Everyone has at least one prayer that they would consider an unanswered prayer. I know I’ve had quite a few in my life. Sometimes we pray and pray and pray for something but in spite of the time and effort we put into our request, it seems that God just isn’t hearing us. I’ve only recently come to the realization that it isn’t that He isn’t hearing us, but that His answer to our prayer may not be exactly what we were hoping for.
Ever since I became devoted to praying the Holy Rosary regularly, I’ve discovered how important it is to bring all of my requests to the Blessed Virgin Mary because she brings them to her Son, Jesus Christ, Who is delighted to receive anything that His mother gives Him. And it was Father John Corapi who really convinced me of the fact that when we are troubled or trying to make a decision about something we should turn to Our Lady for help and guidance. I guess I always knew about her powerful role in our prayer life but never really had someone explain it to me in the way in which Father Corapi has.
What Is Your Unanswered Prayer?
I’ve decided that from now on, every Friday I’m going to ask the readers of this blog to submit one prayer request that you are willing to have posted so that all of us can pray for you and an answer to that particular request. It should be what you consider an “unanswered prayer” because in spite of how hard you’ve prayed for an answer, you keep feeling a sort of silence and are still conflicted. You can let us know who you are or stay completely anonymous; it’s totally up to you. You can either send me a private email or post your request in the Comments section of Friday’s article. I promise that your prayer will be included in my daily Rosary for the following seven days. By the following Friday, you can feel at ease that even if your request still doesn’t seem as if it’s been answered, God has heard your plea because Our Lady has presented it to Jesus. And what better way to be heard than through Mary!
Either of three things will happen after we have prayed for you:
1.) God will decide that what you are asking for is not His will and He will answer you, but in a different way than you may hope for or expect.
2.) God will decide that what you are asking for should be given to you, and you will certainly know it if it is.
3.) God will decide that what you are asking for should be given to you, only in His time, not yours. In other words, you may have to be patient and wait for it.
One of the wonderful things about faithfully praying the Holy Rosary is that you can be confident that your prayers will be answered! Please read the Memorare prayer below and know that the Virgin Mary has only our best interest in her Immaculate Heart. Your unanswered prayer won’t stay unanswered for long with Mary on your side.
Memorare Prayer
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
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Jesus, please restore and secure my present job. Please reverse the Management’s decision on redundancy and retain my employment. Also I pray that I will receive excellent job offers so I will have a choice should I plan to leave on my own accord. Please pray for me Mama Mary. Intercede with me Saint Padre Pio. In Jesus name I beg thee. Amen
Jesus, please give my husband a job. He has been filling out job forms day after day, night after night and yet, after years and years of doing this, he still does not have a job. Today, he said his light is disappearing. My brother in law prayed for a job from God for years to and decided to kill himself. On a note in his house, it read, “God is a liar.” Please don’t lie to my husband. Please Jesus, please Mary, please everyone in heaven, please give my husband a very good job.
Lord, please, bring someone to us who will love our home and purchase it. This is important to me/us. We need to be closer to our elderly parents (to tend to them, to spend time with them) and to be near our only child. Intercede Our Lady and St. Joseph.
Dear Jesus and Mary, please help me find a truly happy and fulfilling solution to my sorrows over the amazing guy I loved.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Padre Pio who I pray to on a daily basis please bring my three children back to their faith. Especially my middle son Alex who told me two years ago that he is an Atheist and proud of it…..I thought I was dreaming when I heard this….but unfortunately it was not to be….he told me again Christmas gone when he worked on Christmas Day and my heart is broken. How can he say he is an Atheist when he was born a Catholic, Baptised a Catholic, went to a Catholic School and was confirmed a Catholic. Dear God in Heaven help me to overcome this terrible cross and I ask Our Lady of Lourdes and St Padre Pio to please ask God through their intersession to bring him back to his faith, to his prayers and put love, grace and prayer into his heart. Dear God in Heaven please hear my prayers. Amen.
Dear Mother,
I pray to you for the blessing that the baby growing in my womb is a healthy baby boy. I have always longed for boys and my heart goes out when I see little boys running together. Please give me sion mother. You know how much I want this, how I wet your rosary beads with my tears everyday. hear me mother. Have mercy on your daughter.I have come to you with the hope that you will answer my prayer.
