What is the importance of the Valentine's prayer?

Just like any other prayer, Valentine's prayer has a very important role in the life of a believer. If done with faith and devotion, a prayer has the power to materialize the request of the devotee and bring peace to his heart.

There are many prayers that can be said to Saint Valentine, the most popular ones are for people who want to find someone special, to bring protection and strength to relationships and also for those who suffer from fainting spells and epileptic seizures, as Saint Valentine is also known as the patron saint of epilepsy.

Being known as 'Valentine's Day', Valentine's Day is celebrated worldwide as Valentine's Day due to his life story that made him the patron saint of couples. On this day, lovers usually exchange gifts and notes as a way of showing their love and affection.

Getting to know St. Valentine

Saint Valentine had a beautiful and unusual passage while living during the time of the Roman Empire. Read on to find out more details about his story and the reason for his death.

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Known throughout the world as the patron saint of lovers and lovers for having performed several marriages in secret, Saint Valentine was arrested and sentenced to death in Rome for contradicting the Christian teachings of the time and for having celebrated several clandestine marriages.

During the 5th century, the Catholic Church established Valentine's Day as Valentine's Day with the intention of encouraging couples to form a family through marriage.

However, by the end of the 18th century, Valentine's Day was removed from the religious calendar, as the Catholic Church claimed that there was insufficient evidence of the martyr's actual existence.

Even so, nowadays people all over the world turn to Saint Valentine to ask for blessings for their relationships and couples celebrate his day on February 14, the date he was executed.

History

Saint Valentine was a bishop in the Roman Empire and lived in the third century, a time when marriages were forbidden by Emperor Claudius II, because according to his conception soldiers who were unmarried had a better performance in wars.

However, Saint Valentine became known for performing several hidden marriages until he was discovered, arrested and killed. However, even while in prison he received several flowers and letters from people as a form of gratitude for having performed his marriages.

While still in prison, Saint Valentine fell in love with a blind girl, the daughter of one of the guards. The story goes that he miraculously cured her of her blindness, leaving a farewell letter with the phrase "From your Valentine" on the day of his death.

The date of his martyrdom is still uncertain, as different stories claim that he was executed in the years 269, 270, 273 or 280. However, most accounts state that Saint Valentine was killed on February 14, 269 beside the Flaminian Gate in northern Rome.

What was Valentine like?

Saint Valentine was born in 175 and was bishop in Rome overriding the laws of the Emperor of the time Claudius II by performing marriages on the sly, for which reason he was martyred.

Besides being the patron saint of couples, he is also considered a patron saint of epilepsy and beekeepers although, he is also known as the saint that never existed due to the Catholic Church not finding enough evidence of his existence.

Another version of the story says that Saint Valentine was a man of great faith who refused to deny Christianity and for that reason was executed.

His image is represented as a bishop holding a staff in one hand and a key in the other. In other versions, one finds the image of a bishop holding a staff in one hand and a book with a heart on top in the other.

What does Valentine represent?

Considered the patron saint of engaged couples and happy marriages, Saint Valentine is depicted in images with roses and birds symbolizing love and romance.

In the 17th century, the date February 14, the day Valentine was martyred, began to be celebrated as Valentine's Day in France and England. Later, this tradition also began to be practiced in the United States.

The 14th of February was still considered, in the Middle Ages, as the first day when birds mated and as a result, couples used to leave romantic messages on the doors of their loved ones' homes on this day.

In current times, on Valentine's Day couples often exchange romantic cards and gifts as a demonstration of love and affection, inspired by the note that Saint Valentine left to his beloved before he was killed.

Martyrdom

Saint Valentine was arrested and sentenced to death for performing secret marriages during the time of the Roman Empire, when Emperor Claudius II had forbidden men to marry, because according to his ideology single men would be better fighters in wars.

On February 14, 269, Saint Valentine was killed by beating and beheading beside the Flaminian Gate in Rome. However, another version of the reason for this saint's martyrdom was his refusal to renounce Christianity.

His remains are scattered around the world. His skull can be found in the Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin, Rome. Other parts of Saint Valentine's relic are found in Madrid, Poland, France, Vienna and Scotland.

Some Valentine's Prayers

Nowadays there are several prayers that are dedicated to St. Valentine and the most known ones are said by people who want to keep their relationships healthy or are looking for a partner. Read on to know some Valentine's prayers!

