Oh Saint Padre Pio, today we approach you with a deep sense of awe, recognizing you as a true miracle worker and a faithful servant of our Lord Jesus Christ. As someone who stood close to the heart of Jesus, we beseech you to intercede for me, especially for this intention: [state your intention]
Click to see the intentions I personally lifted in prayer
Before surgery: That my condition remain localized, that I receive the best care and treatment plan, and that my surgery be true source of healing. Grant my complete healing from cancer, strength in body, mind, and spirit throughout treatment and recovery, and unshakable faith to walk each step with strength, courage, hope and trust.
After surgery: That my condition remain localized, that I receive the best care, and that my treatment plan be guided by wisdom and compassion. May every step, including chemotherapy, become a source of true healing. Grant that the side effects be tolerable, my body strong, and my mind, heart, and spirit protected. Bless me with complete healing from cancer and steady faith to walk this journey with courage, hope, trust, and peace. Strengthen my caregivers with health and patience as they care for me day by day. Guide my doctors and nurses with wisdom and skill, their hands and hearts rooted in compassion. For all my prayer warriors near and far, I thank You. Return their prayers with abundant grace, peace, and blessings, and sustain them as they continue to lift me up in love, faith and hope.
We find inspiration in the words of Pope John Paul II as we seek your prayers:
“Glory be to you, humble and beloved Saint Padre Pio. Teach us the virtue of humility so that we may become like the little ones of the Gospel, to whom the Father promised to reveal the mysteries of His Kingdom. Guide us in perpetual prayer, knowing that God understands our needs even before we voice them.
Grant us the gift of faith to see the face of Jesus in the poor and suffering. Be our strength in times of trial, and if we falter, lead us to the joyful sacrament of forgiveness. Bestow upon us your tender devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus and our mother.
Guide us on our earthly journey towards the heavenly homeland, where we hope to contemplate the eternal Glory of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
In conclusion, Saint Padre Pio, we recite the prayer you composed for Confidence and Trust in God’s Mercy:
“O Lord, we seek boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy. Grant us the courage to embrace the crosses and sufferings that bring immense goodness to our souls and to Your Church. May we love You with pure and contrite hearts, humbling ourselves beneath Your cross as we ascend the mountain of holiness, bearing our cross that leads to heavenly glory.
May we receive You in Holy Communion with unwavering faith and love, allowing You to work within us for Your greater glory. O Jesus, the most adorable Heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your heavenly Father. Amen.
All glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”
Saint Padre Pio, Pray for us!