About Us – Widows of Prayer

Mission

Our Charism is to serve Christ through His Church by praying for priests and others in Church leadership, to be devoted to the Blessed Sacrament and to promote the adoration of Christ in the Eucharist. Devoted to:

Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Monica (Mother of St. Augustine)
St. Elizabeth of Hungry

Foundress Interview

Apostolate Established

September 29, 1994 (The Feast of the Archangels) in Appleton, Wisconsin with Statues and Bylaws formed through Canonical Law as a Private Association of The Faithful under the directive of the Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

We are also listed in the Official Catholic Directory (O.C.D.)

Our Prayer

Official Prayer of the Widows of Prayer – September 29, 2024

God the Father,
I offer you the rest of my time on earth that I may serve you with love and come to eternal life.
May my husband be blessed on his journey in eternity and everyone in my family be saved.
Holy Spirit, be a comfort to all widows, especially the newly bereaved.
Jesus, my bridegroom, savior of my soul, delight of my heart, help me.
Mary, exalted widow, mother of the Church, my model and intercessor, pray for me.
St. Joseph, protector of Mary and the child Jesus and helper of widows, guide me in the trials of daily life.
As a widow, may I be a spiritual mother to all I meet today and every day.

All you widow-saints, pray for me
St. Monica, pray for me
St. Paula, pray for me
St Elizabeth of Hungary, pray for me
Bd Angela of Foligno, pray for me
St. Catherine of Siena, pray for me
St Elizabeth of Portugal, pray for me
St. Bridget of Sweden, pray for me
St. Rita of Cascia, pray for me
St. Frances of Rome, pray for me
St. Catherine of Genoa, pray for me
St. Jane de Chantal, pray for me
Bd. Marie of the Incarnation, pray for me
St. Louise de Marillac, pray for me
Bd. Marguerite d’Youville, pray for me
St. Elizabeth Seton, pray for me
Servant of God, Praxes Fernandez, pray for me
Bd. Conchita Cabrera de Armida, pray for me
All other widows now in heaven, pray for me

My God, let me know and love you,
So that I may find my happiness in you.
Since I cannot fully achieve this on earth, help me to improve daily until I may do so to the full.
Enable me to know you ever more on earth, so that I may know you perfectly in heaven.
Enable me to love you ever more on earth, so that I may love you perfectly in heaven.
In that way my joy may be great on earth, and perfect with you in heaven.
O God of truth, grant me the happiness of heaven so that my joy may be full in accord with your promise.
In the meantime, let my mind dwell on that happiness, my tongue speak of it, my heart pine for it, my mouth pronounce it,
my soul hunger for it, my flesh thirst for it, and my entire being desire it until I enter through death into the joy of my
Lord forever.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Father Paul Thomas OSB, JCD, and PhD.