There are times when we find ourselves facing challenges that seem insurmountable. In these situations of extreme need, we turn to faith and prayer for comfort and solution.
Prayers for an urgent miracle are a powerful way to connect with God and the saints, who intercede for us before God. These prayers have been passed down through generations and have brought hope and miracles to countless believers.
Whether in Adoration or at home, one can always find a place to be able to make silence in one’s heart and pray.
Below is a selection of prayers dedicated to specific saints, known for their miraculous intercession in times of urgent need.
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Prayer List
Prayer to Padre Pio
If you need an urgent miracle, go to Padre Pio with pure intentions and sincere repentance, and he will hear your request and present it to the Lord.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
O merciful God, You who chose Padre Pio and raised him before the cross of the world, converting so many sinners to the Merciful Heart of Jesus. Grant me a profound conversion in my soul, so that I may enter His heavenly home and His Eternal Glory.
Most Clement Padre Pio, you who perform miracles for those who invoke you and give solutions to desperate and urgent causes, look upon me with mercy and according to the Divine will and my own good, obtain for me from God the solution to my impossible cause:
(make with great faith and confidence the request you need).
Padre Pio, full of goodness and clemency, I address this prayer to you for impossible and desperate causes, imploring your powerful intercession. Help me quickly and do not refuse my request, for You have the privilege of helping those who have lost almost all hope.
O Padre Pio, who were chosen by God to be the means of His infinite goodness – You who in His name performed miracles and extraordinary prodigies, establish over me Your sweet protection. Enlighten my life and grant me what I ask of you, for all that is impossible, in your hands becomes possible. Grant me an unselfish heart, help me to be charitable towards my needy brothers and sisters and teach me to be more generous, without seeking earthly reward.
Dear Padre Pio, you who have granted protection and peace, graces and favors to the afflicted, hear my prayer for my impossible and difficult cause; deign to console my sorrowful spirit.
Glorious Padre Pio, example of life in Christ, compassionate to human suffering, grant me your intercession and make me worthy to be heard.
Amen.
2. Prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus
The miraculous prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus is prayed especially to overcome moments of adversity, either to get a job, get cured of an illness or get a house.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Most glorious Apostle of Our Lord Jesus Christ, acclaimed by the faithful with the sweet title of Advocate of Desperate Cases, make me feel your powerful intercession by alleviating the very grave need in which I find myself.
By the close kinship that makes you a first cousin of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by the privations and hardships that you suffered for Him, by the heroic martyrdom that you gladly accepted for His love, by the promise that the divine Savior made to St. Bridget to console the faithful who would have recourse to your powerful intercession, obtain for me from the God of mercies and His Most Holy Mother the grace that I ask of You, my most kind Father, with boundless confidence, obtain for me from the God of mercies and from his Most Holy Mother the grace that with boundless confidence I ask of You, my most gracious Father, certain that You will obtain it for me whenever it is convenient for the glory of God and the good of my soul. So be it.
Glorious Apostle St. Jude Thaddeus, pray for us (repeat three times).
I implore you to make use of the special privilege granted to you, to succor promptly and visibly when all hope is almost lost. Come to my aid in this great need, that I may receive comfort and succor from heaven in all my necessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly…. (make request), and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever.
I thank you, glorious St. Jude, and promise never to forget this great favor, to honor you always as my special and powerful patron and, with gratitude to do all I can to foster your devotion.
Amen.
3. Prayer to Saint Expedite
St. Expedite has become the patron saint of urgent causes, thanks to his ability to make quick decisions in delicate situations.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Saint Expedite, who lost everything, who perished gloriously by the sword, pray for me.
Saint Expedite, patron of students and young people, model of soldiers, protector of travelers, pray for me.
Saint Expedit, advocate of sinners, health of the sick, mediator of trials, pray for me.
Saint Expedite, consolation of the afflicted, help in urgent matters, most faithful support of those who hope in you, pray for me.
Saint Expedite, I beg you, do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today, come to my rescue, listen to me, please listen to me and let my cry come to you.
Lord Jesus, I beg you to inspire with your grace all my thoughts and actions so that, through the intercession of St. Expedite, they may be carried out with courage, fidelity and promptness, in a timely manner and with a happy ending.
Amen.
4. Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony of Padua performed numerous miracles, these are almost infinite and this is the reason why his canonization was so rapid only a few months after his death.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
O blessed Saint Anthony, the gentlest of all saints, your love for God and your charity for his creatures made you worthy, when you were here on earth, of possessing miraculous powers.
Please intervene on my behalf. Whisper my request to the Child Jesus, who loved to be held in your arms.
(Mention your request)
O Saint Anthony, saint of miracles, whose heart was full of compassion, I pray you hear my prayer and forever have my gratitude.
(Pray three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys).
Amen.
5. Miraculous Prayer
Sometimes you need a miracle but don’t know how to ask for it. According to Miracle Prayer, this is the prayer to pray when you need a miracle in your life.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, I have been looking for a moment of calm to raise a prayer to You and tell You that today I need You more than ever. My heart is full of worries and needs and that is why I turn to your goodness, to ask you to intervene in my life in a very special and miraculous way.
You better than anyone know my soul, my longings, my pains and my intentions, You also know the size of my faith and the fervor with which I have so often cried out to You.
Lord, I know that You have the power to do anything and that is why in this prayer I give You my need and ask You to perform a miracle to improve my life.
I pray that Your loving hands may be at work in my life and in the lives of the people I love: that where there is pain, You may be peace; that where there is sickness, You may be health; that where there is injustice, You may be truth; and that where there is scarcity, You may be prosperity and abundance.
I also want to ask you to free me from the heavy burden of anxiety and worries about the future. Help me to strengthen me in your word and to depend on you at all times.
Heavenly Father, You are the light that makes my path clear and the strength that will never fail me. I thank You for Your benevolence, for Your constant guidance and I trust that You have a wonderful plan for me.
Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayer and because I know that You will answer it. Please bless my life and my hopes, guide my steps and do not let my faith be shipwrecked when difficulties arise.
I will go forward in faith, because I trust in your love and goodness and I know that in your name, my life will be filled with peace, health, fulfillment, prosperity and great miracles.
Amen.
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Prayer is an act of faith and hope that allows us to approach God and the saints for help in our most difficult moments. Prayers for an urgent miracle not only bring us comfort, but also strengthen our faith and remind us that we are not alone in our struggles.
By entrusting our concerns to Divine Providence and to the intercession of the saints, we open our hearts to receive God’s grace and help. May these prayers inspire you and fill you with hope, knowing that, with faith, everything is possible.
