After you died, Saint Anthony,
God chose to make your holiness known to the world
and to draw people by working miracles
in answer to prayers made in your name.
Since then, people have asked God
to continue to honor you
by working wonders through your intercession.
Those who have experienced the power of prayers offered in your name
have told how God has answered them.
God has healed the sick,
restored peace of mind,
relieved poverty and granted favors of all kinds.
Now in this time of need, I ask you, Saint Anthony,
to pray with me for the things I desire.
I pray that God may again give us a sign of loving care
and providence and that, through you,
God may draw us all to the fullness of life and love in eternity.
Amen.
