[Lady In Blue]

St.Anthony's feast day is June 13th.

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My Patron Saint. Thank you! I am bookmarking this one.

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[ELS]

St.Anthony's feast day is June 13th.

That's today! Thank you for posting this. The parish I attend is St. Anthony of Padua and we have a lovely statue from Italy of him holding a bible, the child Jesus and lilies. Our pastor spoke of St. Anthony in his sermon last Sunday and after the High Mass led a procession out to another statue of St. Anthony.

St. Anthony, pray for us!

[Lady In Blue]

From a Sermon by Saint Anthony of Padua, priest(13th century)Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The man who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks in different languages.These different languages are different ways of witnessing to Christ,such as humility,poverty,patience and obedience;we speak in those languages when we reveal in ourselves these virtues to others,Actions speak louder than words;let your words teach and your actions speak.We are full of words but empty of actions,and therefore are cursed by the Lord,since he himself cursed the fig tree when he found no fruit but only leaves.Gregory says:"A law is laid upon the preacher to practice what he preaches."It is useless for a man to flaunt his knowledge of the law if he undermines its teaching by his actions.

But the apostles spoke as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.Happy the man whose words issue from the Holy Spirit and not from himself?For some men speak as their own character dictates,but steal the words of others and present them as their own and claim the credit for them.The Lord refers to such men and others like them in Jeremiah: So,then,I have a quarrel with the prophets that steal mly words from each other. I have a quarrel with the prophets,says the Lord, who have only to move their tongues to utter oracles.I have a quarrel with the prophets who make prophecies out of lying dreams, who recount them and lead my people astray with their lies and their pretensions.I certainly never sent them or commissioned them,and they serve no good purpose for this people, says the Lord.

We should speak,then, as the Holy Spirit gives us the gift of speech.Our humble and sincere request to the Spirit for ourselves should be that we may bring the day of Pentecost to fulfillment,insofar as he infuses us with his grace, by using our bodily senses in a perfect manner and by keeping the commandments.Likewise we shall request that we may be filled with a keen sense of sorrow and with fiery tongues for confessing the faith, so that our deserved reward may be to stand in the blazing splendor of the saints and to look upon the triune God.

[Salvation]

BTTT!

June 13, 2003

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St. Anthony of Padua bump

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BTTT on the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, 06-13-05!!

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St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Saint Anthony of Padua,
Priest and Doctor of the Church
Memorial
June 13th

Filippino Lippi
Madonna with Child, St Anthony of Padua and a Friar
before 1480 -- Tempera on wood
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

 

Saint Anthony was born in Lisbon, Portugal as Ferdinand de Bulhoes, he was a Franciscan known for his profound knowledge of theology and for his rhetorical skill. His preachings carried him from the north of Africa to Italy and France. He is known as the Evangelical Doctor because he based all that he said on the texts of the gospels. He died in Padua.

 

Source: Daily Roman Missal, Edited by Rev. James Socías, Midwest Theological Forum, Chicago, Illinois ©2003

Collect:
Almighty God,
You have given St. Anthony to Your people
as an outstanding preacher
and a ready helper in time of need.
With his assistance may we follow the Gospel of Christ
and know the help of Your grace in every difficulty.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. +Amen.

First Reading: Isaiah 61:1-3d
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.


Gospel Reading: Luke 10:1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come. And He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

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Spanish Prayer:

Oración a San Antonio de Padua

Glorioso San Antonio que por tus
Milagros mereciste tener en tus brazos
Al infante Jesús: intercede de su
Misericordia el favor que
Fervorosament te pido. Tú eres tan
Bondadoso con los pecadores, no te
Fijes en mis faltas. Miro la grandeza y
La gloria del Señor, la salvación de mi
Alma y la necesidad de remediar mis
Aflicciones. Amen.

(Haga su petición)