The Mary Page often receives requests for prayer. These intentions will be listed below as they are received (newest received are at the top of the list) and will be honored on the web for thirty days. These prayer requests are also included in the prayers of the Marianists and other communities of consecrated life.
We are happy to receive your petitions. Make them simple, clear and concise. Some may require a comment or explanation. Make it brief and put it after the petition. Petitions should avoid condemnation of individuals. When making political statements, be aware of all parties involved. God's grace is constructive; thus our prayers should be formulated positively. Be sure of your facts. Write as much in English as possible. Remember that we follow the Catholic understanding of intercession and grace. We have to evaluate the content of your submission. We may have to edit or refuse petitions if important requirements are ignored. Prayer requests posted on The Mary Page are included in the prayers of the Marianists and other communities of consecrated life. We invite you to join our extended prayer circle.
Mary, Seat of Wisdom and Consoler of the Afflicted, pray for us!
The Holy Father's general intention for the month of June 2013:
That a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail among peoples.
His mission intention:
That where secularization is strongest, Christian communities may effectively promote a new evangelization.
Intention of the Marian Library
during the month of
June 2013:
during the month of
June 2013:
That all may know Mary better in order to love and serve her better.
Above is Our Lady of the Marian Library. This statue is on display at the Marian Library, Dayton, OH.
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/images/June2013.jpg
Intentions of our readers:
I pray for healing from Vernon's Parkinson disease and for the healing of Rose's hearing and dementia. I pray for J. and A.'s financial situation and their marriage. Submitted by: Vernon & Rose Bollinger
Posted: 06/19/2013
My intention is for my husband who has headaches every day, that they will go away and not be serious. Please pray for him. Submitted by: pat
Posted: 06/19/2013
Please can you pray for Pat who has headaches daily that they will disappear with your help? Amen. Thank you. Submitted by: pat
Posted: 06/19/2013
Dearest Mother of All, please help me ask your SON, LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST, to please hear and listen to my prayers and grant my petitions, IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. Submitted by: rosario
Posted: 06/19/2013
Healing for my husband, Mark, who has high grade cancer. That my job will offer an early retirement so I can spend more time with my husband. That the nurses that I work with may always deliver kind, compassionate care. Thank you for all of my blessings. Submitted by: Rene'
Posted: 06/19/2013
Bless and protect Marcy. Ensure that the doctors take her conditions seriously and work together to remedy her symptoms. Cushion her against outside onslaughts. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/19/2013
Our Lady, please ask St. Joseph to pray with you for all the unemployed to find honest work fit for the dignity of a human being. Help the unemployed also have the prudence and humility to accept job offers that may not be exactly what they wanted. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/19/2013
Mary, Jesus, and God protect and heal us instantly and perpetually 100%. Submitted by: J2K
Posted: 06/19/2013
Please heal my family after a fight over a wedding. Please bring forgiveness and self-control into their hearts.
Please pray also for the salvation of Myles, Elizabeth, Alana, Amy, Cheyenne, Erin, Marianne, Carey, Kimmler, Clare, Joe, Alan, Jim, Dave, Vicki, Rachel, Veronica, and Kurt. Submitted by: Kris
Posted: 06/19/2013
Please pray that God may give me a good job with good post and good salary, and I may clear the interview successfully.
Please pray for the infusion of the Holy Spirit in me. Submitted by: Roque Rodrigues
Posted: 06/18/2013
Pray for the return of both my sons to Jesus and Mary His mother. They have wandered away from God. Please pray for them as they are both doing things they should not be doing. Submitted by: A mother in distress....
