Novena For The Election Of A New Pope

We here at Saint Anthony Lost And Found invite all to join us in an ongoing Novena for the election of a new Pope, with the intercession of Good Saint Anthony ~ Saint Anthony, please pray that the Church’s Cardinals find God’s True and Holy Will in electing our new Pope~

NOVENA FOR THE ELECTION OF A NEW POPE

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come. 
From thy bright heavenly throne! 
Come, take possession of our souls, 
And make them all Thine Own! 

Thou who art called the Paraclete, 
Best gift of God above, 
The Living Spring, The Living Fire, 
Sweet Unction, and True Love! 

Thou who are sevenfold in Thy grace, 
Finger of God's right hand, 
His Promise, teaching little ones 
To speak and understand! 

O guide our minds with thy blest light, 
With love our hearts inflame, 
And with thy strength, which never decays, 
Confirm our mortal frame. 

Far from us drive our hellish foe, 
True peace unto us bring, 
And through all perils guide us safe 
Beneath thy sacred wing. 

Through Thee may we the Father know, 
Through Thee the Eternal Son, 
And Thee the Spirit of them both
Thrice blessed Three in One. 

Now to the Father, and the Son 
Who rose from death, be glory given, 
With Thee, O holy Comforter, 
Henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen. 

O Lord, with suppliant humility, we entreat Thee, 
that in Thy boundless mercy 
Thou wouldst grant the most holy Roman Church a pontiff, 
who by his zeal for us, 
may be pleasing to Thee, 
and by his good government may ever be honoured 
by Thy people for the glory of Thy name. 
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, 
who with Thee livest and reignest world without end.
Amen.

Most Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, 
pray for us who have recourse to Thee~

Good St. Anthony, pray for us~

Re-post: Saint Anthony Helps Find Lost Souls

Whenever I lost anything as a child, my grandmother would tell me not to worry,  just to pray to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, and it would be found. I'd often return to her a half hour later, holding up whatever I lost and she'd say "See? St. Anthony always comes through." As I grew older, I went to her with other problems. She would still tell me to pray to St. Anthony. I would make a face, caught in the adolescent mire that convinced me my problems were beyond repair. One day after I rolled my eyes at her, my grandmother said to me, her blue eyes tearing up "St. Anthony isn't just for finding lost things. He also deals with lost souls." "Lost souls?" She nodded. "And if he can handle that, I think he can handle just about anything.” There wasn't much I could say to that, so I shut up, stopped rolling my eyes and gave St. Anthony another try, even though my problem du jour seemed insurmountable. It wasn't solved in a half hour or even a day, but I found that prayer and time did heal it. I began to grow up and learn that healing something doesn't always mean that what we're fixated on gets better. Often, we heal when we accept things and move on. Prayer to St. Anthony is not just for the lost things in my life, but to help me keep my perspective when I face unanswered questions or when I struggle to find words to comfort a friend. St. Anthony can find anything. Most importantly, for anyone who feels despair, he can even help us find our faith when we think it's lost.

Have a story or reflection of your own about Saint Anthony? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~

World Day Of Prayer For The Sick 2025

On World Day of Prayer for the Sick, February 11th., 2025, light a Virtual Candle and write a Prayer 
for a loved one sick or suffering. During Holy Mass at 6:00 pm CET in Saint Anthony’s Basilica in Padua, Italy, the Franciscan Friars of Saint Anthony will pray for all who are sick and for their caregivers, and will entrust them to the Lord's mercy through the intercession of our beloved Saint Anthony.