The Feast of Saint Anthony

13 June, Celebrating Saint Anthony of Padua Feast Day St. Anthony is special to me because he was the Saint I chose as my confirmation name.
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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[Livinglife1992]

I'm 21 years old and I have prostate cancer. Please pray for me St. Anthony.

[cathaustralia]

We will pray for you..

God Bless.

[lourdesgirl101]

Happy feast day, St. Anthony! Please help me find my Miraculous Medal ring that flew off my finger.

Good St. Anthony, come around. Something's lost and can't be found.

[cathaustralia]

Bless you sister ... St Anthony loves you and Prays for you..

[IAmBiggestFan]

"St. Anthony, help! i lost my keys, where are they?"

Great video, really well put together

thank you for info box - i dont ever remember all the details of all the Saints

GREAT Saint

(beautiful chant)

[cathaustralia]

Yep I always asked him to help find my lost toys as a kid!

[gloriousgod]

Who is st. Anthony ?

[1962SatanTookOver2]

Please find and attend the Society of Saint Pius X High Mass. They are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. every Sunday at all main Churches. Confession is 1 hour before Mass, and public Rosary is 1/2 hour before Mass. Please dress modestly. You will witness the true Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

[TonyLVNV]

When people attck the Church remember Jesus's words, "The World hated me first. They will hate you too. But be not afraid, for I conquered the World." When they attack Christ's Church, we are up there on the Cross next to Chrst. The Church is Christ's Body here on earth. We are one Body in Christ with Mary and all the Saints. So "forgive them, they know Not what they are doing". Draw strength from the Eucharist, Adoration, prayer, Mass, & the Sacraments of Christ's Church. Pray & never cease.

[Blackcat51292]

I really liked your videos! They are well made, and I hope you'll make more soon! I am also Catholic. There are a lot of people attacking me because of my Faith. They just don't know the truth!

[rose31ful]

St. anthony pray for us and helpe us all people we need please

Amen

[babjos]

St. Anthony is great miracle worker saint. he is one of the saints I heard about in my early childhood. St. Anthony , pray for us

[trueframer]

If you love Saint Anthony of Padua, there is a great video out on dvd. This is the first feature length dramatic film on the life of St. Anthony of Padua, one of the most popular saints in Christian history, and one who is even revered by Muslim and Hindu communities.

Saint Anthony The Miracle Worker of Padua DVD

Thank you and God bless

[ProeliatorProVerum]

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[ProeliatorProVerum]

Will do! :P

[costamadeira]

Caríssimo santo António, Rogai por nós !