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May we stand in
the blazing splendor of the saints and look upon the Triune God
Sant’Antonio di Padova
In Padua, he is called simply
“Il Santo”—the Saint. Though born in Lisbon, St. Anthony, a Franciscan, carried
out his ministry in Padua, where he died at the age of 36. It is said that
Anthony had “a loud and clear voice, a winning countenance, wonderful memory,
and profound learning, to which were added from on high the spirit of prophecy
and an extraordinary gift of miracles.” No wonder, then, that his preaching was
so powerful that heretics renounced their errors and fishes put their heads out
of the water to listen. It is because of his great gift of preaching that the
relic of Anthony’s tongue is given special veneration in Padua. There are many
stories and legends associated with St. Anthony, whom we know best as the saint
we invoke to help us find what is lost.
From a Sermon by Saint Anthony of Padua
The person who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks in different tongues. These different tongues are different ways of witnessing to Christ, such as humility, poverty, patience and obedience; we speak in those tongues when we reveal in ourselves these virtues to others. Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.
Intentions for Today
PILGRIMS TO ROME: Let us
ask St. Anthony to help us on this pilgrimage. May none of our luggage, music,
or choir robes go missing... and more importantly, may we ‘find’ our way to
Christ on this holy journey.
PILGRIMS AT HOME: We take a moment to pause by the statue of St. Anthony in the
Cathedral’s north aisle, and we ask that with his prayers to help us, we may
find Christ in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives: in all the people
who come to us in need, in our families, in our parish community.
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