayer for To-Day
πGrace Before Meals
πGrace After Meals
πPrecious Blood Prayer for Innocent Unborn Children
πNovena to the Child King Jesus (from the 17th to the 25th of each month)
πMonthly Consecration to the Infant King (said every 25th of each month)
πHoly Family Prayers
❊ Consecration of a Family to the Mother of God
❊ Prayer to make St. Joseph your Family Patron
❊ Prayer for a Catholic Family
❊ Prayer in Honor of the Holy Family
❊ Novena Prayer to the Holy Family
❊ Ejaculation to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
❊ Prayer for a Husband or Wife
❊ A Prayer for Parents, for themselves and for their Children
❊ Prayer for a Child
❊ Novena to the Holy Family
❊ Blessing of Parents Prayer
πPray with the Saintsπ
πBlessed Damien Joseph De Veuster
πPrayer to Saint Peregrine
πSaint Anthony Mary Claret
πA Prayer to Jesus by St. Pio of Pietrelcina 1
πA Prayer to Jesus by St. Pio of Pietrelcina 2
πPrayer to Saint Andrew
πSt. Patrick’s Breastplate
πPrayer to Saint Peregrine
πSaint Anthony Mary Claret
πA Prayer to Jesus by St. Pio of Pietrelcina 1
πA Prayer to Jesus by St. Pio of Pietrelcina 2
πPrayer to Saint Andrew
πSt. Patrick’s Breastplate
π Novenas π
πNovena to Saint Joseph
πNovena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
πNovena to Our Lady of Fatima
πNovena to Our Lady of Lourdes
πThe Divine Mercy Novena
πNovena to Saint Paul, Apostle
πNovena for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
πPrayers in Honor of the Holy Face of Jesus Daily throughout February
πDevotions in Honor of the Presentation of Our Divine Lord in the Temple
πDevotions in Honor of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes
πPrayers and Invocations for the Blessing of the Sick On the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
πDevotions for the Feast of the Holy Childhood of Our Divine Lord
πPrayer in Honor of the Holy Childhood of Our Divine Lord
πDevotions in Honor of the Flight into Egypt
πDevotions in Honor of the Finding of Our Divine Lord in the Temple
πNovena in Honor of All Saints to intercede for our salvation (October 24th -November 1st)
πNovena Prayer to Saint Ann
πNovena In Honor Of Saint John Marie Vianney (July 27th to August 4th)
πNovena to Saint Monica (August 18th to August 27th)
πNovena to Saint Peregrine for Cancer Patients
πNovena To St. Peregrine
πNovena to St. Maximilian Kolbe
πNovena to Saint Alphonsa
πNovena Prayer in Honor of Saint John Ogilive
πNovena In Honor of Saint John Marie Vianney (July 27th to Aug 2nd)
πNovena in Honor of St. Eugene
πNovena to Saint John Bosco
πNovena of Saint Katharine Drexel
πNovena to Ask for the Intercession of the Venerable Pauline Jaricot
πNovena to Saint Cajetan - Patron of the Unemployed
πNovena in Honor of Saint George
πNovena to Saint Anthony Mary Claret
πNovena Prayer to Saint Charles Borromeo
π Litanies π
πLitany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
πLitany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
πThe Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
πThe Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as the Litany of Loreto)
πLitany of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
πThe Litany of St. Jude Thaddeus
πThe Litany of the Holy Family
πΏ Saint Maximilian Kolbe
πΏ The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
πΏ Saint Stephen of Hungary
πΏ Saint Clare of the Cross
πΏ Saint Helena
πΏ Saint John Eudes
πΏ Saint Bernard
πΏ Saint Pius X
πΏ Saint Rose of Lima
πΏ Saint Bartholomew
πΏ Saint Joseph Calasanz
πΏ Saint Elizabeth Bichier
πΏ Saint Monica
πΏ Saint Augustine
πΏ Beheading of John the Baptist
πΏ Saint Fiacre
πΏ Saint Raymond Nonnatus
πΏ Saint Giles
πΏ Saint Agricola of Avignon
πΏ Saint Gregory the Great
πΏ Saint Cuthbert
πΏ Saint Lawrence Justinian
πΏ Blessed Bertrand
πΏ Saint Cloud
πΏ Birth of Mary
πΏ Saint Peter Claver
πΏ Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
πΏ Saint Adelphus
πΏ Saint Eanswida
πΏ Saint John Chrysostom
πΏ Saint Notburga
πΏ Our Lady of Sorrows
πΏ Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
πΏ Saint Robert Bellarmine
πΏ Saint Joseph of Cupertino
πΏ Saint Januarius
πΏ Saints Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Hasang
πΏ Saint Matthew the Apostle
πΏ Saint Maurice
πΏ Saint Padre Pio
πΏ Saint Pacificus
πΏ Saint Sergius
πΏ Saints Cosmas and Damian
πΏ Saint Vincent de Paul
πΏ Saint Wenceslaus
πΏ Saints Michael and Gabriel and Raphael
πΏ Saint Jerome
πLitany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
πThe Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
πThe Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as the Litany of Loreto)
πLitany of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
πThe Litany of St. Jude Thaddeus
πThe Litany of the Holy Family
π Short Prayers with Saints π
πΏ Saint Maximilian Kolbe
πΏ The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
πΏ Saint Stephen of Hungary
πΏ Saint Clare of the Cross
πΏ Saint Helena
πΏ Saint John Eudes
πΏ Saint Bernard
πΏ Saint Pius X
πΏ Saint Rose of Lima
πΏ Saint Bartholomew
πΏ Saint Joseph Calasanz
πΏ Saint Elizabeth Bichier
πΏ Saint Monica
πΏ Saint Augustine
πΏ Beheading of John the Baptist
πΏ Saint Fiacre
πΏ Saint Raymond Nonnatus
πΏ Saint Giles
πΏ Saint Agricola of Avignon
πΏ Saint Gregory the Great
πΏ Saint Cuthbert
πΏ Saint Lawrence Justinian
πΏ Blessed Bertrand
πΏ Saint Cloud
πΏ Birth of Mary
πΏ Saint Peter Claver
πΏ Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
πΏ Saint Adelphus
πΏ Saint Eanswida
πΏ Saint John Chrysostom
πΏ Saint Notburga
πΏ Our Lady of Sorrows
πΏ Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
πΏ Saint Robert Bellarmine
πΏ Saint Joseph of Cupertino
πΏ Saint Januarius
πΏ Saints Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Hasang
πΏ Saint Matthew the Apostle
πΏ Saint Maurice
πΏ Saint Padre Pio
πΏ Saint Pacificus
πΏ Saint Sergius
πΏ Saints Cosmas and Damian
πΏ Saint Vincent de Paul
πΏ Saint Wenceslaus
πΏ Saints Michael and Gabriel and Raphael
πΏ Saint Jerome