Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help ~ Urgent Financial Help

Realizing, dear Mother Mary,

that thou art our Perpetual Help not only in spiritual

but likewise in temporal necessities,

we approach thee with submissive and humble hearts,

because we have a child-like confidence in thy power and goodness,

beseeching thee to assist us in our present financial worry.

Owing to untoward circumstances which have arisen in our lives,

we are in dire want, being unable to meet our honest debts.

We are not asking, dearest Mother for wealth,

if possession of it is not in accordance with the holy will of God;

we merely beg for that assistance which will enable us

to satisfy our pressing obligations.

We believe, dear Mother,

that thou art the Queen of heaven and earth,

and, as such,

the instrument and special dispensation of thy Son Jesus Christ;

that thou hast acquired by virtue of thy wonderful dignity,

a sweet jurisdiction over all creation.

We believe that thou art not only rich and bountiful,

but extremely kind and generous to all thy loving children.

We plead with thee then, dear Mother,

to obtain for us the help we so urgently need in our present financial difficulty.

We thank thee, dear Lady and promise to publish far and wide,

the marvels of thy glorious Picture.

Amen

Prayer in the midst of natural disasters

Merciful God, when the chaos of natural disaster threatens to overtake us, awaken our faith to know the power of your peace. Deliver us from our fear and ease our anxiety. Help us to endure the time of uncertainty and give us strength to face the challenges ahead. Give us the assurance of your presence even in this time so that we can cling to your promise of hope and life shown to us. Amen.

Prayer for victims of disaster

Loving Lord, we come to you trusting in your mercy and knowing that your steadfast love endures forever. Look with mercy on those who have been harmed or displaced by this disaster. Grant them your strength to meet the days ahead. Allow those who are affected to experience your peace which passes all understanding and new hope in the resurrection. Move in those who are able to give aid, that we may be your hands and heart on the earth. Be with all who offer your assistance; may your Spirit uphold them. To you face the challenges ahead. Give us the assurance of your presence even in this time so that we can cling to your promise of hope and life shown us through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, Amen.

Prayer to St. Jude

With a steadfast hope in your heart, pray to St. Jude especially in desperate times, hopelessness and urgent need.

Most holy apostle, St. Jude, 

faithful servant and friend of Jesus, 

the Church honours and invokes you 

universally as the patron of hope.
Please intercede on my behalf. 

Make use of that particular privilege 

given to you to bring hope, comfort, and help 

where they are needed most.
Come to my assistance in this great need 

that I may receive the consolation and help 

of heaven as I work with my challenges, 

particularly (here make your request).
I praise God with you and all the saints forever.
I promise, blessed St. Jude, 

to be ever mindful of this great favour, 

to always honour you 

as my special and powerful patron
and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. 

Amen.

Dearest St. Jude, pray for me 

and all those who invoke your aid.

Truly by the union 

of your miraculous intercession 

with the holy Will 

of God the Father in Christ Jesus

all help favour and request

are Answered.

By the Word of the Lord,

we are HEALED.

AMEN.

In Honour of the Holy Cross Prayer

O God, 

Who didst will to hallow the standard 

of the life-giving Cross 

by the Precious Blood of Thine only-begotten Son; 

grant, we beseech Thee, 

that they who rejoice 

in honouring the same holy Cross, 

may rejoice also in Thine ever-present protection. Through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Thanksgiving prayer to St. Jude

Dearest St. Jude thank you for your prayer and intercession on my behalf to the Lord, you have always answered my prayer but still I will never be able to thank you enough. Please forgive me on occasion that I may have forgotten or overlooked in thanking you for the favours granted. I promise you St. Jude to ever grateful and always be, devoted to you as my my patron saint. For by the good Lord's grace has got me to this point in life, and there is still a very long road for me to traverse. Therefore, St. Jude, I will always need you by my side and please continue to guide and help me with God's grace. I ask you St. Jude to not leave any prayers unanswered whether it is one of mine or from other who have invoked your aid. Look upon us the hopeless and desperate for the Lord help in our life. I will always be in  need your help and always hear my prayers otherwise my life will be very difficult to lead. AMEN.

Prayer of Thanksgiving for Graces Received from the Infant Jesus of Prague

I kneel before Your holy image, 

O most gracious Infant Jesus, 

to offer You my most fervent thanks 

for the blessings You have bestowed on me, 

I shall incessantly praise 

Your overwhelming mercy and confess that You

alone art my God, my helper, and my protector. 

My entire confidence shall be placed in You! 