Posted: 06/18/2013
That God may grant my family and me the means to go to Medjugorje. May God grant me that silent prayer of my heart. Amen. Submitted by: Bernadette
Posted: 06/17/2013
My Dearest Mother, please pray with me to your SON, LORD JESUS CHRIST, to please Bless and guide all the FATHERS OF THE WORLD, IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. Submitted by: rosario
Posted: 06/17/2013
Mother Mary, please pray with me and St. Joseph for the grace of a happy and holy death of a priest who is close to death due to cancer. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/17/2013
Please pray for healing for my 1 year old Chiquaqua, Sage Romero, who is very sick with severe itching and severe scratching with no relief from the vets at all!! Please pray that our Lord will heal Sage. Thank you. Submitted by: Matt in Greeley, Colorado
Posted: 06/17/2013
Holy Mother of our Lord, if it is your will may more people be consecrated to you. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 06/17/2013
Dear Mother Mary, i will be taking my driving test on the 24th of June. Please pray for me, dear Mother Mary that I will pass all the test and pass the test on my first attempt. Thank you, dear Mother Mary. Submitted by: kevin paul freeman
Posted: 06/17/2013
Please pray with me that I may get my loan paid by tomorrow and that I'll be able to pay all this months bills; I am worried sick. Submitted by: cs
Posted: 06/17/2013
Let Kyle's desire to be out on his own be so great that it will create a fierce desire for independence. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/17/2013
I request you to please pray for the complete healing of my mother Mrs. Maria C.M. (age 59) who has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis for the past 12 years in which her both knee joints and a Left hand joint is terribly painful. PLEASE PRAY THAT THE TERRIBLE PAIN IN ALL HER JOINTS DISAPPEARS AND my mom gets complete healing from rheumatoid arthritis illness. In the past few days my Mom's pain in both her knee joints is very unbearable; each step she takes is very painful. Please pray that her pain in the both her knee joints may disappear forever. Thank you. Submitted by: valene
Posted: 06/14/2013
Bind the enemies attacking my family. Give us a grateful, gracious heart. Instill in us kindness and gentleness to all. Create In us a clean heart and mind. Blessed be the name of the Lord Jesus Christ who lives and dwells within us. Happy are they that come in the name of the Lord. Cleanse our thirst for righteousness. Create in us a fever for your Word. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/14/2013
Blessed Mother of our Lord, so close to my heart, I pray for my friend, Fran, who has daily extreme headaches that the cause may be found and she will be better. Thank you, our Lady, and for all answered prayers. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 06/14/2013
Blessed Mother so close to my heart, I pray according to Your will whether I continue to remain email friends with M. Thank you for the relief of knowing that this is in Your hands and Our Lord. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 06/14/2013
Thank you that your hand is on Steph and her doctor. Guide them in the next direction to take. Reinforce the same in both. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/14/2013
For our parents living and deceased. Submitted by: MRI 600 class
Posted: 06/14/2013
For more Catholics to discover their vocation to the Legion of Mary. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/14/2013
Dearest Mother, please help me pray and ask your SON, LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST to bless,guide and enlighten all the Fathers of the world IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. Submitted by: rosario
Posted: 06/14/2013
Please pray with me for my dear friend, Rick, to find a job; help him to accept the things he cannot change. Help him to use his many GOD-given talents to find peace within himself. He helps everyone and works hard; Lord please lead me in prayer. Submitted by: P.H.
Posted: 06/12/2013
Prepare hearts and minds of all parties involved to receive the move for my daughter. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/11/2013
Please pray to make my family better Catholics and also for their salvation as I am very worried about their worldliness: R., M., M., J., E., and G. Submitted by: Krissy
Posted: 06/11/2013
Please also pray for a cousin with cerebral palsy and breast cancer. Please also pray for my other cousin with autism and behavioral issues. Eternal thanks!!!! Submitted by: Krissy
Posted: 06/11/2013
In thanksgiving for good test results for my sister who had surgery for cancer. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/11/2013
Please pray for Mary's intentions and those consecrated to Her Immaculate Heart, especially for R.C. (cancer), for safe family travel and for many blessings received. Thank you. Submitted by: Kathleen
Posted: 06/10/2013
Please pray that my financial problem and stress will be removed fast; everything I ask in through Mother Mary's prayer and in Jesus' name. Amen. Submitted by: stephanie
Posted: 06/10/2013
Mother Mary, Thank you. With your blessings we have bought a new home. Submitted by: Mary Magdalene
Posted: 06/10/2013
Please pray with me to be able to pay bills and loans, and be able get a couple of things this month. Thank you. Submitted by: chris s
Posted: 06/10/2013
Mother Mary, you know how bad my situation is. I pray to you and St.Philomena daily. I have faith and will keep praying for the miracles that are needed in my life. When the time is right, I know that St. Philomena, through you, will grant my petitions. As is said, to Philomena nothing is refused. Submitted by: joseph k
Posted: 06/10/2013
Holy Mary, Mother of Our Lord, I pray for those who have left the Church, especially for those who now are atheists. May they return to You, Our Lord and our Catholic Church. I also thank you for answered prayers. I am dedicated to You, blessed Mother, and so thankful you are in my heart. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 06/10/2013
