St. Anthony of Padua Prayer
To thee we have recourse, most powerful worker of miracles, in whose breast burned a sublime fire of charity towards God and the poor. To thee, who wast deemed worthy to hold in thy arms the infant Jesus, who chose to be born poor, to thee, full of confidence, we betake ourselves, that thou mayest pray the good Jesus to have compassion on us in our great tribulations. Oh! obtain for us the favor which we humbly implore (here state the favor needed). If thou dost obtain it for us, O glorious St. Anthony, we will offer thee bread for the poor whom thou didst love so greatly on earth.
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 amongst 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 Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
About this prayer
To thee we have recourse · With God (1911)
Bring your request to mind where the prayer says to state the favor needed. This is the historical “To thee we have recourse” version from With God (1911), followed by one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be as the book directs. It includes a promise to offer bread for the poor if the favor is obtained. It is a general petition, not the short lost-items rhyme found in many modern copies. Prayer does not guarantee a particular result.
Is this the short prayer for lost things?
No. It is the historical general petition beginning “To thee we have recourse.” This version includes a promise of bread for the poor and the three accompanying prayers prescribed by its source.
Which prayers follow the petition?
One Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be, printed in full on this page and when you print it. The petition comes from With God (1911); the companion wording comes from Baltimore Catechism.
Text & sources
To thee we have recourse · With God (1911)
Baltimore Catechism No. 1 — Project Gutenberg transcription
PRAYERS and MORNING PRAYERS; ebook 14551
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With God (F. X. Lasance, Benziger Brothers, 1911) — original printed edition scan
Title and copyright leaves 13–14; printed pp. 151, 213–214, 745–746, 748–749, 777
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F. X. Lasance, With God (1911): Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua
Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua, printed p. 777; followed by Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory
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Historical English prayer wording from Baltimore Catechism No. 1, Project Gutenberg ebook 14551. Public-domain evidence is recorded for the United States only; this is not a worldwide licence for every translation.
Historical English wording from F. X. Lasance, With God (Benziger Brothers, 1911). Public-domain evidence is recorded for the United States only. No worldwide licence or ownership of traditional prayers is claimed.
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