Everywhere I will proclaim aloud 

Your mercy and generosity, 

so that Your great love and the great deeds 

which You grant through this miraculous image

may be acknowledged by all.

May devotion to Your holy infancy 

increase more and more 

in the hearts of all Christians, 

and may all who experience Your assistance 

persevere with me in showing unceasing gratitude 

to Your most holy Infancy, 

to which be praise and glory forever. 

Amen.

Divine Infant Jesus, 

I know you love me 

and would never leave me. 

I thank you for your close presence in my life. 

Miraculous Infant, 

I believe in your promise 

of peace, blessings, and freedom from want. 

I place every need and care in your hands. 

Lord Jesus, 

may I always trust 

in your generous mercy and love. 

I want to honour and praise you, 

now and forever. 

Amen.

Sweetand Divine Child Jesus, the Holy Infant JESUS of Prague

The Miraculous Image of the Infant Jesus of Prague

"The more you honour me, the more I will bless you."

Devotion to the Infant of Prague is devotion to the Child Jesus, it is veneration of the Son of God, who in the form of an Infant, chose a stable for a birth place, a manger for a cradle, and shepherds for worshippers. Our Saviour grants special graces to all who�s venerate His sacred infancy. It helps us to keep mindful of the great mystery of Jesus� birth and infancy. Many graces have been received by those who�s invoke the Divine Child before the original Statue that it has been called �The Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague�. All who approach the miraculous Statue and pray there with confidence� receive assistance in danger, consolation in sorrows, aid in poverty, comforts in anxiety, light in spiritual darkness, streams of grace in dryness of soul, health in sickness and hope in despair.

The statue of the Infant of Prague represents Jesus at his infant years and it stands at height of 47 cm / 19 inch (45 cm figure on a 2 cm base). The Child is dressed in a long, simple, flowing robe which leaves parts of His feet visible. His face is framed by curly, medium-length hair. The core of the statue is carved wood that was most likely covered with linen. The actual surface of the statue is very fragile as it was modelled in coloured wax. 

The right hand of the child is raised in blessing, the first two fingers are upraised to symbolize the two natures in Christ, while the folded thumb and last two fingers touch each other to represent the mystery of the Holy Trinity, while his left hand holds a globe sphere surmounted by a cross, signifying the worldwide kingship of Christ, the whole of our universe rests in his hands.

St. Therese of the Child Jesus, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Teresa of Avila are among the saints notable for their strong devotion to the Divine Child. The Infant Jesus known as the patron for children, colleges, family life, foreign missions, freedom, good finances, health, peace, schools, travellers, universities, vocations.

The Feast of the Infant Jesus of Prague is celebrated on the first Sunday of May.

Prayer to the Infant Jesus of Prague

O Infant Jesus,

I form the belief 

that I shall be granted forgivenessof sins 

and place it into the hands 

of Your most Holy Mother Mary; 

I commend myself to all 

and every Holy Mass that is celebrated this day 

and all over the globe, 

and I offer all this on behalf 

of the poor souls of purgatory.

Amen.

Prayer of Thanksgiving

for Graces Received from the Infant Jesus

I prostrate myself before Thy holy image, 

O most gracious Infant Jesus, 

to offer my most fervent thanks 

for the blessings Thou hast bestowed on me.

I shall incessantly praise Thy ineffable mercy 

and confess that Thou alone 

are my God, my helper, and my protector. 

Henceforth my entire confidence 

shall be placed in Thee! 

Everywhere I will proclaim aloud

Thy mercy and generosity, 

so that Thy great love and the great deeds 

which Thou perform through this miraculous image 

may be acknowledged by all. 

May devotion to Thy holy infancy 

increase more and more

in the hearts of all Christians, 

and may all who experience 

Thy assistance persevere with me 

in showing unceasing gratitude 

to Thy most holy infancy,

to which be praise and glory forever.

Amen.

History of the Infant Jesus of Prague

Originally, the Infant Jesus of Prague devotion came from Spain, based on the tradition, Infant Jesus statue was made as in was seen in miraculous apparition by monk to whom Infant Jesus appeared. Some say that the statue belonged to St. Teresa of Avila, the founder of the Discalced Carmelites, who was aflame with a great love for the Child Jesus.

When the Duchess Maria Manrique de Lara came to Bohemia to marry a Bohemian nobleman in 1556, she received the statue from her mother as a wedding gift. When her daughter Polyxena of Lobkowicz was widowed, she gave the precious statue (saying: �I give you what I prizes most highly in the world; honor and respect the child Jesus and you shall never be in want.�) to the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites attached to the church of Our Lady of Victory in 1628.

