The common saying is health is wealth, so when we feel a bit under the weather it can eat into our pockets and our minds.
One way to deal with the anxiety and stress of medical procedures and exams is through prayers. Here are a few Catholic prayers during medical procedures.
Catholic Prayers for Medical Procedures for Patient
Here are a few prayers that can be prayed by the patient before the medical procedure and after the medical procedure.
There are also prayers for a calm mind, loved ones, and treatment.
Prayer For The Right Treatment
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask that this round of tests will result in a conclusive diagnosis. And I also pray that my doctors will be able to come up with a treatment strategy that will successfully solve the issue. I ask for a period of favor from You, O Lord. Dear Father, may this medical problem be resolved in Your abundant kindness in Jesus name. Amen.
Prayer For The Proper Diagnosis And A Clear Result
God of infinite mercy, please grant me patience as I wait for these results. And may the outcomes make it very obvious what the issue is. Yes, Lord, I believe in Your ability to cure, but it also helps to understand our circumstances so that we can pray more effectively. So now, dear Father, please reveal the truth. In Jesus name. Amen.
Prayer For Routine Screening
Faithful Father, even while I am aware that this recent exam is common for someone my age, I am truly anxious about it and the whole process involved. Help me to maintain my composure and avoid thinking about the test until the results are in so that I can instead spend the time praising You and showing You thanks. I put my trust in You, Lord. I have faith in Your tender care for me. Jesus is praised. Amen.
Prayer For Faith Regardless Of The Situation
Dear God, I hope that You will strengthen my faith in You as I wait for the results of this testing. Help me have that innocent confidence, trusting in Your kindness and Your mighty strength so that whether I receive a positive or negative evaluation, I know everything will be well. You are my savior and my help, Lord. May You grow in prominence in my life. In Jesus name. Amen.
Prayer For Disease To Retreat
I stand in the confident and happy expectancy that these labs will reveal that all of my numbers are reverting to normal and that I am being released from this horrible disease, God of Miracles. Lord, I pray that You will fend off this illness and allow it to flee from my life because it has threatened to take my life. Please complete this for the honor of Your Name, Lord. Amen.
Prayer For A Biopsy
God the Father, You are aware of my anxiety as I wait for the biopsy results. Lord, please let it not be cancer! Lord, please let it turn out well, but even if it doesn’t, You still have control over this circumstance. You accompany me as I traverse the flames. And You transform anything intended for evil into something nice. Oh Lord, I have found refuge in You. Amen.
Prayer For Normal Blood Test
All illnesses are cured by You, O God of Grace and Mercy. Nothing is incurable that You cannot treat. Lord, I ask that as You strive to repair my body, You will honor Your Name. Allow a clean result from this blood test. Please, Lord, may the results be ready soon. And may my steadfast belief in Your love and Your Word overcome the terror that is about to overtake me. Amen.
Prayer For Guidance During A Special Procedure
Dear Father, we bring forth your son/daughter/servant (name of patient) as they go through (name of the procedure) procedure. Please direct the medical staff’s thoughts and hands before, during, and after the procedure. May they be given the abilities and wisdom to do the surgery skillfully and in a way that encourages the best outcome. We respectfully request that you be present the entire time and give everyone involved your peace. Please soothe their family members as they wait. For them to have faith in you, teach them how to love and encourage (name of patient) both before and after the treatment. We trust in your unwavering affection.
Prayers For An Invalid
Our lone source of solace in times of need, O Father of Mercies: We respectfully implore you to see, visit, and comfort (name of patient), your sick servant for whom we are asking prayers. Please pity him, give him a feeling of your goodness, protect him from the enemy’s temptations, and grant him patience during his suffering. Eventually, grant that he may dwell with thee in life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. In thy good time, restore him to health and give him the ability to live the remainder of his life in thy fear and to thy glory. In Jesus name. Amen.
Prayer For Strength During Time Of Illness
Dear Father, give the weak strength and comfort to those who suffer. Mercifully accept our prayers, and through the power of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, give your servant (name of patient) the assistance s/he needs to turn his illness into health and our sorrow into joy. In Jesus name. Amen.
Prayer For Recovery from Sickness
Alternatively, O God of heavenly powers, you expel all disease and infirmity from our bodies by the strength of your command:
Through the intercession of Jesus Christ, our Lord, be present in your goodness with your servant (name of patient) so that his frailty may be banished, his strength recovered, and his health renewed so that he may bless your holy Name. Amen.