Main Valentine's Prayer

A prayer aims at requesting a special grace for the devotee. The main Valentine's prayer aims at the intercession of the saint as a way to help the faithful to be able to proclaim their faith through words and actions.

A prayer aims at requesting a special grace for the devotee. The main Valentine's prayer aims at the intercession of the saint as a way to help the faithful to be able to proclaim their faith through words and actions.

"God, merciful Father, I praise you and love you. I place myself before you in prayer and ask you, with all the sincerity of my heart, that I may be able to proclaim my faith not only in words but also, and above all, with the witness of my actions. Amen. Saint Valentine, pray for us."

Valentine's prayer to find that special someone

Many people, at some point, would like to share their life with an affective partner. The Valentine's prayer to find someone special should be prayed when the believer wants to find someone to have a relationship with. One should remember that the faith of the devotee is fundamental for the saint to intercede for the request made through the prayer.

"We want, through your intercession, someone who knows how to love us in a complete, friendly and integral way. May a loving, honest and hardworking person appear on our path.

Inflame in (say the person's name) the purest feeling of affection and may I know how to recognize every expression of attention and passion. Pour your blessings into my heart so that I may also correspond to this person's yearnings.

May we know how to have a secure relationship and may we never forget the miracle that God, through the intercession of our dear Valentine, has bestowed upon us. We pledge to be faithful strivers for the complete happiness of ourselves and the person we love and, have chosen to be our lifelong companion. Amen."

Valentine's prayer to protect the union

The Valentine's prayer to protect the union aims to ask the martyr blessings as a form of protection for the relationship of the devotee. She asks the saint support for the love union and wisdom to ward off all kinds of envy that may arise during the affective relationship.

"Saint Valentine, help us not to feel envious of personal, material, spiritual and financial goods. Give us the strength and benevolence that you have in your soul and protect us always! Saint Valentine, also venerated as the patron saint of lovers in several countries of the world, support our love union, so that we find the right person to live with us until old age. Thank you, in the name of God the Father.Amen."

Valentine's prayer to strengthen the relationship

The Valentine's prayer to strengthen the relationship aims to ask the intercession of the saint as a way to protect the love union. It also aims to give strength so that the couple can accept each other's faults and learn to recognize their virtues and vocations.

"St. Valentine, who sowed kindness, love and peace on earth, be my spiritual guide. teach me to accept my partner's faults and failings and help him to recognize my virtues and vocations. you who understand those who love each other and desire to see their union blessed by Christ, be our advocate, our protector and our blesser. in the name of Jesus. amen!"

Valentine's prayer to not suffer for love

Suffering for love is certainly not a nice experience and no one would like to go through that. For this, there is a Valentine's prayer to not suffer for love that asks the martyr to intercede for the faithful so that he does not go through this situation.

"Jesus Christ, I come to ask you to give me a real love, for I feel alone, without having with whom to share my moments of anguish, of joy, my debts, my profits, my dreams, my realities, my family conquests and my defeats.

Son of God, who went through so much humiliation for our sins, I don't want to suffer for love. This discourages me too much. Make me have strength to fight so that this pain will pass soon. Open my heart and my soul.

Place infinite faith within me, that I may become a fortress of blessings and divine riches, to combat whatever things want to make me suffer. Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you right now for the grace I am beginning to receive from your powerful spirit. Jesus, pray for us!"

Valentine's prayer to overcome love problems

Considered the patron saint of love, couples and lovers, Saint Valentine has a specific prayer for people who wish to overcome love problems. This prayer asks that the faithful get in tune with their soul mate and also that mistakes of their ancestors do not hinder their love life.

"St. Valentine, patron of love, cast your kind eyes upon me. Prevent curses and emotional inheritances from my ancestors and mistakes I have made in the past from disturbing my affective life. I wish to be happy and make people happy.

Help me to get in tune with my soul mate and may we enjoy love, blessed by divine providence. I ask for your powerful intercession with God and our Lord Jesus Christ.Amen."

Prayer to the three saints of love

There is a prayer that is made to the three saints of love, St. Anthony, St. Valentine and St. Monica with the intention of asking for true love or harmony to an existing relationship. It should be done for seven days in a row.

"If he/she is far away, bring him/her to me, holy miracle worker, if he/she is changed, make him/her a good companion! Just as what is right will last, my request the saint will hear!

