Prayers to Saint Expeditee Expedit Introduction Introductio n Here are some prayers that we have collected over the years, you can use any of these, or you can just “wing It” which is probably the best way. Just call out to Saint !pedite, to get his attention, and as" for what you need. #e sure to o$er something in return for his e$orts. %ost importantly ma"e sure you live up to your end of the bargain, with no regrets or complaints &there is nothing worse than a sore winner'. If things did not go as anticipated than either you did not ma"e yourself clear or you did not thin" your needs through. (ou can)t e!pect Saint !pedite to tailor everything to wishes he had no "nowledge of. *lways o$er him a reward for helping you.
For a financial crisis... Here is a prayer for your money emergency. +he traditional way to petition Saint !pedite is to ta"e a white and a green candle carve your name on them lengthwise. -ight the candles and continue lighting the candles and praying to him until you receive his answer. Have faith and do not doubt his power or willingness to help you. ray to Saint !pedite I call forth the ower and the presence of St. !pedite in my time of /nancial trouble. I o$er my body, heart, mind and soul upon your altar of light. I have faith and trust and complete con/dence that you will be my strength in this time of need. 0uic"ly come to my assistance. #ring to me 111111111111 &2learly
e!press what you want, and as" him to /nd a way to get it to you.' %y /nancial need is urgent. #e my -ight and 3uide in this situation so that I may live with peace, love, prosperity and abundance and in the raise of 3od. *men. &4ow promise to give Saint !pedite a speci/c o$ering If your desire is granted.'
House and home... ray to Saint !pedite I come before you, Saint !pedite, +o remedy economic problems in my wor" and my home. *nd to as" for your powerful support. Saint !pedite, protect my income, +hat I may obtain su5cient money for necessities, *nd tran6uillity and joy will reign in my house. #y your grace, #lessed Saint, I re6uest and pray that I will achieve my desire. 111111111111 &2learly e!press what you want, and as" him to /nd a way to get it to you.' *nd I will give than"s for your glorious intercession. &4ow promise to give Saint !pedite a speci/c o$ering If your desire is granted.' *men. e sure to provide the o$ering you promised if Saint !pedite grants your petition'
For quick help... ray to Saint !pedite
Saint !pedite, you lay in rest. I come to you and as" that this wish be granted. 111111111111 &2learly e!press what you want, and as" him to /nd a way to get it to you.' !pedite now what I as" of you. !pedite now what I want of you, this very second. 7on8t waste another day. 3rant me what I as" for. I "now your power, I "now you because of your wor". I "now you can help me. 7o this for me and I will spread your name with love and honor so that it will be invo"ed again and again. !pedite this wish with speed, love, honor, and goodness. 3lory to you, Saint !pedite9 *s you recite this prayer, light a candle to Saint !pedite ne!t to a glass of water for the Saint. :ecite daily until the re6uest is granted, then be sure to give Saint !pedite a gift. *lso place an ad in the newspaper than"ing Saint !pedite, so that his name and glory will grow.
When you are in urgent need... ray to Saint !pedite ;ur dear martyr and protector, Saint !pedite, (ou who "now what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy +rinity, that by your grace my re6uest will be granted. 111111111111 &2learly e!press what you want, and as" him to /nd a way to get it to you.' %ay I receive your blessings and favors. In the name of our -ord Jesus 2hrist, *men. If Saint !pedite grants your re6uest, place an ad in the newspaper than"ing Saint
!pedite, so that his name and fame will grow.
