Even though they say there is someone for everyone, sometimes it can be challenging to find true love. Appearances deceive many people; hence, they fall for the wrong people and for the wrong reasons.
RELATED: Prayers for a sick family member to get a miracle healing
Nothing can be worse than loving the wrong person because they will not appreciate you the way you deserve, and at the end of it, you will have wasted your precious time. Prayers for finding true love are meant to seek God’s guidance, so you don’t make a mistake.
The Bible says that the door is opened for that who knocks and that prayer is the only way to ask for favours from God. Many love prayers work, but you have to practice patience. God works in his own time and cannot be hurried. All you have to do is pray earnestly and trust that it will be answered according to the will of God.
10 powerful prayers for finding true love when looking for a soul mate
To find true love, you can either say a prayer from your heart or recite one of the common ones like the Saint Anthony prayer to find love. Below are examples of prayers that can help in your quest of finding a soul mate:
- St. Valentine Novena
Loving Father, You know that the deepest desire of my heart is to meet someone I can share my life with. I trust in your loving plan for me and ask that I might meet soon the person that you have prepared for me. Through the power of your Holy Spirit, open my heart and mind so that I recognize my soulmate. Remove any obstacles that may be in the way of this happy encounter, So that I might find a new sense of wholeness, joy, and peace. Give me the grace to know and accept if you have another plan for my life. I surrender my past, present, and future into the tender heart of your Son, Jesus, Confident that my prayer will be heard and answered. Amen.
- St. Raphael’s prayer to find love
Glorious Saint Raphael, Patron and Lover of the young, I feel the need to call¬ing to you and of pleading for your help. In all confidence, I open my heart to you to beg for your guidance and assistance in the important task of planning my future. Obtain for me through your intercession the light of God’s grace so that I may de¬cide wisely concerning the person who is to be my partner through life. Angel of Happy Meetings, lead us by the hand to find each other. May all our movements be guided by your light and transfigured by your joy. As you led the young Tobias to Sara and opened up a new life of happi¬ness with her to holy marriage, lead me to such a one whom in your angelic wisdom you judge best suited to be united with me in marriage.
Saint Raphael, the loving patron of those seeking a marriage partner, help me in this supreme decision of my life. Find for me as a helpmate in life the person whose character may reflect some of the traits of Jesus and Mary. May he (she) be up¬right, loyal, pure, sincere and noble so that with united efforts and with chaste and unselfish love, we both may strive to perfect ourselves in soul and body, as well as the children it may please God to en¬trust to our care.
Saint Raphael, Angel of chaste court¬ship, bless our friendship and our love that sin may have no part in it. May our mutual love bind us so closely that our future home may ever be most like the home of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Offer your prayers to God for the both of us and obtain the blessing of God upon our marriage, as you were the herald of blessing for the marriage of Tobias and Sara.
Saint Raphael, Friend of the young, be my friend, for I shall always be yours. I desire ever to invoke you in my needs. With your special care, I entrust the decision I am to make to my future husband (wife). Direct me to the person with whom I can best cooperate in doing God’s Holy Will, with whom I can live in peace, love, and harmony in this life and attain eternal joy in the next. Amen.
- Saint Anthony’s prayer to find love
My God, You who, as creator, provide life to all creatures. You who see everything and know everything, do not stop directing your gaze to my life and see how I have to improve to be that person who can have true love. Tell me if my character is not the most appropriate or my way of being and living are not Concordes with love. Please tell me in my heart everything I have to know about your word. Get close to my ear and suggest what I should do. Don’t leave me, day after day, waiting for that sure love without knowing that it is I who must change.
God of heaven, Being supreme and wonderful, I trust in You. I know that your word in my heart is like the pure water that runs through the river and cleans everything in its path. Therefore, I await your word and all your advice. I look forward to your dictations. I want to receive you in my deepest being. I know they will be fair, wise and, true, convenient for my love life. Because you are Justice, wisdom and truth, God of the firmament, I promise you that I will put into practice your expert tips and that I will always follow the path that you mark me. Guide me through this path, so I know the exact route to follow, always according to your laws of love. I pray that my future partner will always honour me, love me without conditions, and prefer me above all others. Amen, amen.
