Tips from Saint Expedite.org

Here are some pointers for asking Saint Expedite for help. The first and most important rule is never ask St Expedite to do anything evil or hurtful to someone else, you are talking to the wrong saint if that is your intention. The most likely outcome would be a bigtime backfire and you could wind up being the recipient of your own evil wishes. Download St. Expedite prayer here You know there was a time when mentioning this next tip was completely unnecessary. But with the way things are today I thought that maybe I should throw it in for those few cocky individuals who always seem to know everything and can never figure out why they are having a hard time getting along with other people or spirits. Being polite is good for the soul. Always ask for saint Expedite’s help nicely, he can pick and choose the “jobs” he wants to do. You are the one who needs help, be polite. There are very formal ways to entice him to help you, having an altar dedicated to him with red candles and reciting St. Expedite specific prayers can be helpful. They are all good but for me, I have found that a very sincere heartfelt petition works best. A quiet prayer is good but asking aloud is better. Ask for one favor at a time. If you ask for a few favors all at once than the likelihood of any one thing on that list being completed is diminished greatly. Think how you would feel if a total stranger would walk up to you and start asking for favors, I might consider doing a small favor for someone and see what reaction I got. If there were no sign of gratitude than I would probably not even consider helping them again for quite a while. At least until the sting of rejection wore off and I had absolutely nothing else better to do. Remember a small step forward is better than no forward motion at all. If you want, and you have the space you can put up a small altar. Altars to Saint Expedite can be placed virtually anywhere, they can be as small as a box containing a small statue of the saint, or as large as a small room containing multiple statues, candles etc. You might want to consider using the top of a bureau; it is handy and very functional, when not in use everything can be stored in an empty drawer. Candles burned for Saint Expedite normally are red, but if you are asking for financial help green is good. You can use a statue, holy card or picture of the saint and a regular everyday candle. The placement of the items on your “Altar” will be in a triangular pattern. With the base at the front nearest you. Place a glass of ordinary water at the front left of the triangle, the statue at the front right and the candle at the rear. If you are able to find a glass-encased candle with Saint Expedite 's image on it, than use that. In that arrangement the water glass would be placed to the left of the candle and the two objects would be side-by-side. Wednesdays are perfect to start a new petition to Saint Expedite. Wednesday is also the day dedicated to Mercury, the messenger god of the Romans. It is appropriate to have a Roman Soldier and a Roman deity honored on the same day. Always give him his due: When Saint Expedite grants your request, always “Pay Him” for his help, he was a soldier and expects payment for his services. Back in the early centuries the army was composed almost entirely of professional soldiers, that was an occupation, a very proud occupation. Soldiers were paid, and their families traveled behind the soldiers and after duty they would go and be with their family. Of course the payment is only symbolic, but don’t underestimate the importance of this step. You pay him only for successful completion of your request or petition. You can give flowers or flowers and a slice of pound cake, or any other reward you had promised. If you offered flowers, than please make sure they are real flowers, not the imitation kind. If you want real help you can use real flowers. They can be from your garden or you can usually pick some up at most supermarkets, you can pick up the pound cake there too, Sarah Lee makes a good pound cake that is available almost everywhere. That is only a suggestion. You can make your own “deal” with him when you ask for his help. Be forewarned; If you made a promise to St Expedite, or what some people might call it a “deal”, make sure that you keep up your end of the bargain if your wish is granted. I have heard that if you break the deal, bad things will happen. I have heard that “he will take back all that he has done and more”. Granted, you will never know for sure that it was his help that actually made a difference in getting what you asked for because it always looks like things just happened in your favor. Well here is a line that sums up my feeling on the subject: When you do things right it seems like you didn’t do anything at all. So assume that things happened with some of his help. Always give him his due: Leave St. Expedite’s reward up for a suitable length of time. Remove the flowers when they start wilting, they should be put in a compost heap. Any stale food Items should be put out for the birds and other animals and the water should be poured on to the earth to help other plant life. Do not throw the items into the trash, which would be disrespectful. Also you must spread his name if he has helped you. A public thank you is necessary to complete the transaction, that is a sign of respect and gratitude. Run a classified ad in your local paper. Put a piece of paper with your thanks on a bulletin board. Send us an email with your thanks, and we will put it on our Tribute Page. If you have asked for St. Expedite’s help at some time before and you did not reward him for his efforts than you must appease him immediately. Make a donation in his name. Make a public apology. Ask for forgiveness. That is a small price to pay for being downright rude to a very generous and powerful Saint. http://saintexpedite.org/tips1.html