The Carmelites placed the statue in the novitiate chapel, so that the young monks could learn from the virtues of the Child Jesus. At that time the Thirty Years� War was raging through Europe and even Infant Jesus was not spared when the Saxon army occupied Prague in 1631. It was only after his return to Prague in 1637 that Father Cyrillus f the Mother of God, originally from Luxemburg, discovered the statue, abandoned in a corner. To his sorrow, however, he found that Infant Jesus had had both hands broken off. At this moment it seemed to him that Infant Jesus was saying to him:

Have mercy on me and I will have mercy on you.

Give me hands and I will give you peace.

The more you honour me, the more I will bless you.

Eventually Father Cyrillus ad new hands made for Infant Jesus. The gold coin invested in this was returned many times over, as the Child Jesus began to bless the monastery, the local people, and the whole of Prague. Miraculous healing were attributed to him, as was the protection of Prague when it was laid siege to by the Swedes in 1639. In 1651 the statue was carried as a pilgrim round all the churches in Prague and in 1655 it was solemnly crowned by the Bishop of Prague.

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Prayer of Father Cyrillus

O Infant Jesus, I run to You,

begging You through Your Holy Mother

to save me in this need

(mention your petition here),

for I truly and firmly believe

that Your Divinity can defend me.

Full of trust I hope in You

to obtain Your holy grace.

I love You with all my heart,

I am painfully sorry for my sins

and on my knees I beg You,

o Little Jesus, to free me from them.

My resolution is to improve

and never more to offend You.

Therefore, I offer myself to You,

ready to suffer everything for You

and to serve You faithfully.

I will love my neighbour as myself

from my heart for the love of You.

O Little Jesus, I adore You,

O Mighty Child, I implore You,

save me in this need

(you can mention it here),

that I may enjoy You eternally,

with Mary and Joseph see You

and with all the angels adore You.

Amen.

Novena in Urgent Need to the Infant Jesus of Prague

Jesus, You said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you." Through the intercession of Mary, Your holy Mother, I knock, I seek. I ask that my prayer be granted (mention your request).

Jesus, You said, "All that you ask of the Father in My name, He will grant to you." Through the intercession of Mary, Your holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask Your Father in Your name that my prayer be granted (mention your request).

Jesus, You said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My word shall not pass." Through the intercession of Mary, Your holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted (mention your request).

* To be said for nine consecutive hours or for nine days.

Remember also what our Lord said in the Gospel of Matthew 18:3; 

�Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven�.

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Prayer to the Divine Child Jesus In Difficult Times

Divine Child Jesus,

In my difficulties: help me

From the enemies of my soul: save me

In my errors: enlighten me 

In my doubts and pains: comfort me

In my solitudes: be with me

In my diseases: invigorate me

When others despise me: encourage me

In temptations: defend me

In difficult hours: strengthen me

With your maternal heart: love me

With your immense power: protect me

And, into your arms, when I die: receive me

Amen.

The Power of Agreement in Prayer

JESUS has revealed to us, the Power of Agreement as in Matthew 18:19-20 "Again I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." On this promise by the Lord Jesus, we now agree with you in prayer: "Lord God, I now come to you with words. Forgive us of our sins and cleanse us by the blood that Jesus poured for us on the cross at Calvary. I ask you to help, hear and answer our needs that we request through our prayers to you. I agree in prayer with those at by your WORD and in accordance with your holy WILL, YOU will answer and provide help for us. Lord, thank you for answering this prayer, and Thank you for forgiving us. In JESUS name, I pray and dare to claim that all said and requested in this prayer is already DONE. Amen." Thank you, Father GOD, Thank You, JESUS.

Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Mother of Perpetual Help,
with the greatest confidence
we come before your holy picture
to be inspired by the example of your life.

We think of you at that moment when,

full of faith and trust,

you accepted God�s call

to be the mother of his Son.

Help us, your children,

to accept with joy our own calling in life.

When you learned that your cousin Elizabeth was in need

you immediately went to serve her

and offer your help.

Help us, like you,

to be concerned for others.

We think of you, Mother,

at the foot of the cross.

Your heart must have bled

to see your Son in agony.

But your joy was great

when he rose from the dead,

victorious over the powers of evil.

Mother of Sorrows,

help us through the trials and

disappointments of life.

Help us not to lose heart.

May we share with you and your Son

the joy of having courageously

faced up to all the challenges of life.

Amen.

Our weapon is prayer, Pope Francis

At the celebration of World Mission Sunday on the 20 October 2013, Pope Francis in his Sunday Angelus greeting said the following to an enthusiastic crowd in St. Peter�s Square.

