Every Good Gift

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.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.

Whatever good we find or recover is finally a gift, coming down from the Father of lights. St. Anthony reminds us that the Giver matters more than the gifts. When we hold our possessions loosely as things received, we are freer, and less afraid of loss.

Father of lights, every good thing I have is a gift from your hand, given and sometimes taken away. Help me to hold what I own with open hands and a grateful heart. Through the intercession of St. Anthony, restore what I have lost if it is your will, and free me from clinging to gifts more than to the Giver. 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.