Valentine, the patron saint of lovers, bring him back to me! Beloved Valentine, may he be good to me, and may our fights come to an end.

Saint Valentine, make him like me, because what I want most right now, is him near me!

Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine, your husband was hard and violent with you, but even so you managed to follow the path of faith and hope, help me in my faith, so that I may be able to live a beautiful love, full of joy and affection, as you took care of your son Augustine!

To the 3 love saints I thank, leaving here all my appreciation, in the certainty that I will be answered in my request (make your request here), promising to light a candle to each of the dear saints, to illuminate their paths even more."

Valentine's prayer for sufferers of fainting spells and epileptic seizures

Besides being considered the saint of lovers, Saint Valentine is also known for being the patron saint of epilepsy. And for that, there is a specific prayer for people who suffer from fainting spells and epileptic seizures to intercede to the saint for their cures.

"O Jesus Christ, our Saviour, who came into the world for the good of men's souls, but who did so many miracles to give health to the body, who healed the blind, the deaf, the dumb, and the paralyzed; who healed the boy who suffered from fits and fell into water and fire; who freed him who hid himself among the tombs in the cemetery; who drove out the evil spirits from the possessed who were foaming;I ask you, through Saint Valentine, to whom you have given the power to cure those who suffer from fainting spells and seizures, deliver us from epilepsy.

St. Valentine, I especially ask you to restore health to (name of patient). Strengthen his faith and confidence. Give him courage, encouragement and joy in this life, so that he may render thanks to you, St. Valentine, and adore Christ, the divine physician of body and soul. St. Valentine, pray for us."

Other information about Valentine

Currently, the day of Valentine's Day has become known as Valentine's Day all over the world. However, in Brazil this date has been changed and is celebrated months later. Read on to understand more about Valentine's Day celebrations in Brazil and around the world.

Valentine's Day celebrations around the world

Saint Valentine was the bishop who inspired the "Valentine Day" in many parts of the world, also known as Valentine's Day here in Brazil. However, Valentine's Day abroad is celebrated on February 14 and here in Brazil this date was changed to June 12 due to commercial interest.

In Denmark it is customary to send rhyming letters signed with several dots, each one representing the letter of a name. If the person who receives the letter guesses the name of her suitor she will win a chocolate egg on Easter Sunday. If not, she will have to present her admirer with the Easter egg a few days after Valentine's Day.

On the other hand, in Finland and Estonia the date 14 February is celebrated as friendship day, because in these countries it is understood that love should also be considered among friends.

Valentine's Day Celebrations in Brazil

Brazilians do not usually celebrate Valentine's Day, as this tradition is restricted to a few countries abroad. In Brazil, Valentine's Day has been celebrated on June 12 since 1948, coinciding with the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, the matchmaker saint.

The reason for establishing June 12 as Valentine's Day in Brazil was strategically commercial, as June was considered a month in which sales were very weak.

Then, a publicist named João Doria launched a campaign with the goal of improving sales in June in a São Paulo store. It consisted of changing the celebration of Valentine's Day to June 12, encouraging the exchange of gifts between couples and, consequently, improving sales in the month of June.

Interesting facts about Valentine's Day

One of the interesting facts about Saint Valentine has to do with the cure of the blindness of a girl he fell in love with while in prison. The girl was the jailer's daughter and always brought food to the bishop. After the mysterious cure of her eyes, Saint Valentine and his beloved had the custom of exchanging love notes until the day of the saint's martyrdom.

Another curiosity is that in 1836, John Spratt, American politician of the time, would have received from Pope Gregory XVI a vase dyed with the blood of St. Valentine and currently this gift would be exposed in a church in Dublin, Ireland.

Saint Valentine is the saint of love, of marriages and reconciliations!

Due to his life story, Saint Valentine became known as the saint of love, marriages and reconciliations, because while he was alive he believed in love and celebrated marriages on the sly, against the orders of the Roman Emperor at the time.

For this reason he was arrested and condemned to death. And the most unusual thing was that even in prison and being in his condition as bishop, Saint Valentine fell in love with the jailer's daughter, and used to write love notes to his beloved.

Today, Valentine's Day has become known as Valentine's Day in much of the world. On this day couples celebrate their love with an exchange of gifts and love notes inspired by the martyr's story.