Mother Mary, please intercede on our behalf to your Son, for a restoration of Marriage, a restoration of family, and a healing of our minds and hearts. Please cover us with your mantle and give us Peace as we await patiently for your Son's victory. In Jesus' name. Amen! Submitted by: lissys
Posted: 06/07/2013
That Cheryl may get re-hired by her old job, or find a good job she likes. I pray that both daughters may get pregnant. I pray for my sister, Mary, and my grandkids. Pray for my son's marriage that they work all out and whole family can get back together. I pray for my dog, Gator, who is very sick. Pray for me to get ahead financially. Thank you. Submitted by: cs
Posted: 06/07/2013
Mother Mary, I pray to you to help my mom get a job and back on her feet. To please grant her strength to get through these hard times. Amen. Submitted by: TS
Posted: 06/07/2013
For all those suffering from cancer to be healed, especially my sister, P.F. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/07/2013
Our Lady of the Rosary, through your holy intercession, grant that I may finally find clarity and be healed of the spiritual infirmity that has tormented me since I was young. Submitted by: Anon
Posted: 06/06/2013
Mother Mary, I guess those who work with me are angry; I apologize for causing discontent. AMEN. Submitted by: Chelsea
Posted: 06/06/2013
Marin and his wife just had a baby boy born with no eyes and brain damage. Please protect this family and engulf them in the love and peace that passes all understanding. Give them strength in this very difficult time. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/05/2013
Mother Mary, please comfort my friend, J.L., who is undergoing chemo and grieving the loss of a family member. Thank you for all you do for us. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/05/2013
Please pray for a miracle for the restoration of my marriage, the cancellation of the pending divorce decree. I also request you to pray for the conversion of my husband, M-A, and the repentance of the adulterous woman who stole my husband away from me. Also for my in-laws who are pushing this divorce. Thank you for your prayers. God bless you. Submitted by: Angela
Posted: 06/05/2013
Healing of hiv, liver, pah valve, neuro, gout, skin and t-cells to go over 200; BIG financial gains and to recover 25K in stock loss; to win court case on 6/18 to defend myself against a big company-for wisdom to be ready--and justice; and for enemies to be defeated; For S. to leave; and Victory at PACC and favor with HASA, in Jesus' name. Submitted by: Rick in NYC
Posted: 06/05/2013
Mother Mary, please intercede to your Son on our behalf. Please ask for His divine intervention in our lives, for a restoration of our family and of my marriage. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Please also cover us with your mantle and let us feel your peace. Thank you, Mother, for always being there and comforting us. Submitted by: lissysc
Posted: 06/05/2013
Blessed Mother, so close to my heart, I pray I will always be able to afford health insurance and the medication that the doctor prescribes for a chronic illness. I pray for all those who are unable to afford health insurance. I pray for your help eliminating the evil in this country and others, through Our Lord. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 06/04/2013
To my most Holy Mommy - I thank you for having said Yes to the Father!! Please help me and guide me to doing all things that I must do. I place every task, no matter how small, in your most holy motherly hands - that you guide me and help me. I love you Mommy - let me feel your presence constantly. I open my heart to you. Submitted by: Mike
Posted: 06/04/2013
Mother Mary, I truly want the best for Ryan, Lis, Chris, Nancy and Gail. Please, pray for these good people who have worked for the students as well as people in general and lifted my spirit whenever I was blessed to be in their environment. Excuse my faults. AMEN. Submitted by: Chelsea
Posted: 06/04/2013
Our Lady of Lourdes, please free me from anxiety about real situations happening in the USA. Thank you, Blessed Mother, for all you do. I am consecrated to You. Please guide me in everything I do. With your help may I do some good in this world. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 06/04/2013
Please pray for me to find peace with all. That God does exactly as he wills and wants to. I love Mary. Please pray that we meet with The God almighty for good. We love you. I pray that I move to Israel with whomever the Lord wants but it must be within the year. Thank you. I really need to meet with Christ. Submitted by: Mary Dilnessa
Posted: 06/04/2013
Please pray with me for Mary's intentions and those consecrated to her Immaculate Heart, especially for Skyler Skoglund, Terriann and Ray Wilson. Thank you. Submitted by: Kathleen
Posted: 06/04/2013
Deliver me from this situation and work. Protect me against those that wish me harm. Cover me with the blood of your precious Son Jesus as a protective barrier between me and harm's way under his wings. Help me. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 06/04/2013
Mother Mary, please pray with St. Joseph to help my friend, C.C., to find a job and a place to live to avoid becoming homeless. Please, Mary, help quickly! Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/04/2013
Healing of Cancer for Mark Submitted by: Rene
Posted: 06/04/2013
Mother Mary, I entrust to your Motherly care and protection both my year 9 Religious Education classes to come to know more clearly, love more dearly and serve more closely your Son. Watch over all our families and loved ones and keep them safe from all harm. Please also pray for the success of our Champagnat celebrations in Sydney this week and all who belong to our Marist community!
