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 ST ANTHONY PRAYERS
CHAPLET OF ST ANTHONY OF PADUA - 13 GROUPS OF 3
The chaplet of St Anthony, a Franciscan (1195-1231),  is a collection of devotional prayers with its 13 groups of 3 beads each.  It is also found with 13 beads with no divisions. A medal of St Anthony usually holding the child Jesus is at the end of the pendant. St Francis is usually on the other side.
 
CHAPLET PRAYERS    -   13 MEDITATIONS
 
PRAYER FOR LOST THINGS
 
It is encouraged to meditate on the virtues of St Anthony while praying the chaplet:  Faith, Hope, Charity, Love of Jesus, Prudence, Justice, Patience, Penance, Humility, Purity, Obedience, Poverty, Spirit of Prayer, and Union with God.

 

~ CHAPLET PRAYERS ~

The prayers below are believed to be written by St Bonaventure (1221 - 1274).
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On the 1st bead of each group say the Our Father, on
the 2nd  the Hail Mary, and on the 3rd the Glory Be to the Father,
etc.  At the end recite the following:

 If miracles thou fain wouldst see - Do error, death, calamity,
 The leprous stain, the demon flies, From beds of pain the sick arise.
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The hungry seas forego their prey,  - The prisoner's cruel chains give way;
 While palsied limbs and chattels lost,  Both young and old recovered boast.
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 And perils perish; plenty's hoard  - Is heaped on hunger's famished board;
 Let those relate who know it well,  Let Padua of her patron tell.
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 The hungry seas forgo their prey ---
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
 The hungry seas forego their prey ---

 V.  Pray for us Blessed Anthony.

 R.  That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

 Let Us Pray

 O God!  Let the votive commemoration of Blessed Anthony, thy
Confessor, be a source of joy to thy Church, that she may always be
fortified with spiritual assistance, and may deserve to possess
eternal joy.  Through Christ, Our Lord.  Amen.

 

~ 13 MEDITATIONS ~

On the first set of 3 beads, say an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be then
meditate on the first prayer.  Repeat for each of the 13 below.
1
Saint Anthony - raiseth the dead, pray for those Christians now
in their agony, and for our dear departed.
2
Saint Anthony - zealous preacher of the Gospel, fortify us against the
errors of the enemies of God, and pray for the Pope and the Church.
3
Saint Anthony - powerful with the Heart of Jesus, preserve us
 from the calamities which threaten us on account of our sins.
4
Saint Anthony - who drivest away devils, make us triumph over
their snares.
5
Saint Anthony - lily of heavenly purity, purify us from the
stains of the soul and preserve our bodies from all dangers.
6
Saint Anthony - healer of the sick, cure our diseases and
preserve us in health.
7
Saint Anthony - guide of travellers, bring to safe harbor those
 who are in danger of perishing, and calm the troubled waves of
 passion which agitate our souls.
8
Saint Anthony - liberator of captives, deliver us from the
 captivity of evil.
9
Saint Anthony - who restorest to young and old the use of their
 limbs, obtain for us the perfect use of the senses of our body
 and the faculties of our soul.
10
Saint Anthony - finder of lost things, help us to find all that
        we lost in the spiritual and temporal order.
11
Saint Anthony - protected by Mary, avert the dangers which
        threaten our body and our soul.
12
Saint Anthony - helper of the poor, help us in our needs and
        give bread and work to those who ask.
13
Saint Anthony - we thankfully proclaim thy miraculous power,
 and we beseech thee to protect us all the days of our life.

 

 ~ FOR LOST THINGS ~

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 Great Saint Anthony, who hast received from God a special power to recover lost things, help me that I may find that which I am now seeking.  Obtain for me, also, an active faith, perfect docility to the inspirations of grace, disgust for the vain pleasures of the world, and an ardent desire for the imperishable goods of an everlasting happiness.  Amen.
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Tony Tony, come around.
Something is lost and cannot be found
 

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For more information on chaplet prayers read
"A Handbook for Catholic Sacramentals" by Ann Ball
  published by Our Sunday Visitor
and
'My Treasury of Chaplets' by Patricia S Quintiliani
self published - available through Amazon