Learn how to pray to Saint Laura Montoya, the Colombian saint who took great care to bring happiness to those close to her. Colombians focus on pleasing her through prayer, because there is no better way to remember a saint than to dedicate a prayer to her.
Prayer to Saint Laura Montoya for the sick
If you are ill or if you have a relative, acquaintance, important friend or family member who is in poor health, it is time to pray to Saint Laura Montoya for the sick. However, with the help of the prayer to Saint Lazarus for health, you will have in your hands a valuable option that should not be wasted.
-O virginal Saint Laura, you who fills a whole Colombian population with glory, I come to your holy image to implore you to improve the health of (name of the sick person) and my own. Procure his healing in every sense, spiritual, moral and physical. Remove from his body any headache, fever, general malaise or nasal congestion that prevents him from carrying out his work comfortably.
With your powerful help and that of St. Raphael the Archangel, I declare that (name of the sick person) will return to a splendid state of health. May the illness never cause him/her to renounce his/her faith. Mighty and sweet God, Laura Montoya, help this sick person in particular and all those who suffer from acute pain that does not let them rest. Amen.
-Saint Laura Montoya, patron saint of all Colombians and of the whole world. Today is a difficult day for me, when I learn that (name of the sick person)
has suffered a relapse in his illness. I ask you to fill his family with strength and resignation. Never let them lose their faith, so that they may find it again and strengthen it through the act of prayer (see: Prayer of faith). Enlighten the sick person so that he may be able to overcome all his symptoms. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Laura Montoya for the Colombian people
All Colombians will have the opportunity to pray for the good of their Colombian homeland. By praying to Saint Laura Montoya, you can reaffirm your national identity. Every native of this country is proud of the good deeds that the saintly virgin did during her lifetime.
-Glorious Colombian Virgin, we thank you for upholding the name of our country. Bless forever our tricolour flag, for the yellow that represents the coffee fields. For the blue, which represents the water that flows through all our seas, and for the red, for all our fallen patriotic heroes. We are proud to be Colombians, and even more so when you take care of each and every one of us.
Make our country the most prosperous in Latin America. Put an end to drug trafficking and all types of crime that try to dishonour a whole country. Cultivate a tolerant society that loves God as one and true. May the power of the Holy Trinity transform all our citizens into courageous and humble people.
O our Mother, never abandon any of our children. May Colombia be the country we all dream of and have seen in our childhood. The land of vallenato and coffee, from whose womb such a wonderful woman was born. We bless you and glorify you forever, as you pour out your beautiful blessings in the name of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary and her most gracious Son, Our Lord Jesus. Amen.
Prayer to St Laura Montoya, patron saint
Protect yourself from all evil and danger by invoking the prayer to Saint Laura Montoya. The Colombian mother can offer you the greatest possible support against your enemies. Say it with great faith so that you will always be heard with joy.
-Great Sovereign Saint Laura Montoya, protector of all those born in Colombia and throughout the world. On this occasion I come to you to ask for your help and protection. Deliver me from all the evil that threatens me day and night. Do not let my rivals succeed in their goal of defeating me. Watch over all my family members, that each of them may have a place in your mighty monk’s habit.
I am aware of the wickedness of the world. Yet I come before your sovereign image to feel like a child when its mother protects it from all evil under her arms. Listen to this little recitation with much decorum to gain your protection. Amen.
