‘O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms;’
Can anyone explain this to me? I thought Anthony lived many centuries after the birth of Christ?
[Link to the St. Anthony prayer:
http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=163]
Yeah! I remember reading this in the Book Rome assembled , so long ago!