Anthony, warrior of God.

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Saint Anthony was canonized (declared a saint) less than one year after his death.
There is perhaps no more loved and admired saint in the Catholic Church than Saint Anthony of Padua, a Doctor of the Church. Though his work was in Italy, he was born in Portugal. He first joined the Augustinian Order and then left it and joined the Franciscan Order in 1221, when he was 26 years old. The reason he became a Franciscan was because of the death of the five Franciscan protomartyrs -- St. Bernard, St. Peter, St. Otho, St. Accursius, and St. Adjutus -- who shed their blood for the Catholic Faith in the year 1220, in Morocco, in North Africa, and whose headless and mutilated bodies had been brought to St. Anthony's monastery on their way back for burial. St. Anthony became a Franciscan in the hope of shedding his own blood and becoming a martyr. He lived only ten years after joining the Franciscan Order.

So simple and resounding was his teaching of the Catholic Faith, so that the most unlettered and innocent might understand it, that he was made a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1946. Saint Anthony was only 36 years old when he died. He is called the "hammer of the Heretics" His great protection against their lies and deceits in the matter of Christian doctrine was to utter, simply and innocently, the Holy Name of Mary. When St. Anthony of Padua found he was preaching the true Gospel of the Catholic Church to heretics who would not listen to him, he then went out and preached it to the fishes. This was not, as liberals and naturalists are trying to say, for the instruction of the fishes, but rather for the glory of God, the delight of the angels, and the easing of his own heart. St. Anthony wanted to profess the Catholic Faith with his mind and his heart, at every moment.

He is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus, to whom He miraculously appeared, and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles." Upon exhumation, some 336 years after his death, his body was found to be corrupted, yet his tongue was totally incorrupt, so perfect were the teachings that had been formed upon it.

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[darsham]

hello, the title is the same of my video, you can get infos here:

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[Cockoblock]

That was actually a very great film. Recommended to everyone atheists and believers. I myself am an agnostic and still found a great ressidual message in the film.

[joaalas]

I agree we have so many Great saints that constantly interceed for us, and I feel very proud too and inspired by their lifes,but we need saints HERE and NOW that would give their life for GOd and for others...

ARE WILLING TO GIVE EVERYTHING UP FOR GOD?

"Be holly as I am Holly" says the Lord AMEN

[pwnyomoma]

@joaalas Im not sure if I can still answer that even after 8 months, i dont think im wise enough, but one shouldnt even aim to be a "saint" because then its all interest and the resolve is unpure. atleast thats the way i see it.

[Dictator300]

@Cockoblock You should check out "A man for all Seasons". That movie was written by an agnostic and I find myself wondering how the hell does someone without piety make a film that is so filled with piety.

[pwnyomoma]

@joaalas Well in my opinion there are no saints on earth and there will never be, a person can not become a saint, but a warrior becomes the best he/she can be ignoring the mainstream corruption and propagandas, instead using the God given reason and logic, this includes science and psychology.

[joaalas]

@pwnyomoma Does that not take you to sanctity?

[pwnyomoma]

@joaalas We dont need saints, th world is too corrupted, even the church is corrupt, the only thing we can do is better ourselves, nobody else will do it for us, the universal rules and the example were already shown to us and we have will and conscience, we do not need salvation, we need to win the inner war we all have till the day we die.

[marisabellas]

It's Italian

[courageousjake]

Hmm, not sure if this is a liberal glossing over of the person and story of St. Anthony....

can anyone tell me if it's true they are trying to make him 'palatable' to the secular world?

[HoracePL]

Portuguese`?

[Niacaraboo]

Thank you my friend. Much appreciated.

[antonellobelluco]

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