
Saint Anthony of Padua: His Miraculous Beginnings
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.
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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.

Worker of the Land • b. 7th century–d. August 18, ca. 670 • Memorial: August 18

Deeply Devoted and Passionate • d. May 21, 1199 • Canonized: 1879 • Memorial: May 21

The Gentle Giant • ca. 880—d. 953 • Memorial: May 17 and June 1

One of the beautiful characteristics of Jesus’ teachings is that his examples are easy to understand and down to earth.

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MT 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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by Father Greg Friedman, OFM

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Everything that was part of the rejection of Jesus will be reversed by the Advocate, who will see that righteousness triumphs.

“The important thing is to do charity, not to talk about charity. We must understand the work with very poor people as a God’s chosen mission.” — Saint Irma Dulce Lopes Pontes