To Seek and to Save

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.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

The deepest reason we can hope to find anything is that the Son of Man himself came to seek and to save what was lost. St. Anthony's gift for finding things is only a small echo of this great search. The God who came after us will surely help us in our smaller losses.

Lord Jesus, you came into the world to seek and to save the lost, and I am among them. Find me where I have wandered, and help me to find what I am looking for. Through the intercession of St. Anthony, draw me back whenever I stray, and never let me be finally lost to you. 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.