Prayers to Saint Expedite

Introduction Here are some prayers that we have collected over the years, you can use any of these, or you can just “wing It” which is probably the best way. Just call out to Saint Expedite, to get his attention, and ask for what you need. Be sure to offer something in return for his efforts. Most importantly make sure you live up to your end of the bargain, with no regrets or complaints (there is nothing worse than a sore winner). If things did not go as anticipated than either you did not make yourself clear or you did not think your needs through. You can’t expect Saint Expedite to tailor everything to wishes he had no knowledge of. Always offer him a reward for helping you. Download St. Expedite prayer here For a financial crisis... Here is a prayer for your money emergency. The traditional way to petition Saint Expedite is to take a white and a green candle; carve your name on them lengthwise. Light the candles and continue lighting the candles and praying to him until you receive his answer. Have faith and do not doubt his power or willingness to help you. Pray to Saint Expedite I call forth the Power and the presence of St. Expedite in my time of financial trouble. I offer my body, heart, mind and soul upon your altar of light. I have faith and trust and complete confidence that you will be my strength in this time of need. Quickly come to my assistance. Bring to me ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) My financial need is urgent. Be my Light and Guide in this situation so that I may live with peace, love, prosperity and abundance and in the Praise of God. Amen. (Now promise to give Saint Expedite a specific offering If your desire is granted.) House and home... Pray to Saint Expedite I come before you, Saint Expedite, To remedy economic problems in my work and my home. And to ask for your powerful support. Saint Expedite, protect my income, That I may obtain sufficient money for necessities, And tranquillity and joy will reign in my house. By your grace, Blessed Saint, I request and pray that I will achieve my desire. ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) And I will give thanks for your glorious intercession. (Now promise to give Saint Expedite a specific offering If your desire is granted.) Amen. (Be sure to provide the offering you promised if Saint Expedite grants your petition) For quick help... Pray to Saint Expedite Saint Expedite, you lay in rest. I come to you and ask that this wish be granted. ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) Expedite now what I ask of you. Expedite now what I want of you, this very second. Don't waste another day. Grant me what I ask for. I know your power, I know you because of your work. I know you can help me. Do this for me and I will spread your name with love and honor so that it will be invoked again and again. Expedite this wish with speed, love, honor, and goodness. Glory to you, Saint Expedite! As you recite this prayer, light a candle to Saint Expedite next to a glass of water for the Saint. Recite daily until the request is granted, then be sure to give Saint Expedite a gift. Also place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, so that his name and glory will grow. When you are in urgent need... Pray to Saint Expedite Our dear martyr and protector, Saint Expedite, You who know what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy Trinity, that by your grace my request will be granted. ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) May I receive your blessings and favors. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. If Saint Expedite grants your request, place fresh flowers beside his statue in your home or in the church. Also place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, so that his name and fame will grow. For quick action... Pray to Saint Expedite Saint Expedite, Noble Roman youth, martyr, You who quickly brings things to pass, You who never delays, I come to you in need: ____________ (Clearly express what you want and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) Do this for me, Saint Expedite, and when it is accomplished, I will as rapidly reply with an offering to you. (State your vow or promise) Be quick, Saint Expedite! Grant my wish before your candle burns out, and I will glorify your name. Amen. As you say this prayer, light a glass-encased Saint Expedite candle (with the saint's picture on it) next to a glass of water. Recite the prayer once a day for as long as the candle burns (usually several days) and when your request is granted, pour the water from the water glass into the empty glass container that held the candle. Place some fresh cut flowers in the candle glass, use it like a vase. You may also offer a slice of pound cake. Then place an ad in the newspaper thanking Saint Expedite, to spread his fame. To end procrastination... Pray to Saint Expedite St. Expedite witness of Faith to the point of martyrdom, in exercise of Good, you make tomorrow today. You live in the fast time of the last minute, always projecting yourself toward the future. Expedite and give strength to the heart of the man who doesn't look back and who doesn't postpone. Amen For desperate causes... Pray to Saint Expedite My Saint Expedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with Our Lord Jesus Christ. Succor me in this hour of affliction and despair, my Saint Expedite. You who are a Holy warrior, You who are the Saint of the afflicted, You who are the Saint of the desperate, you who are the Saint of urgent causes, Protect me, Help me, Give me Strength, Courage and Serenity. Hear my plea. ____________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) My Saint Expedite, help me to prevail through these difficult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency. Bring me back to the state of peace and tranquillity, my Saint Expedite. