Petitions For The Intercession of Saint John Paul II

Are you or someone in your family or community in need of prayers? Consider submitting your petitions to the Saint John Paul II Shrine, where we will seek the intercession of the late Holy Father for your prayer requests. There is a form for submission on the Shrine’s website.

You can also say this prayer, which we recite every day here at the Shrine:

O Blessed Trinity, we thank you
for having graced the Church with
Saint John Paul II and for allowing
the tenderness of your fatherly care,
the glory of the Cross of Christ
and the splendor of the Spirit of love
to shine through him.
Trusting fully in your infinite mercy
and in the maternal intercession of Mary,
he has given us a living image of
Jesus the Good Shepherd.
He has shown us that holiness
is the necessary measure of ordinary
Christian life and is the way of
achieving eternal communion with you.
Grant us, by his intercession,
and according to your will,
the graces we implore,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

For All the Saints!

Pope Benedict XVI canonized seven new saints two weeks ago, and a reflection upon his homily can help us to understand the profound importance of the Saints in the Catholic Church. He said:

With heroic courage they spent their lives in total consecration to the Lord and in the generous service of their brethren. They are sons and daughters of the Church who chose the path of service following the Lord. Holiness always rises up in the Church from the well-spring of the mystery of redemption, as foretold by the prophet Isaiah in the first reading: the Servant of the Lord is the righteous one who “shall make many to be accounted as righteous; and he shall bear their iniquities” (Is 53:11); he is Jesus Christ, crucified, risen and living in glory.

Today we remember these “sons and daughters of the Church” in joyful celebration, and we look to their witness and intercession for the future of the Church.

Remember to thank Our Father in Heaven for the seven new saints canonized two weeks ago, and of course, for our beloved Blessed John Paul II.

All Ye Holy Men and Women, Pray for Us!

Through the Intercession of Blessed John Paul II

Anyone in need of prayers, specifically through the intercession of Blessed John Paul II, may now post their petitions online through the Blessed John Paul II Shrine website. Shrine staff will offer these petitions up as they celebrate their daily Eucharist, and other faithful members of the Church will be able to view petitions and offer them up as well.

Blessed John Paul II was one the greatest men to walk the Earth, and we can be sure that his intercession for us in Heaven has great meaning and power. Ask for his help, and let us know if we can ask him as well.

Also, please join us in praying:

Prayer to Implore Favors Through the Intercession of Blessed John Paul II, Pope

O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having
graced the Church with Blessed John Paul II
and for allowing the tenderness of Your
Fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of
Christ, and the splendor of the Spirit of love,
to shine through him. Trusting fully in
Your infinite mercy and in the maternal
Intercession of Mary, he has given us
a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd,
and has shown us that holiness is the
necessary measure of ordinary Christian life
and is the way of achieving eternal
communion with You. Grant us, by his
intercession, and according to Your will, the
graces we implore, hoping that he will soon
be numbered among Your saints. Amen.