A listing of prayers and devotions to St. Expedite for his powerful prayers and intercession. As Catholics, we believe in the intercession of the saints, who readily pray and assist us from Heaven.
St. Expedite (or Expeditus ) was a Roman soldier who made a dramatic conversion to Christianity when, according to tradition, the devil appeared to him in the form of a crow suggesting he delay his conversion until tomorrow. Expeditus crushed the crow while declaring “Today!” (hodie in Latin), and thus became associated with quick solutions to problems and fighting procrastination. He is particularly venerated in Latin America, New Orleans, and Réunion Island, where he is invoked for urgent causes, business matters, and against procrastination. He is typically depicted as a Roman soldier holding a cross marked “hodie” (today) while stepping on a crow saying “cras” (tomorrow). A popular legend claims his name came from a package of relics marked “expedite” (meaning “rush delivery”) that was misinterpreted as a saint’s name, and his historical existence is debated by scholars. Though the Catholic Church removed him from the official calendar of saints in 1969, popular devotion continues strongly, and he is often called upon by those seeking quick resolution to pressing problems.
The “Prayer to St. Expedite” For Urgent Matters & Desperate Situations is a prayer often prayed by those who find themselves in a dire situation and seeking a quick and immediate resolution. As Saint Expedite is venerated by some Catholics as the patron saint of emergencies, quick solutions, and swift action, he is often implored for his intercession. The name “Expedite” is derived from the Latin word “expeditus,” which means “fast” or “speedy.”
Prayer to St Expedite for Urgent Matters & Desperate Situations
My St. Expedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with our Lord Jesus Christ. Succor me in this hour of affliction and despair, my St. Expedite. You, who are a holy warrior. You, who are the saint of the afflicted. You, who are the saint of the desperate. You, who are the saint of urgent causes, protect me; help me. Give me strength, courage and serenity. Hear my plea.
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My St. Expedite, help me to prevail through these difficult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency. Bring me back to the state of peace and tranquility, my St. Expedite. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will speak your name to all those who have faith.
O glorious martyr, St. Expedite, you who know that the greatest obstacle in life is the delay of time, please answer my plea with urgency. Intercede for me with the Holy Spirit to intercede on my behalf before the Father. May I receive your blessings and favors, and quickly see the manifestation of your intercession.
O St. Expedite, patron of those who hope for rapid solutions, I humbly kneel before you, seeking your miraculous aid. Through your intercession, may my urgent request be granted. With sincere gratitude, I promise to glorify your name and spread devotion to you. Amen.
May the intercession of the glorious martyr, St. Expedite, recommend us, O my God, to Thy goodness, in order that his protection may obtain for us what our own merits are powerless to do. Amen.
We supplicate Thee Lord, to inspire, by Thy grace all our thoughts and actions. That thou being their principle, we may by the intercession of St. Expedite, be conducted with courage, fidelity and promptitude, at the time proper and favorable, and come to a good and happy end. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. St. Expedite, honored by the gratitude of those who have invoked thee at the last hour and for pressing cases. We pray thee to obtain from the all-powerful goodness of God, by the intercession of Mary Immaculate, today, or such a day the grace we solicit with all submission to the Divine Will. Amen.
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