The Litany of Amazing Grace

“I once was lost but now am found”

Prayer to St. Anthony, the Finder of the Lost
St. Anthony is the one that people turn to for helping finding lost things. In these times, so much more
than objects are lost. Loved ones have lost love for each other. Peace has been lost at every level of life. Many have lost all faith and hope. People have disappeared due to violence, hatred, and natural
disasters. Perhaps this little litany, asking St Anthony's help and joining him in prayer, may
make a difference and help us all to find again all that which has been lost.

Dear St. Anthony,
Hear us and intercede for us. We look for the amazing
grace of restoration of all that is lost.
Help our world to find peace:
Help those who are enemies to find reconciliation...
Help the hungry to find food...
Help the homeless to find shelter...
Help the poor to find compassion...
Help the endangered to find safety...
Help those who hate to find love…
Help prisoners to find freedom...
Help the jobless to find work...
Help those who mourn to find joy.
Help our Church to find peace:
Help those who doubt to find faith...
Help those who despair to find hope...
Help those who are in darkness to find light...
Help those who are sinners to find forgiveness…
Help those who are weak to find courage…
Help all my loved ones find peace:
Help those who are lost to find a way back...
Help those who are sick to find health...
Help those who have made mistakes to find
wholeness in God’s grace...
Help those who are sad and depressed to find joy...
Help those who wander to find the way...
Help those who are angry to find a way to let go...
Help those who have died to find their rest in God.
(Mention other personal needs)
We join with you, beloved Saint,
in praying to our loving God.

Heavenly Father, we beg you through our Lord Jesus Christ, whom you have made the sacrifice
that takes away our sins, to receive our prayers and offerings, and through Him, to give us the
grace to be reconciled to you and to one another. Then, being at peace with you and each other, we may be able to offer sacrifices of praise with the holy angels before your altar in heaven above. This we ask of you who are blessed forever and ever.
Amen.
(Prayer composed by St. Anthony)