How To Make A Prayer Request

Thank you for the opportunity to pray with you and for you.

In the faith, we ask the Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, to deepen our understanding of the need for faith as our parish family joins you in prayer for your prayer request or personal intention, especially keeping in mind this prayer as we gather daily for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

As you share your prayer request with us here, we will share it with a dedicated group of parishioners within our parish family who have dedicated themselves to the church's call to intercessory prayer and petition in which Christians intercede for the needs of others. 

They join you in prayer as you, too, pray for this particular need and the need of the church and world. Each member of our parish family's prayer and petitions group will receive your prayer request and add your prayer and petition to their prayer list.

What information is protected when shared with parish staff and key volunteers?

Keeping in mind the safety and privacy of the individuals and topics shared, we will do our best to receive formal permission from the individual or the individual's family or to the other persons whom the individual identifies, protecting the disclosure of health information or diagnosis as it is directly relevant to that person when it is not the individual's request to share the above information as a prayer request for the parish prayer wall or weekly bulletin. 

• Each prayer request is reviewed before posting, so there may be a short delay before the request is public.

• This form is recommended for use by St. Boniface and St. Meinrad parishioners, as well as their families, loved ones, neighbors and friends.

• When sending an online prayer request, please know this section of the parish website is not to be used in an emergency when you need a priest due to severe illness or death.

Examples of Prayer Requests and Personal Petitions 

Pray for:

+ Tom S preparing for surgery
+ Mark H who is without a job that he finds employment soon
+ a couple trying to conceive that they have patience and faith
+ my sister to have the courage to come to Easter Dinner with us
+ pray for Jane A who is going through a divorce
+ pray for a child who is transitioning back to his home after time in foster care

When making a prayer request, to maintain a high level of confidentiality, it is strongly suggested that you use only the first name and last initial of an individual, friend or family member. In this way, the spiritual care and privacy of others can remain a priority. Each person is entitled to privacy when experiencing medical care, physical healing, a personal or emotional crisis, or in a time of spiritual need or personal distress.  

We are called to share in the perpetual gift of prayer and petition for the needs of others, particularly for our brothers and sisters, who for whatever reason are unable or unwilling to pray for themselves because of their state of life or due to a lack of faith or in a time of spiritual doubt. We pray for others so that this indispensable ministry of charity may persevere “to bring good news to the poor, to heal the contrite of heart" (Luke 4:18).

Please note that your prayer request will not be added to the prayer wall and prayer and petition listing found in the weekly parish bulletin, One Family In Faith, unless you specifically request this by selecting the appropriate box located on the form on this page.

Act of Faith

O my God, I firmly believe that Thou art one God, in three Divine Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy Divine Son became man and died for our sins and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.

Act of Hope

O My God, relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

Act of Love

O my God, I love Thee above all things with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art all good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and I ask pardon for all whom I have injured.

Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.  

Philippians 4:6