Amen. Submitted by: Sonia Curtis
Posted: 06/04/2013
Mother Mary, destroy all evils. Please send me angels to surround me and keep evils away from me please. Submitted by: H
Posted: 06/03/2013
1. Through the infinite merits of Christ and His Divine Mercy and through the intercession of Mary and all the Angels and Saints and the Souls in Purgatory, that all of us receive the special gift of the Living Seal of God and a double portion of Mary's Spirit, so that we may all live in the fullness of Love, to follow Christ without counting the cost and love as God Loves, and that Mother Mary, Our Lady Mediatrix of all graces, wrap Her Mantle of Purity, Protection and Love around all of us, especially the unborn, and so that we may be Jesus' Light in the world, especially to family and friends, and to everyone. Gracious Mother Mary, give us the same grace to carry our cross with confidence, trust, joy, love and gratitude which you carried in complete perfection. Jesus meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like unto Thine Heart. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal pray for us.
2. Praying that it will be God's Will that Pope Francis will declare the fifth Marian Dogma very soon in his Pontificate, and through God's grace the Pope will also establish a Year for the Faithful Departed and the Souls in Purgatory, so that many will have a stronger dedication and devotion to pray for the dying and deceased.
Thank you and God Bless.
With Jesus through Mary always, Submitted by: Br. Chung
Posted: 06/03/2013
Please pray for me because my new car appears to be a lemon with transmission problems now. It has been in the shop three weeks now. I needs satisfaction from the dealer on another new car with no more out of pocket money this time. It is very frustrating. Please pray for the dealership to come through and get him a new different car. Thank you. Submitted by: Matt Romero.
Posted: 06/03/2013
That Roger will find a permanent job with a good and fair employer. That Alyssa will have confidence when competing in her gymnastics. Submitted by: patsy
Posted: 06/03/2013
For the repose of the soul of Father Luigi Gambero, S.M., a beloved priest, professor, colleague, and friend. May Our Lady of Purgatory speed him to his heavenly reward! Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 06/03/2013
Give my sister clarity in the decision she has to make. Let her know for certain the best course of action, taking all things into account for the best outcome. Give her strength and peace. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 05/30/2013
Dearest Mary, Mother of God, please intercede with prayers for my little brother who is suffering. May his surgery go well and his family will be set free from the financial burdens. In Jesus' name I pray. Submitted by: Theresa
Posted: 05/29/2013
I am having a lot of problems dealing with my very unfriendly neighbors. I have a mental condition and now they are resorting to tricks, intimidation and harassment to upset me. My doctor has instructed me not to approach them as they are very toxic to me and there is always the danger they could call the police and I am very afraid of the possibility of being tazed. Please pray for me to find guidance as to what I can do. Submitted by: Mary Alice Dooley
Posted: 05/28/2013
Prayer Request for World Peace Now; I pray for world peace to be fully realized now, and for this peace to last forever after, and I ask for all of this in the Holy Name of Jesus. Amen. Submitted by: Anonymous
Posted: 05/28/2013
Please help me to drive my car safely. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 05/28/2013
Holy Mother of Our Lord, please protect us from the evil all over the world, and the hidden evil as well. May more people pray and know you and Our Lord. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 05/28/2013
Protect and heal Marlie. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 05/28/2013
Send the perfect companion to JB. Heal his heart and mind. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 05/28/2013
Mother Mary, I know my efforts were appreciated, but the sincerity of the experiences with students, staff and my involvement is not rewarding because I neglected my family. Please don't leave Nancy, Mr.F, Mrs.R as these people have been troubled as well. AMEN. Submitted by: Chelsea
Posted: 05/28/2013
Mother Mary, I pray that you intercede for my wife and her parents in this time of trial. I pray that, if it be God's will, her mother will soon be well enough to leave the nursing home and return to the home she shares with her husband. Submitted by: JS
Posted: 05/28/2013
O Holy Spirit, You who solve all problems, who lights all roads so that I can obtain my goals. You who give me the divine gift to forgive and to forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life, You are with me. I thank You for all things and confirm that I never want to be separated from You, even and in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with You in eternal glory. Thank You for your mercy toward me and mine. Submitted by: Deborah
Posted: 05/28/2013
In thanksgiving for safe travels. In petition for a successful clinical trial treating my husband's knee. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 05/28/2013
Please pray that my husband, some members of our family, and I have a very happy, holy, healthy, safe, successful, peaceful, confident and tolerant pilgrimage to Fatima this week May 2013 also, when we visit Santiago Compostella in Spain. THANK YOU. Submitted by: Anon
Posted: 05/28/2013
Dearest Mother Mary, I thank you for helping me through my stress tests and physical; I trust the adding of 4 referrals to other specialists are through your guidance. Thank you for my son-in-law getting a response on his job interview; although he did not get the job, he is better off knowing. I still pray a job with better pay will come to him. He is a good man and most deserving of this gesture.