For quick action... ray to Saint !pedite Saint !pedite, 4oble :oman youth, martyr, (ou who 6uic"ly brings things to pass, (ou who never delays, I come to you in need< 111111111111 &2learly e!press what you want and as" him to /nd a way to get it to you.' 7o this for me, Saint !pedite, and when it is accomplished, I will as rapidly reply with an o$ering to you. &State your vow or promise' #e 6uic", Saint !pedite9 3rant my wish before your candle burns out, and I will glorify your name. *men. *s you say this prayer, light a glass=encased Saint !pedite candle &with the saint8s picture on it' ne!t to a glass of water. :ecite the prayer once a day for as long as the candle burns &usually several days' and when your re6uest is granted, pour the water from the water glass into the empty glass container that held the candle. lace some fresh cut >owers in the candle glass, use it li"e a vase. (ou may also o$er a slice of pound ca"e. +hen place an ad in the newspaper than"ing Saint !pedite, to spread his fame.
To end
procrastination... ray to Saint !pedite St. !pedite witness of ?aith to the point of martyrdom, in e!ercise of 3ood, you ma"e tomorrow today. (ou live in the fast time of the last minute, always projecting yourself toward the future. !pedite and give strength to the heart of the man who doesn8t loo" bac" and who doesn8t postpone. *men
For desperate causes... ray to Saint !pedite %y Saint !pedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with ;ur -ord Jesus 2hrist. Succor me in this hour of a@iction and despair, my Saint !pedite. (ou who are a Holy warrior, (ou who are the Saint of the a@icted, (ou who are the Saint of the desperate, you who are the Saint of urgent causes, rotect me, Help me, 3ive me Strength, 2ourage and Serenity. Hear my plea. 111111111111 &2learly e!press what you want, and as" him to /nd a way to get it to you.' %y Saint !pedite, help me to prevail through these di5cult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency. #ring me bac" to the state of peace and tran6uillity, my Saint !pedite. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will spea" your name to all those who have faith. &4ow promise to give Saint !pedite a speci/c o$ering when
your desire is granted.' *men. &Say one ;ur ?ather, one Holy %ary, and ma"e the sign of the cross.' e sure to provide the o$ering you promised if Saint !pedite grants your petition'
For intercession and protection... +hree Short rayers to Saint !pedite %ay the intercession of the glorious %artyr, St. !pedite, recommend us, ; my 3od, to +hy goodness, in order that his protection may obtain for us what our own merits are powerless to do. *men Ae supplicate +hee -ord, to inspire, by +hy grace all our thoughts and actions. +hat thou being their principle, we may by the intercession of St. !pedite, be conducted with courage, /delity and promptitude, at the time proper and favorable, and come to a good and happy end. +hrough our -ord, Jesus 2hrist. *men St. !pedite honored by the gratitude of those who have invo"ed thee at the last hour and for pressing cases. Ae pray thee to obtain from the all=powerful goodness of 3od, by the intercession of %ary Immaculate, today, or such a day the grace we solicit with all submission to the 7ivine Aill. *men
o!ena to St. Expeditus Bse in Brgent 2ases If it is possible, recite this 4ovena before the %ost
#lessed Sacrament. Saint !peditus su$ered a lot during the time of 7iocletion. He is holding a cross in which is inscribed CHodieC &+oday' while he is stepping on a crow which is crying C2rasC &+omorrow' in order to remind us not to doubt even for a single moment the great mercy of 3od, and not to postpone for tomorrow the devout and trusting prayer but to call on him always as our advocate by the side of our #lessed Dirgin. *ct of 2ontrition %y -;:7 Jesus 2hrist, ?ather of endless charity, I am heartily sorry for my sins. 3rant me, therefore, pardon of my sins and the grace I as" of (ou thru the merits of the sorrows of (our loving %other and the virtues of (our martyr, Saint !peditus. rayer to Saint !peditus for ach 7ay 2oncluding rayer< ;h Saint !peditus, my protector, in you I place my hope that my petitions may be granted if they are for my own good. lease as" ;ur -ord, through the intercession of the #lessed Dirgin, for the forgiveness of my sins, and the grace to change my life, particularly the grace ... &mention here the particular grace desired' and I promise to follow your e!amples and will propagate this devotion to you. ?I:S+ 7*( ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, through the lively faith which was granted you by 3od, I as" you to awa"en the same faith in my heart, that I may also believe wholeheartedly that there is 3od, but most particularly that I may be saved from sinning against Him. +hree ;ur ?athers in honour of the %ost Holy +rinity then the concluding prayer. 