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Anthony was a missionary in Morocco for less than a year. Little is known about those months except that Anthony became so ill that his superiors decided to send him back home.
Anthony had an extraordinary knowledge of Scripture, thanks to the natural gifts that were expanded by his excellent education as an Augustinian canon.
In almost 11 years as a Friar Minor, Anthony had six very different ministries in three countries. Today we might ask, “Why couldn’t he keep a job?”
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions about the Latin Mass, a line in the Our Father, and heaven.
My lifelong curiosity prompts me to ask: 1) When and how did Ash Wednesday originate? 2) What was the specific thinking that inspired this practice? 3) Can you recommend reference sources on this subject?
Does the speed of praying make a difference?
