Saint Anthony of Padua, the Wonder Worker


PRAYER FOR AN UNDERSTANDING HEART
 

Dear Saint Anthony, I salute you as my powerful patron before God. 
You know how much we yearn for happiness, and how often and how stubbornly
we seek it in the wrong places. Please ask Our Lord for us the grace 
He gave so abundantly to you. Thus, we may not vainly seek happiness
in God's creatures, but only in God, Himself, the source of all good.

Beg for us, powerful St. Anthony, the grace of an understanding heart. 
Then, we shall see the image of God in all those we meet and in every creature.
Let our hearts always be fixed on the true source of our joy, 
Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

Pray for us, St. Anthony,
That we may be mad worthy of the promises of Christ.