St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony Statue

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Community

One of my favorite stories of St. Anthony is the one about how, during the final years of his life, the friars built Anthony a treehouse in a large walnut tree not far from the friary.

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St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Stability

St. Anthony can, through meditation and prayer, help us find a sense of calm long enough to hear God’s voice.
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St. Anthony statue

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Peace

St. Anthony’s peaceful way of being still impresses after 800 years.
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folded hands holding a rosary with a cross, praying

Bring Everything to Christ

People walked days to hear me preach and in such numbers that I often spoke outdoors.
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hand holding jars with lights

Love Pours Forth

When I once preached on the wedding feast at Cana, I suggested that the six stone jars had a moral interpretation: six ways to purify the soul.
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two metal gear grinding together.

The Place You Call Holy

Forget your cell, your cave, your place of prayer and be where you are—and in no other place.
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Saint Anthony of Padua holds Jesus

Saint Anthony Is Second to Nobody

Saint Anthony often plays for second with his brother, Saint Francis. But we love them both equally.
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