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will speak your name to all those who have faith. (Now promise to give Saint Expedite a specific offering when your desire is granted.) Amen. (Say one Our Father, one Holy Mary, and make the sign of the cross.) (Be sure to provide the offering you promised if Saint Expedite grants your petition) For intercession and protection... Three Short Prayers to Saint Expedite May the intercession of the glorious Martyr, St. Expedite, recommend us, O my God, to Thy goodness, in order that his protection may obtain for us what our own merits are powerless to do. Amen We supplicate Thee Lord, to inspire, by Thy grace all our thoughts and actions. That thou being their principle, we may by the intercession of St. Expedite, be conducted with courage, fidelity and promptitude, at the time proper and favorable, and come to a good and happy end. Through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen St. Expedite honored by the gratitude of those who have invoked thee at the last hour and for pressing cases. We pray thee to obtain from the all-powerful goodness of God, by the intercession of Mary Immaculate, today, or such a day the grace we solicit with all submission to the Divine Will. Amen Novena to St. Expeditus Use in Urgent Cases If it is possible, recite this Novena before the Most Blessed Sacrament. Saint Expeditus suffered a lot during the time of Diocletion. He is holding a cross in which is inscribed "Hodie" (Today) while he is stepping on a crow which is crying "Cras" (Tomorrow) in order to remind us not to doubt even for a single moment the great mercy of God, and not to postpone for tomorrow the devout and trusting prayer but to call on him always as our advocate by the side of our Blessed Virgin. Act of Contrition My LORD Jesus Christ, Father of endless charity, I am heartily sorry for my sins. Grant me, therefore, pardon of my sins and the grace I ask of You thru the merits of the sorrows of Your loving Mother and the virtues of Your martyr, Saint Expeditus. Prayer to Saint Expeditus for Each Day Concluding Prayer: Oh Saint Expeditus, my protector, in you I place my hope that my petitions may be granted if they are for my own good. Please ask Our Lord, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, for the forgiveness of my sins, and the grace to change my life, particularly the grace ... (mention here the particular grace desired) and I promise to follow your examples and will propagate this devotion to you. FIRST DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the lively faith which was granted you by God, I ask you to awaken the same faith in my heart, that I may also believe wholeheartedly that there is God, but most particularly that I may be saved from sinning against Him. Three Our Fathers in honour of the Most Holy Trinity then the concluding prayer. Concluding Prayer for Each Day Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my words but graciously hear and grant my prayer. Amen. One Hail Mary in honour of Our Lady of Sorrows. SECOND DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expedius, through the eviable hope given you by God, pray that those of little belief may be penetrated by some rays of hope so that they also receive eternal things; please pray that ardent hope in God be also given me and hold me steadfast in the midst of sufferings. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. THIRD DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the endless love which Our Lord planted in your heart, please remove from mine all the shackles tied by worldliness, that without them I may love only God in all eternity. Amen. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. FOURTH DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, who knew fully well the teaching of the Divine Teacher to carry the cross and follow Him, ask Him for the graces I need that I may fight my own passions. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. FIFTH DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the bountiful graces you received from Heaven that you may conserve all your virtues, grant also that I may get rid of all the feelings that block my way to Heaven. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. SIXTH DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the sufferings and humiliations which you received for the love of God, grant me also this grace which is very pleasing to God, and free me from anger and hardness of heart which is the stumbling block of my soul. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. SEVENTH DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, you know that prayer is the golden key that will open the Kingdom of Heaven, teach me to pray in a manner which is desirable to Our Lord and to His Heart, that I may live only for Him, that I may die only for Him, and that I may pray only to Him in all eternity. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. EIGHTH DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the clean desire that reigned in all your feelings, word and actions, please let them guide me also in my endless search for the glory of God and the good of my fellowmen. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. NINTH DAY My Lord Jesus Christ ... O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, who was so much loved by the Queen of Heaven, that to you nothing was denied, ask her, please my advocate, that through the sufferings of her Divine Son and her own sorrows, I may receive this day the grace I ask of you; but above all the grace to die first before I commit any mortal sin. Amen. Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer. http://saintexpedite.org/prayers.html

