Our oldest son's backpack was just stolen from him while he was in the library here at our local university.

It contained his books, his checkbook, and his PASSPORT!!!!! of all things!

Since time is of the essence here, I humbly request that you who can please pray that it his pack is found as soon as possible with all his stuff intact.

Passports are worth thousands of dollars to certain types of people, and are all one needs to steal his identity.

Thanks for your help.

Will commend this intention to God and to dear St. Anthony this evening! Our prayers will be for this intention until the items are found!

Hmmm...well, I guess I better bring other petitions here.

Sometime this afternoon, our son, the one whose pack was stolen, just "happened" to find it lying on the floor of our very busy "Commons" building, several buildings over from where it was stolen.

Inside was his check book and his passport. I don't yet know what is missing, but at least those are still there, thanks be to God!

As soon as I see him, I am going to coerce him into publicly thanking you people, God, St. Joseph, St. Jude, and St. Philomena, and his guardian angel, amongst others.

I might add that neither my dear Wife nor I believe in "coincidences". They simply do not exist.

Thank you all! You are all in my prayers every day.