2oncluding rayer for ach 7ay :emember ; most gracious Dirgin %ary, that never was it "nown that any one who >ed to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this con/dence, I >y unto thee, ; Dirgin of virgins, my %other. +o thee I come before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful. ; %other of the Aord Incarnate, despise not my words but graciously hear and grant my prayer. *men. ;ne Hail %ary in honour of ;ur -ady of Sorrows. S2;47 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !pedius, through the eviable hope given you by 3od, pray that those of little belief may be penetrated by some rays of hope so that they also receive eternal things please pray that ardent hope in 3od be also given me and hold me steadfast in the midst of su$erings. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. +HI:7 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, through the endless love which ;ur -ord planted in your heart, please remove from mine all the shac"les tied by worldliness, that without them I may love only 3od in all eternity. *men. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. ?;B:+H 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, who "new fully well the teaching of the 7ivine +eacher to carry the cross and follow Him, as" Him for the graces I need that I may /ght my own passions. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. ?I?+H 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, through the bountiful graces you received from Heaven that you may conserve all your virtues, grant also that I may get rid of all the feelings that bloc" my way to Heaven. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. SIE+H 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, through the su$erings and humiliations which you received for the love of 3od, grant me also this grace which is very pleasing to 3od, and free me from
anger and hardness of heart which is the stumbling bloc" of my soul. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. SD4+H 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, you "now that prayer is the golden "ey that will open the Fingdom of Heaven, teach me to pray in a manner which is desirable to ;ur -ord and to His Heart, that I may live only for Him, that I may die only for Him, and that I may pray only to Him in all eternity. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. I3H+H 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, through the clean desire that reigned in all your feelings, word and actions, please let them guide me also in my endless search for the glory of 3od and the good of my fellowmen. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer. 4I4+H 7*( %y -ord Jesus 2hrist ... ; 3lorious %artyr, Saint !peditus, who was so much loved by the 0ueen of Heaven, that to you nothing was denied, as" her, please my advocate, that through the su$erings of her 7ivine Son and her own sorrows, I may receive this day the grace I as" of you but above all the grace to die /rst before I commit any mortal sin. *men. +hree ;ur ?athers then the concluding prayer.
A PRAYER TO ALL THE SAINTS +oday, dear friends in heaven, we celebrate your feast. Ae celebrate again the feasts of all the saints we "now, and whom we honor day by day through the year. #ut we also honor today all the saints in heaven whom we do not "now. Ae can
not help thin"ing, on this day, that no one of us lac"s a model to follow in one of you. Ae loo" around us at the familiar persons and things and activities that /ll our every day lives, and we /nd that they are little di$erent from the persons, things, and activities that /lled your lives. Ae have the same human nature, wounded by the sin of *dam and ve, but strengthened marvelously by grace, and fed and sancti/ed by the sacraments and prayer. Ae have e!actly the same sacraments that you had, we have the same 2hrist, the same #lessed %other, the same trials, sic"ness, pain, temptation, the same joys, pleasures, and happiness that crowded your lives. +hen it must be true that, with the same means, we should be able to wor" out our lives in the same holiness and sanctity as yours, dear saints. Help us to do this. Help us to see the opportunities for holiness that /ll our everyday lives. ;btain for us, by your prayers, the deep understanding and appreciation of spiritual things that were yours. Help us to see, too, in the beauty of the world in which we live, some slight mirroring of the eternal beauty which you now see, as you gaGe on 3od. #ut let us not be deceived into thin"ing that this earthly beauty, this worldly pleasure, is an end in itself. -et us use it wisely and moderately, our hearts always yearning to come at last to the /nal beauty and joy, the possession of 3od Himself, with you, in heaven. *men.
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