Prayer For A Sick Child
Heavenly Father, watch with us over your child (name of child), and grant that he may be restored to that perfect health which it is yours alone to give; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Or,
We entrust this infant to your loving care, O Lord Jesus Christ, Good Shepherd of the flock, who takes the lambs in His arms and carries them in his bosom (name of child). Relieve his suffering, shield him from every peril, replenish his strength and joy-giving abilities, and raise him to a position of service to you. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Or,
Prayers for use by a Sick Person
Our Father and our Lord, you are to be trusted because He is the source of all health. Fill my heart with faith in your love, through Jesus Christ our Lord, so that I may make room for it to possess me and humbly accept your healing. Amen.
Prayers For the Sanctification Of Illness
Through the intercession of Jesus Christ, our Lord, grants that (name of the patient)’s illness may be sanctified so that his awareness of his weakness can strengthen his faith and make his repentance more serious. Amen.
Prayers For After The Medical Procedure
Dear Lord, allow my family and I to offer you our fears as we await the results of the tests on my condition for both our benefit and your glory. Calm us in our worries, knowing that they don’t offer any new understanding, but only more tension. Please enlighten us using your Spirit so that we can make the right decision. In these fragile, trying times, please help us to seek You for grace and strength rather than away from You. Comfort us in our current search for you as we place all of our worries in your loving hands. Amen.
Prayers For Those Who Are Suffering
Lord Jesus, by patiently enduring pain, you glorified it on earth and provided an example for us to follow in deference to your Father’s will: Be there for me in my time of need and suffering; sustain me by your grace so that my courage and strength won’t waver; heal me following your will; and help me to always hold fast to the conviction that what happens to me in this life matters little if you hold me in eternal life, my Lord and my God. Amen.
Prayer For Strength And Confidence For Loved Ones
Kind Father, They must be really concerned for me as I undergo this treatment, I know. I know they want the best for me, therefore Lord, please grant them all complete tranquility. As you reassure them, take complete charge of everything. Encourage them to maintain their faith and be prepared to accept whatever outcome we encounter. Jesus be praised. Amen.
Prayer For Healing
Sacred Father I’ve just returned from the hospital where your dependable vessels examined me. I hope and pray that this medical test’s lab findings will be positive and free of any signs of illness. I humbly ask the Lord for his blessing of health upon me. Give me the drive I need to do everything I need to do to take care of my health and mind. Jesus be praised. Amen.
Or,
You are a God of miracles, and no one else has the power to fix everything that’s wrong with my body. But above all, give me the strength to endure these hardships because of my unwavering faith in you, no matter what. Take charge of my body and start functioning the way it should. I appreciate everything, Father. Jesus be praised. Amen.
Catholic Prayers for Medical Procedures for the Medical Practitioners
Prayers For Medical Practitioners
Lord, sanctify those you have called to the study and practice of the healing arts as well as the prevention of illness and suffering. By your life-giving Spirit, fortify them, so that through their ministries the community’s well-being may be enhanced and your creation may be honored; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for Wisdom for Doctors
I pray that the results of this testing will inform my medical team’s decision-making over how to proceed with my treatment, Lord, my Protector, and Preserver. You are my great physician, Lord. I give thanks to You for keeping me alive while I’m in bed recovering from my illness. You will rescue me from this difficult situation. You won’t let the enemy’s nefarious schemes force you to give me up. Amen.
Prayer For A Calm And Patient Heart
Thank you, Lord, for the procedure we are about to undergo. We entrust those who came before us to make things successful. Give us a calm and patient heart while we wait for the results and as all the procedures are completed. Please help us to resist worrying and feeling nervous. Your sweet remarks will provide us comfort so that we won’t have to worry about our health. Help us to accept the consequences, whatever they may be. Jesus be praised. Amen.
Prayers for loved ones on behalf of the patient
Prayers For A Loved One
We come to you today with a sick loved one in our hearts, God of Healing and Mercies. In these tumultuous times, we implore you to uplift (name of a loved one) who is in great need of You. Guide your child with your unending mercy and grant them your healing. Give them courage in these trying times, and allow your spirit to envelop them in peace. Help him to believe in you, and ultimately grant us victory. In Jesus name. Amen.
Thanksgiving for a Beginning of Recovery
O Lord, we praise you for bringing our brother or sister comfort from their suffering and new hope for their recovery since your mercy never ceases and is renewed every morning (patient name). We beg you to carry on the good work you’ve begun in him so that he can organize his actions and thoughts to constantly think and behave in a way that pleases you. through the authority of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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