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Francis harbored within himself a profound instinct that the saving plan of God, as revealed by the child-Savior born in Bethlehem, was to touch every part of the created world.
Anthony was born in 1195 (13 years after St. Francis) in Lisbon, Portugal, at the mouth of the Tagus River, from which explorers would later sail across the Atlantic.
As the feast of Saint Anthony (June 13) draws near, my memories go back to Padua where I spent several days in 2014.
Older churches most always count Saint Anthony among their pantheon of statues.
The Way is a film about a father who completes the 500-mile pilgrimage his son had begun. It’s a story of broken individuals on the way to recovery.
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Franciscan friar who spent a number of years as a traveling preacher.
The Latin word novena means “nine.” Novenas are a form of prayer in which a person, individually or with a group, prays for some special intention for nine days.