Prayer to St. Expedite

My Saint Expedite of urgent and just causes,
please intercede for me with Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Succor me in this hour of affliction and despair,
my Saint Expedite.
You who are a Holy warrior,
You who are the Saint of the afflicted,
You who are the Saint of the desperate,
you who are the Saint of urgent causes,
Protect me, Help me,
Give me Strength, Courage and Serenity.

Hear my plea. ____________
(Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.)

My Saint Expedite,

help me to prevail through these difficult hours,
protect me from all those who want to harm me,
respond to my plea with urgency.

Bring me back to the state of peace and tranquility,
my Saint Expedite.

I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life
and I will speak your name to all those who have faith.

Amen.

(Say one Our Father, one Holy Mary, and make the sign of the cross.)

http://novenastosaints.com/prayers/Catholic-Prayer-To-Saint-Expedite.htm

SAINT EXPEDITE

Saint Expedite is the patron of those who hope for rapid solutions to problems, who wish to avoid or put an end to delays, and who want general financial success. His aid is also sought by those who wish to overcome procrastination as a personal bad habit, as well as by shop-keepers and sailors. His feast day is April 19.
Expedite is typically depicted as a young Roman centurion holding aloft a cross marked HODIE ("today" in Latin) and squashing a crow beneath his right foot. Out of the dying crow's mouth issues a word-ribbon, CRAS ("tomorrow" in Latin). Thus Expedite destroys a vague tomorrow in favour of a definite today.
There is a cute pun in what the crow says: CRAS CRAS CRAS is how Romans imitated the sound of crows (in English, this is CAW CAW CAW), thus crows and ravens are said to always be croaking about "tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow." Expedite, by stomping the crow, destroys the vice of procrastination (pro-CRAS-tination means putting things off until tomorrow).
When Latin was a common language, Saint Expedite saw service as a mnemonic aid in adjuring people to convert to Christianity. Priests indicated the image of the saint with his cross and crow to warn pagans not to put off until tomorrow the religious conversion that could be accomplished today, because they might not live until tomorrow and thus would die unshriven.
(As a side note, the fact that Latin crows and ravens say CRAS explains why Edgar Allan Poe had a raven -- rather than some other bird -- declaim "nevermore" in the poem "The Raven." The narrator asks when he will see his Lost Lenore again. If the raven spoke good Latin, as might be expected, he would croak CRAS -- "tomorrow" -- but he disappoints the grieving lover by croaking "nevermore" instead!)
Saint Expedite is well-known in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Latin America. In the United States, he is greatly revered in New Orleans, whence he came by way of Spain. (Most people think of New Orleans as French, but for forty years, from 1763 to 1803, it was a Spanish colony.)
There is an old, humourously apocryphal tale about the arrival of Saint Expedite in New Orleans: The story goes that in outfitting the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the priests sent off to Spain for a large and beautiful statue of the Virgin, and many months later, by ship, they received TWO crates instead of one. They opened the first and it contained the statue of Mary, which they had commissioned, and then they turned to the unexpected second crate, which only bore the legend EXPEDITE on the outside. This they opened, to find the statue of a Roman centurion. In their simple ignorance, they mistook the shipping instructions -- EXPEDITE, meaning, "expedite this shipment" -- to be the name of a saint.

The story is both funny and miraculous, but it is not a true account of the origin of the image of Saint Expedite, for he can be found in other places than New Orleans, and there is no reason to think that the sculptors in Spain would have created such a figure unless asked to do so. Interestingly, as with the CRAS pun, once again, Saint Expedite is associated with word-play.
Candles burned for Saint Expedite are usually red. They may be dressed with Red Fast Luck Oil or Saint Expedite Oil. If you are working with a statue or holy card of the saint and a plain offertory candle, it is customary to place a glass of water next to the image of the saint, forming a triangle with the glass at the front left of the triangle, the candle at the middle rear, and the statue at the front right. If a glass-encased votive candle with the saint's image on it is used instead of a free-standing candle and a statue, the water glass is placed to the left of the candle and the two objects are simply side-by-side.
A good day to burn candles for Saint Expedite is Wednesday, the day of Mercury, the messenger god of the Romans. In fact, Expedite is not only syncretized with that ancient deity, he is symbolized by the metal quicksilver (liquid elemental Mercury), and is also associated with the African and Afro-Caribbean spiritual entities Elegua, Legba, Baron Samedi, Bonsu, and so forth, those being the messengers and tricksters in the Lukumi / Santeria, Voodoo / Vodoun, and Obeah pantheons.
When Saint Expedite grants your request, his statue, holy card, or empty candle-glass is given a gift of flowers or flowers and a slice of pound cake. (One man from New Orleans told me that it should be Sarah Lee brand pound cake, although i think home-made would do as well.) It is often said that you must never seek the aid of Expedite unless you are prepared to give this tribute after the work is done, or he will take back all the good he did for you, and more besides. This accords with Expedite's position as an analogue to the various African messenger-trickster spirits, and is not typical of mainstream Catholic teachings about the intercession of saints. Some people also recommend publishing his name in the paper if he comes through for you, a tradition that is more often associated with Saint Jude.(http://www.luckymojo.com/saintexpedite.html)

St. Expedite

This blog I dedicated to St. Expedite who has helped me to solved my problem.

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Saint Expedite is the unofficial Patron Saint of:

• Emergencies
• Shopkeepers
• Dealers
• Examinees
• Schoolboys
• Sailors and Navigators 
• Everyone who needs a quick solution for their problems.
  

St. Expedite is invoked in urgent causes and for prompt solutions, especially in the settlement of business and legal proceedings. Many people say he is also a big help to people who wish to overcome obstacles that are in the way of their financial success.
Because Saint Expedite is associated with quick solutions, some people in the computer tech field have adopted him as their own patron saint. There are many in that industry that get paid only for software and hardware “solutions” or upon completion of their task. Lots of times they have to wait for payment to come well after submitting their completed work. What better Saint to intercede on their behalf than St. Expedite, as in "Hurry up and deliver this." (http://saintexpedite.org/)