The Lost Coin

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

O God, you gave St. Anthony to your people as a tireless preacher and a ready helper in need. As I begin this novena, let his words and example draw me closer to you. Through his intercession, restore what I have lost - whether things, or hope, or my own way back to you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pause in silence, and bring to mind the intention you are praying for.

In the app, your own saved intention rests here during the silence. The narration stays the same for everyone.

Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

Jesus tells of a woman who lights a lamp and sweeps the whole house, searching diligently for one lost coin. This is how God seeks what is lost - not casually, but with care and persistence. St. Anthony, the finder of lost things, points us to the Lord who never stops searching.

Lord, you are the God who searches the whole house for one lost coin and does not rest until it is found. Help me to find what I have lost, and teach me how patiently you seek after me. Through the intercession of St. Anthony, recover for me what is missing, and let nothing of value be lost through my carelessness. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

St. Anthony, finder of the lost and friend of the poor, the whole world calls on you to recover what has gone missing. Help me to find what I am seeking, and more than that, help me never to lose the one thing necessary - the friendship of God. Carry my intention before the Lord, and obtain for me the grace I need. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.