Prayer
Prayers for beatification and canonization
The prayers published on MyHolyHero for every holy hero, grouped honestly by the stage of each cause.
A cause for beatification moves forward with the prayer of the faithful. Below are the prayers published on MyHolyHero for each hero: first the prayers of the causes that are open, then prayers for private devotion for witnesses of faith who have no open cause, and finally the people for whom we offer only a generic prayer of intercession because no specific prayer has been found.
All of these prayers are for private use. A prayer card approved for private devotion does not anticipate the judgement of the Church, and no public cult is given before beatification. If you believe you have received a grace through someone's intercession, report it to the postulation of their cause.
Prayers for open causes
Prayers from the prayer cards of causes for beatification or canonization, for private devotion.
- Blessed John Sullivan, S.J.Blessed
“God, you honour those who honour you. Make sacred the memory of your servant John Sullivan, by granting through his intercession the petition we now…”
Read the prayer → “O most holy and admirable Trinity, who deigned to grant to your Servant, the Blessed Mary of the Incarnation, an ardent interior life, joined to an…”
Read the prayer →“O Blessed Face of my kind Saviour, by the tender love and piercing sorrow of Our Lady as she beheld You in Your cruel Passion, grant us to share in…”
Read the prayer →“Lord, take me as I am, with my defects, with my shortcomings, but make me become what You want me to be.”
Read the prayer →- Blessed Edmund Ignatius RiceBlessed
“O God, we thank you for the life of Blessed Edmund Rice.”
Read the prayer → “O God, who so lovingly raised Blessed Dominic to the heights of holiness, learning and apostolic zeal and made him a powerful minister of your mercy…”
Read the prayer →“O God, I adore You. I give myself to You.”
Read the prayer →“O God, who didst adorn Blessed Thaddeus, Thy Confessor and Thy Bishop, with invincible fortitude in bearing adversity, grant, we beseech Thee, that…”
Read the prayer →- Patrick Joseph Peyton, C.S.C.Venerable
“God, Our Father, Your wisdom is displayed in all creation and the power of Your grace is revealed in the lives of holy people, who inspire us to…”
Read the prayer → - Venerable Léon Papin-DupontVenerable
Open cause · no official prayer found yet
Read the prayer → - Edel Mary QuinnVenerable
“Eternal Father, I thank you for the grace you gave to your servant, Edel Quinn, of striving to live always in the joy of your presence, for the…”
Read the prayer → - Matthew 'Matt' TalbotVenerable
“Lord, in your servant, Matt Talbot you have given us a wonderful example of triumph over addiction, of devotion to duty, and of lifelong reverence…”
Read the prayer → - Venerable Nano Nagle (Honora Nagle)Venerable
“O God, who enkindled in the heart of your servant, Nano Nagle, the fire of your love, and a consuming desire to serve You in any part of the world…”
Read the prayer → - Guido SchafferVenerable
“Dear God, our Lord, who through the life of Venerable Guido Schäffer taught us, by his example and missionary fervor, to throw ourselves into the sea…”
Read the prayer → - Venerable Catherine McAuley, R.S.M.Venerable
“Loving God, you chose Catherine McAuley for the service of your people who are poor, sick and uneducated.”
Read the prayer → - Venerable Alfred Pampalon, C.Ss.R.Venerable
“Dear Father Alfred, listen to my cry and come to my aid.”
Read the prayer → - Sister Clare Theresa CrockettServant of God
“Heavenly Father, for Your glory, that of Your Beloved Son, that of the Holy Spirit, and that of Our Blessed Mother, we ask that You grant us the…”
Read the prayer → - Frank DuffServant of God
“God our Father, You inspired your servant Frank Duff with a profound insight into the mystery of Your Church, the Body of Christ, and of the place of…”
Read the prayer → - Father William Joseph Gabriel Doyle, S.J.Servant of God
“O Jesus, who has given us the example of Your servant, Father William Doyle, graciously grant us the favours we ask You through his…”
Read the prayer → “May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible, and ineffable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, adored, loved, and…”
Read the prayer →- Alphonsus 'Alfie' LambeServant of God
“O God, who by your infinite mercy inflamed the heart of your servant, Alphonsus Lambe, with an ardent love for you and for Mary, our Mother;”
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Prayers for private devotion · no open cause
These people are not candidates for canonization. Their prayers are offered for private devotion only.
- Ellen Organ, 'Little Nellie of Holy God'No Open Cause Yet
“O Jesus, Divine Friend of little children, we thank You for the signal graces You conferred on Your holy servant Little Nellie, by inspiring her with…”
Read the prayer → - Jim BrowneNo Open Cause Yet
“Heavenly Father, you raised up your servant Jim Browne from the dust of his own broken life and gave him a heart for the lost.”
Read the prayer → - Reggie DonnellyNo Open Cause Yet
“Almighty God, you gave your servant Reggie Donnelly a steady heart, a builder's mind and a tireless love for the children Our Lady asked him to care…”
Read the prayer → - J. R. R. TolkienNo Open Cause Yet
“O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having graced the Church with John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and for allowing the poetry of Your Creation, the mystery…”
Read the prayer → - Gilbert Keith ChestertonNo Open Cause Yet
“God our Father, You filled the life of your servant Gilbert Keith Chesterton with a sense of wonder and joy, and gave him a faith which was the…”
Read the prayer → - Father Hugh MullanNo Open Cause Yet
“Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd, your servant Father Hugh Mullan went out under fire, a white cloth in his hand, to bring your anointing to a wounded man.”
Read the prayer → - Father Noel FitzpatrickNo Open Cause Yet
“Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd, when the shooting began your servant Father Noel Fitzpatrick did not count the cost:”
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Generic prayer of intercession
No specific prayer has been found for the people below, so their pages offer a generic prayer of intercession for private use.
- Archdeacon Bartholomew Cavanagh
- Canon James O'Neill
- Cardinal John Francis D'Alton
- Monsignor James Horan
- Father Slavko Barbarić, O.F.M.
- Pope Leo XIII
- Father Michael Ross SDB
- Sister Ruth Maria O'Callaghan
- Father Henry Kowalczyk, SHM
- Elisabeth 'Mamie' Van Keerbergen
- Daniel O'Connell
- Father Patrick Murray CSsR
- Mary Beirne (later Mary O'Connell)
- Patrick Hill
- Maria Valtorta
- Gilberte Degeimbre
- Liam Coyne
- Judy Coyne (Dame Judy Coyne)
- Father Patrick Aloysius Murray
Frequently asked questions
Can I pray for someone's beatification?
Yes. Praying privately for the beatification or canonization of a Servant of God, a Venerable or a Blessed is one of the most important ways to support a cause.
What should I do if I receive a grace?
Write down what happened, with dates and, for a healing, medical documentation, and send it to the postulation of the cause. The Church examines possible miracles only on the basis of such evidence.
Why are some prayers marked “private devotion”?
Until the Church beatifies someone, they may not receive public cult. Prayers for people with no open cause, and prayers for causes still under study, are therefore for personal use only.
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