RELATED: 10 Prayers for the Baby’s Protection
- St. Anne Novena (Pray for 9 days)
O glorious Saint Anne, you are filled with compassion for those who invoke you and love for those who suffer. Heavily burdened with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the present intention, which I recommend to you in your special care. I petition you to intercede for me so that I find a genuine soulmate to share the gift of love with. Please recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and place it before the throne of Jesus, so that he may bring it to a happy issue. Continue to intercede for me until my request is granted. But above all, obtain for me the grace to one day see my God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the saints to praise and bless him for all eternity. Amen.
- Prayer to St. Anthony to find a wife or husband
Admirable Anthony, so glorious for your miracles and for the favour that Jesus showed on you by coming in the guise of the Divine Child to rest in your arms, obtain from His goodness the grace I long for within my heart. You, so compassionate toward poor sinners, pay no attention to my defects. Still, to the glory of God, which you will once again exalt and to my eternal salvation, not separated from the request I am now earnestly making. Let my love and charity towards the poor be a token of my gratitude. May I be given the grace to enter heaven with them through your intercession by the grace of Jesus the Redeemer. Amen
- Prayer for those seeking a spouse
Loving Father, you know that the deepest desire of my heart is to meet someone I can share my life with. I trust in your loving plan for me and ask that I might meet soon the person that you have prepared for me. Through the power of your Holy Spirit, open my heart and mind so that I recognize my soulmate. Remove any obstacles that may be in the way of this happy encounter, So that I might find a new sense of wholeness, joy and peace. Give me the grace to know and accept if you have another plan for my life. I surrender my past, present and future into the tender heart of your Son, Jesus, confident that my prayer will be heard and answered. Amen
- 30-day Novena to St. Joseph (30-day soulmate prayer)
I am so unworthy and small before God that I come before you with my prayers, my hurts and the hopes of my soul. So today, I humbly ask you for the grace of …… . Oh God, in Your heavenly providence, You chose Blessed Joseph to be the husband of Your Holy Mother; we pray to You that by venerating him on Earth as our guardian, he will intercede for us in heaven. For the glory and the power are yours forever and ever. Amen.
RELATED: 10 Powerful Prayers for the Baby’s Health
- Soul mate prayer
Dear God, Loving Essence of all there is. Please fill me with your sacred presence. I ask for your love, guidance, and blessings as I explore the deep reaches of my heart. I ask for your assistance in releasing that which stands in the way of true love. My heart is pure; my intentions are clear. Please bring me my most perfect partner. I seek a partner who enhances me by their very being. Who brings more love, joy, peace and prosperity to my life, Who I can love fully and who can fully receive my love, who loves, honours and cherishes me completely and always. May my heart be open and my head clear. May my life be ready to welcome true love. May I be embraced in a circle of your love and uplifted by your grace. And so it is. Amen.
- Prayer to St. Jude
Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honours and invokes you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me; I am so helpless and alone. Make use, I implore you, of that privilege given to you to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulation, and sufferings, particularly (state request) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favour, to always honour you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.
- St. Augustine Novena
O holy Saint Augustine, who has famously declared that “Our hearts were made for you, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you” aid me in my search for our Lord that through your intercession I may be granted the wisdom to determine the purpose God has planned for me. Pray that I will be blessed with the courage to follow God’s will even when I do not understand. Ask our Lord to lead me to a life worthy of His love so that I may one day share the riches of His kingdom. Petition our Lord and Savior to ease the burden of my problems and grant my special intention, and I will honour you all of my days.
Beloved Saint Augustine, the miracles you have performed for the greater glory of God have caused people to seek your intercession for their most pressing concerns. Hear my cries as I invoke your name to petition God for increased faith and aid me in my present distress. (State the nature of your problem or the special favour you seek).
RELATED: 10 powerful prayers to remove the spirit of anger and resentment
Glorious Saint Augustine, I boldly ask for your intercession, confident in your boundless wisdom and compassion. May this devotion lead me to a life dedicated to fulfilling the will of God that I may one day be deemed worthy of sharing His Kingdom with you and all the saints for all eternity.