Please, pray:
That Our Lord God strength the relationship between Dejan M. and me!
For GOING DEEPER IN KNOWING EACH OTHER!
That WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER!
That our love will grow stronger day by day and that we always place God in the center of our lives!
Thank you for all your prayers
Praying for you
Katarina
Marie
I’v been there and done that. This much I know is to keep praying and know that you are covered by the blood of the lamb of God. Keep saying the blood the blood of the lamb of God and keep you mine on thing that is good report and the word of the lamb of God. The Satain hates the blood and I need to go to the bible on more info
God be with you and bless you allways
Yours in out Lord Jesus Christ
Rose
Dear Virgin Mother Mary, I kindly beg you to hear/listen to my prayers and answer them lovingly. I know how much you dearly love me and care about me. I ask you to help me get this job that i have waited for since 2009. I know in your power and intercention nothing can fail. Please i beg you to grant me this prayer request. I promise this job will not only be for my own good but for the good of all the people who will need my help. Thank you Mother Mary, thank you JESUS.
Lord, I pray for a God loving husband, and to be a home owner, to travel and to lose weight to watch over those who are suffering from famine.
Love you and forever greatful for what I have
I ask that my financial circumstances get secured. I got laid off from my job last yr 2 days before my premature infant was released from the hospital. He was born at 1lbs 9oz and is a blessing. Me and my husband have not been able to catch up financially and he has had many doctors appts, and therapies. I feel like I am loosing my mind trying to support my family and trying to hold everything together as a mother and wife. My husband is in school full time and I pray he is able to finish by the end of this year and find a stable job that will get us out of dept. I also want to thank God for my health and well being and tell him that I love him with all of my heart and soul. This whole experience has shown me that he is listening and is within each and every one of us. We just have to sit quiet, be patient and listen. I strongly feel that my prayer will be answered in a big way that will even enable me to help other individuals. AMEN
Pleasr Mother of Jesus ; Hear my prayer request the one ive been so desperately waiting on. To bring back the love of my life the only one that”s ever meant anything to me in my life Ana . The pain and suffering is so hard to manage I’m empty and lost without her. If your there and have been there through my hurts and joys in this life I beg to you to hear me I sincerly promise to a better person and to be deeper in faith and turn you as my best friend. You knowshe was made for me sent her in mylifeagain I will neverletyoudown Please Mary intervene for me andAna with this prayer request site . Allow me to have my soulmate again.
I offer my prayer to Our Lord and His Blessed Mother that my family and myself have good health and that my children return to being active Catholics again.
Please pray that God will let us adopt a little baby girl ASAP. Have been praying so long for this request and God is so silent, I am losing my faith and become more and more discouraged with Blessed Mother. Our Lord and oh so many Saints. Their are so many orphans in the world that need homes and we are blocked by the funds to set about this task which is so unfair and taking advantage of children, or have been scammed by untruthful adoption agencys. Please Blessed Mother why wont you hear and answer this without any more delay, I have been so patient and perservering to no avail. At confession I asked the Priest if I shoud stop praying for this since it didnt seem like God is answering and the Priest said No to keep praying and perservere, but it is ever so hard. Now depression sinks in because of thinking of God not answering the prayer. and especially where the rosary is concerned it says so many times with the rosary prayer that whatever you ask for will be obtained. I am lost and confused as that doesnt seem to be even be coming true. Thankyou and God Bless you, Please pray for me and I for you likewise. Ave Maria.
Please pray for my son Justin who has recently been diagnosed as having Stage Four Cancer and a Tumor “with leg’s” (Doctors words) on his spine. He is a wonderful human being and the world needs men like him who serve without asking anything in return. Thank you and God Bless you all who pray for Justin’s recovery.
@Jim McCarthy –
I will keep your son in my prayers every mornng when I say the rosary, please know that God is looking over him and we are praying for his recovery
Lord, please give me a full time permanent job. I have been praying for two years and I am really sad that my prayer is not answered. I know nothing is impossible for you but I feel disappointed. Mother Mary, please pray for me.
Please pray for our family.For my Husband to start a business.For me to be blessed with a new job soon.For Alex to be blessed to attend Makini school.For us to pay all our debts .Most of all to be devoted to the rosary.