Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony Novena Day One: Embrace the Light of Christ
“When it is dark, we do not see how dusty and dirty our house is.
Only when the place is flooded with sunlight do we realize its awful condition.
So we need the light of God’s grace to show us the real state of our soul and
induce us to clean up our hearts!”
–Saint Anthony of Padua
Reflection
Saint Anthony of Padua
An Augustinian monk who was inspired by the martyrdom of Franciscan missionaries, Saint Anthony of Padua joined the Franciscans hoping to be a missionary. But God had other plans for him. He became one of the outstanding philosopher/theologians of the ...
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Saint Anthony Novena Day Nine: Model of Conversion
Was Anthony’s faith when he died in 1231 the same as when he became a Friar Minor in 1220? In many ways yes, but in other important ways no.
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Saint Anthony Novena Day Eight: In Retirement
Anthony’s retirement as provincial minister lasted less than a year. He spent most of that time writing sermon notes for the feasts of major saints.
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Saint Anthony Novena Day Six: The Preacher
Anthony is linked to finding lost objects. More importantly, many people have found anew a faith that previously seemed lifeless and useless.
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Saint Anthony Novena Day Three: The Missionary
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.
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Saint Anthony Novena Day Two: Rooted in Scripture
Anthony had an extraordinary knowledge of Scripture, thanks to the natural gifts that were expanded by his excellent education as an Augustinian canon.
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