#INTERCESSION

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Patron Saints for your problems

If you see a problem you're experiencing down below, pray to the associated saint for intercession to aid you. ♥

Insomnia — St. Peter Damian Headaches — St. Teresa of Avila Illness — St. Raphael the Archangel Chronic illness — St. Lidwina Burnout — St. Thomas Aquinas Animal wellness — St. Francis of Assisi Studying / academia — St. Joseph of Cupertino Housing insecurity — St. Benedict Joseph Labre Anxiety / depression — St. Dymphna Desperation / hopelessness — St. Jude Thaddaeus Loneliness — St. Rita of Cascia Gender identity — St. Joan of Arc Fear / insecurity — St. Michael the Archangel Dysfunctional families — St. Eugene de Mazenod Abuse — St. Monica Grief — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Financial trouble — St. Matthew Lost items — St. Anthony of Padua Travel / motorists — St. Christopher Spiritual oppression — St. Benedict

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[bedes-silliest-soldier]

Asking for prayers for the intercession of Saint Joseph the Worker and Saint Bede the Venerable (patron of historians). I am finishing my PhD program in history and it is very difficult to find a job that’s actually in my field.

[primordial-archetypes]

Since petitioning Archangel St. Michael, I've noticed a huge difference in how vulnerable I feel to spiritual and mental attack. Whenever I invoke the Archangel, I feel as if I'm wearing his armour and when I pray the rosary, the beads become his sword. I don't fear scary or dark thoughts and feelings as much as I used to. And this is only after praying for his intercession deliberately and consistently for almost a week. St. Michael is swift to act.

If ever you feel as if you are under any kind of attack, I beg you to pray for St. Michael's intercession. His protection and strength is very real.

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

[thegirlintheblackdress]

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[dress-this-way]

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[chomp1]

What to pray for:

Those in need of Jesus

Those that are lost

Those that are hateful

Those that are evil

Those that have Jesus in their hearts

Those that found themselves in Jesus

Those that are loving

Those that are righteous

The poor

The needy

The underprivileged

The rich

The satisfied

The privileged

Places being destroyed for human greed

Places being created for human enjoyment

The unhappy

The happy

Others

Ourselves

Everything and everyone is worthy of prayer and intercession 💜

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

He Bore the Sins of Many

He was numbered with the transgressors; and he nasah (carried) (like the Yom Kippur scapegoat) the sin of many, and made intercession [did the work of a mafgi'a, intercessor] for the transgressors. — Isaiah 53:12b | Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Orthodox Jewish Bible Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 by Artists for Israel International. Cross References: Matthew 26:38; Matthew 26:39; Mark 15:28; Luke 22:37; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:9; Hebrews 9:28

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[jameslmartello]

Our Lady of Sorrows, with a mother's love and mercy, pray for us. Amen +

[xdivinedecay]

Patron saints for US election aftermath

Below are some saints I humbly recommend to pray to as the United States faces this new and challenging era after the results of our recent election. Those that use prayer for intercession may find comfort in learning more about the saints below, and building a communication with them.

Social justice — St. Martín de Porres Poverty — St. Francis of Assisi Women — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Immigrants — St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Racial justice — St. Katharine Drexel Ecology and environment — St. Kateri Tekakwitha (the first Indigenous American saint) Education/teachers — St. John Baptist de La Salle

If you'd like, I have included some notes and extras below —

Please if you can, take some time to learn about St. Martín de Porres! His soul is beautiful and his work was absolutely selfless as he cared for others in the face of social abuse and adversity. He really is someone to aspire to be like.

I nominate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in this particular instance as it's difficult to pin down a definitive patron saint of women (all of my cross-references didn't produce a strong label on any one saint; many were for mothers or some other aspect attributed to womanhood, so there are many options). But St. Elizabeth was the first American-born citizen to be canonized as a saint, and in her life she started a Catholic school for girls. She is most known for founding of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s, the first religious order in America who contributed significant humanitarian work. In the wake of the US election results, I think she is an apt choice for connecting with for intercession.

I'm a biased St. Joan D'Arc follower, but hear me out. She was the crux of saving her home country from the very literal brink of being lost to Britain in a war that spanned a century. She rallied the last skeleton crew of the remaining French monarchal power that had all but been defeated already, and helped to take their name and land back from the English. I will be continuing to pray to her regularly to help find ways to fight for our freedom and remain courageous. I encourage others to do the same if you pray to her, or would like to start.

While I wish I had a suggestion for a saint to pray to for the LGBTQIA+ community, as they are adopted through history (St. Sebastian) or are not strictly official. But there are some interesting perspectives to find online, I just couldn't find a saint I could comfortably name with my whole chest for this particular group. I was intrigued by some responses on this Quora thread on the matter in question.

As always, these are only suggestions based on my imperfect research, as I am still newly navigating my reclaimed faith. If you have other patrons to recommend, please add them in a reblog so that others may learn about them.

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more lists of patron saints — Patron Saints for your problems • Patron Saints for World Mental Health Day

[godslove]

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[aftergodsheart]

so real. Ave Christus Rex et Ave Maria !!

[raz-b-rose]

1 Samuel 2:25 ESV

If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the Lord to put them to death.

Hebrews 7:25 ESV

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Praise God for His grace and sending His Son for us 💚🙏🏻

[northemoonduringthenight]

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770) Saint Thecla Praying For The Plague-Stricken (1758–59)_edited

[apenitentialprayer]

in lauds today (assumption 8/15/24) the intercession response was “may your mother intercede for us, Lord” << which I thought was odd! (it seemed to me) we effectively asked Jesus to ask Mary to ask Jesus for something. I was curious if you had any thoughts on this seemingly circuitous way to pray!!

Yeah, it does look a little odd when you put it that way, but I think it is worth noting that all intercessory prayer from the saints is essentially circuitous; they're only able to hear our prayer through their being united to God in Christ through the Holy Spirit.

We see this in a lot of collects in the liturgies for saints, too; collects are usually addressed to God or the Father specifically, so we're already praying to God, but then we also ask "through [whoever's] intercession," even though we are already talking to God. So, you know, with intercessory prayer, it is less about the efficiency of the prayer (though James 5:16b does say "the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful") as it is about continuing to include the saints in a life of concrete charity here on earth.

"May Your mother intercede for us, Lord" is just more explicit about this than usual.

[arinewman7]

Intercession

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