This tag gathers related prayers and meditations from across the site, organized by theme, saint, virtue, season, or liturgical topic.
The saints have left the Church a rich treasury of prayer, and this collection gathers it from both directions: prayers written by the saints themselves, and prayers written to them, asking for their intercession. Here you’ll find words that came from a saint’s own heart, poured out in love for Christ, alongside prayers the faithful have composed over centuries asking a particular saint to intercede, protect, or guide.
Among the prayers by saints, you’ll encounter writings such as St. Clare of Assisi’s love letter to St. Francis, a window into how the saints themselves loved and encouraged one another in following Christ. Among the prayers to saints, you’ll find pieces like the prayer to St. Peter the Apostle, asking the first Pope’s intercession, or the historic long form of the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel written by Pope Leo XIII for protection against evil. Together these show the full circle of devotion: the saints teaching us how to pray through their own words, and the faithful turning to the saints in prayer as friends and advocates before God.
This collection spans many centuries and many forms, from personal letters and poems to formal litanies and petitions, gathered from across the site regardless of which specific prayer category or devotion they belong to. Whether you’re looking for a saint’s own reflection to deepen your prayer life, or searching for the right words to ask a particular saint’s help, you’ll find it represented here. As more saint-related prayers are added to the site, this collection will keep growing, offering an ever-widening window into how the Church has prayed with and through her saints across the ages.