�Above all, persevering prayer is an expression of faith in a God who calls us to fight with him, every day, every moment, to overcome evil with good,� 

�In our daily journey, especially in difficulties, in the struggle against evil outside of ourselves and within us, the Lord is not far way, he is at our side; we fight with him beside us, and our weapon is prayer, which makes us feel his presence alongside of us, his mercy, even his help,�

�God is our ally, faith in him is our strength, and prayer is the expression of this faith.�

�He knows what we need better than we do!�

Consecration Prayer to Saint Jude Thaddeus

Saint Jude, 

Apostle of Christ and glorious martyr, 

I desire to honour you 

with a special devotion. 

I choose you as my patron and protector. 

To you I entrust my soul and my body,

all my spiritual and temporal interests, 

as well as those of my family. 

To you I consecrate 

my mind so that in all things 

it may be enlightened by faith,
my heart so that you may keep it 

pure and fill it with love 

for Jesus and Mary, 

my will so that,
like yours, it may always be one 

with the Will of God.

Amen.

Prayer for all Poor, Homeless, and Neglected People

O GOD, Almighty and merciful, 

who heals those that are broken in heart, 

and turns the sadness of the sorrowful to joy; 

Let your fatherly goodness 

be upon all 

that you have made. 

Remember in pity those who are this day 

destitute, homeless, or forgotten 

by their fellow men. 

Bless the congregation of your poor. 

Uplift those who are cast down. 

For those who suffer innocently, 

I pray that you will sanctify their endurance 

of the wrongs worked on them, 

keeping their hearts free of bitterness. 

Cheer with hope all 

discouraged and unhappy people, 

and help those who are tempted 

into sin by their poverty; 

though they be troubled on every side, 

suffer them not to be distressed; 

though they be perplexed, 

save them from despair. 

Grant this, O Lord, 

for the love of him, 

who for our sakes endured poverty 

and blameless suffering, 

your Son, our Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Prayer in time of War

O God, King of all kings, 

and Governor of all things, 

whose power no creature is able to resist, 

to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, 

and to be merciful to those who truly repent; 

Save and deliver us, 

we humbly beseech thee, 

from the hands of our enemies; 

abate their pride, 

assuage their malice, 

and confound their devices; 

that we, being armed with thy defence, 

may be preserved evermore from all perils, 

to glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory; 

through the merits of thy Son, 

Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Unanswered Prayer

I asked for strength that I might achieve;

I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for health that I might do greater things;

I was given infirmity that I might do better things.

I asked for riches that I might be happy;

I was given poverty that I might be wise.

I asked for power that I might have the praise of men;

I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life;

I was given life that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I had asked for,

but everything that I had hoped for.

Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered;

I am, among all men, most richly blessed.

Amen.

Prayer for those Lukewarm in Faith

Because of the weakness of faith among those in the world who are believers, those of you who are strong in your faith have a huge responsibility now. You must pray this conversion prayer for the others.

�I urge you Jesus, in your Divine Mercy, 

to cover those lukewarm souls 

with your Precious Blood 

so that they can be converted. 

Amen.� 

Say this short prayer on behalf of those whom you believe need it most.

Gift of the Holy Communion Prayer

O Heavenly Host fill my body 

with the nourishment it needs.

Fill my soul with 

the Divine Presence of Jesus Christ.

Give me the graces to fulfil 

the Holy Will of God.

Fill me with the peace and calm 

which comes from Your Holy Presence.

Never let me doubt Your Presence.

Help me to accept You 

in Body and Soul 

and that, by the Holy Eucharist, 

the Graces bestowed upon me 

will help me to proclaim 

the Glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Purify my heart.

Open my soul and sanctify me 

when I receive 

the great Gift 

of the Holy Eucharist.

Grant me the graces 

and the favours it bestows 

upon all God�s children 

and grant me immunity 

from the fires of Purgatory. 

Amen.

The Presence of Christ, in the Holy Eucharist, 

is real and, when consumed, 

brings you special protection. 

It brings you closer in union with Him.

The more daily Masses you attend 

and the more you receive the Body and Blood 

of Jesus Christ, in the Holy Eucharist, 

you will be granted immunity 

from the purification in the fires of Purgatory.

The Holy Eucharist is the Gift 

which will grant you Eternal Life.

Jesus Christ, suffered greatly to give the world 

this great Gift, the passport to Heaven. 

Do not reject it. 

Do not challenge His generosity. 

Do not underestimate the Power of the Holy Host.