Please help my daughter in her search for employment. It has now been months since she was laid off. A better worker is hard to find. I ask all these petitions be placed at the feet of your Son for His blessings on us all. Submitted by: Mom O'B
Posted: 05/28/2013
Mother Mary, I have not taking care of my body, causing my mind to have no nutrition for thought. You will see a difference tomorrow and so forth. AMEN. Submitted by: Chelsea
Posted: 05/28/2013
Thank you, Mary of Fatima, for taking care of me! Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 05/28/2013
Holy Mother of Our Lord, I pray for M. who died and her close relative, M. Please grant this family peace. Thank you with all my heart. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 05/28/2013
Please, I want to go home; I miss going to Mass since you know there no church here. Help me find Miller. Amen. Submitted by: anonymous
Posted: 05/28/2013
To my most holy Mommy - thank you for having said Yes! to the Father. I love you with all my heart. Please help me with all that I have to do today. I offer every small task to you that you may help me. I daily consecrate myself to you. Submitted by: Mike
Posted: 05/28/2013
Thank you, Dearest Mother, for the Peaceful and quiet days Thank your SON, LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST, for me and my family and the whole world for your kind prayers, love and intercessions for us IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. Submitted by: rosario
Posted: 05/28/2013
Mother Mary, I am grateful for your very VERY gracious presence in my life. You were in my speech to students, their attitude to my art projects, and now please don't leave as I have a habit of hurting others by accident. AMEN. Submitted by: Chelsea
Posted: 05/28/2013
Mother Mary, please, help me to know that I need to have a healthy body, and this is what my temple needs. AMEN. Submitted by: Chelsea
Posted: 05/21/2013
Mother, I beg for your intercession to your Son on behalf of my husband and our family. For complete restoration of his mental and emotional health and complete restoration of our family. In Jesus' name. Amen! Submitted by: lc
Posted: 05/21/2013
Please. That we may always clearly see and joyfully follow the path the Spirit has for each one of us. That we may always work for the glory of God, with love, confidence, patience and perseverance. That we see His face in everyone. Submitted by: Michael
Posted: 05/21/2013
Please join me in praying for my husband, Benson Sumalinog, that he will given a schedule for work now as cook in the ship. we need your prayers for him and to my family who are suffering of financial difficulty. Thank you. May God bless us all. Submitted by: maryS
Posted: 05/21/2013
For safe travels of all those coming to the Mariological Society of America meeting. Submitted by: GFD
Posted: 05/21/2013
May God discipline F.B., D.P., B, I, and K J., D., P, and J. D., J.P.C., R.T., and all other people doing evil, like R. and M. W. Submitted by: al
Posted: 05/20/2013
I pray that I will land the job that I always wanted, not for the pay, but for the passion I have to be in that certain position. Submitted by: LG
Posted: 05/20/2013
Please pray for my mom that her health will get better and will be able to have the energy to do all she enjoys. Submitted by: LG
Posted: 05/20/2013
Blessed Mother so close to my heart, I am consecrated to you. I ask through Our Lord that you continue to help my son, D, find a job as he is looking and has yet to find one. He has a nice Catholic family with two children. Please help him, and me to avoid worry. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 05/20/2013
Our Lady of Confidence, I read that quite a few Catholics stopped going to Mass. May they return to our Holy Church and may those who do not believe find faith. In your name I pray. Submitted by: Victoria
Posted: 05/20/2013
That I sing well the Word of God at church as cantor. That I may not be anxious and that I focus on the Lord when I sing. Please help me not to become distracted. I would like the Words of God to move the people who hear them for God's glory. I hope that someone in our congregation decides to become a priest by hearing the word of God. Submitted by: Marie
Posted: 05/20/2013
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