Novena to Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #13 The Saint of Miracles

Today's story is of Cunizza, the first miracle that happened after Saint Anthony’s death. This story invites us to turn to those we recognise as God’s friends and ask them to pray for us. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena to Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #12 The Liberation of Padua

Today's story of the liberation of Padua through the intercession of St. Anthony. This miracle invites us to reflect on the importance of prayer in our lives. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena to Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #11 The Speaking Infant

Today's story is of the speaking infant, which invites us to meditate on the important subject of gossip and slander. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Saint Anthony's Miracles - Day #10 A Violent Husband

Today's story is about a violent husband. With this miracle, St. Anthony invites us to reflect on the condition of women. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #9 The Miser's Heart

Today is the story about the miracle of the miser's heart. Through this miracle St. Anthony is inviting us to free ourselves from the idea of materialism and, at the same time, he is urging us to fight poverty. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #8 A Dead Man Speaks

Today's story is of a dead man speaking. This miracle testifies to a very important value: the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #7 Eurilia Comes Back To Life

Today is the story of Eurilia, who came back to life thanks to Saint Anthony’s intercession - we will meditate on the great power of faith. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #6 Tommy & St. Anthony’s Bread

Today I will tell you the story of Tommy, a little boy who was brought back to life by Saint Anthony. This miracle initiated the great tradition of St. Anthony’s Bread. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #5 The Drowned Child

Today is the story of the drowned child, which invites us to meditate on the important theme of the Resurrection. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #4 The Re-attached Foot

Today's story is the miracle of the Re-attached Foot. With this miracle, St. Anthony invites us to meditate of the Sacrament of Confession. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #3 The Heretic’s Mule

Today's story is about the miracle of the Heretic’s Mule. This miracle invites us to think about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #2 Aleardino’s Glass

Today's meditation is on the story of Aleardino’s Glass, a meditate on one of the most fundamental principles of Catholicism: the Incarnation. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

Novena To Saint Anthony 2017 - Day #1 Sermon To The Fishes

We are starting a series of short meditations on some of St. Anthony’s most famous miracles in order to prepare ourselves for the feast of Our Saint. Today is the story of the Sermon to the Fishes, where there will meditation on what it really means to be a Christian. Please join the Franciscan Friars every day until the 12th. of June, for the ‘Tredicina’ Mass celebrated at the High Altar of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The Mass will be livestreamed from their website every day at 6:00 pm Italian time. And if you like you may also write a prayer to Saint Anthony simply by filling out the form on their website.

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St. Anthony Got Me My Job Back

I wish to share my testimony. Last year in October I left a good job for what I thought was a better job. But after 8 months in my new job, due to some unexplainable circumstances, they asked me to resign. I was devastated. I started applying for jobs but with not much luck. Also it is difficult getting a job after only holding a new job for 8 months and without a convincing story of why you left. There is a Franscian Catholic Church near my house called St. Jude. After a month of being unemployed I went for evening mass and unlike other times I sat behind where there is a statue of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Padre Pio. During mass I had a revelation that reminded me that St. Anthony has helped me find lost articles numerous time and he could also help me as I had lost my job. When I went home I went online and found your prayer to St Anthony to find a job. I started the Novena the next day. I went to the Fransican chapel for 9 days, knelt I front of the statue of St. Anthony, said the rosary followed by the prayer for employment. Shortly after the novena I got a call from the organization I had left last year, they were looking for someone 'like me' and that's how I got a job. St. Anthony got me my previous job back but a higher post and more responsibility. Thank you St Anthony!

And thank you E.K. for your story of the power of prayer, through the intercession of Good Saint Anthony~

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 13, World’s Greatest Saint

Thank you for joining in for the thirteenth of 13 days of reflections in preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony, filmed on location at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. For our last meditation today’s theme is St. Anthony, the world’s greatest saint. We are in the Basilica, at the back of the Saint’s Tomb: thousands of people every day touch this stone as they say their prayers to St. Anthony. Almost four million people come every year to Padua to visit his tomb. That’s probably why St. Anthony is lovingly called the World’s greatest saint, but Fr. Mario is sure the Saint would reject that title, believing others to be holier than himself.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 12, Intercessor Before God

Thank you for joining in for the twelfth of 13 days of reflections in preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony, filmed on location at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. Today the theme is St. Anthony, Intercessor before God. Fr. Mario is in the Chapel of St. Anthony’s relics, where we can find the reliquary with St. Anthony’s tongue. The tongue through which he constantly prayed, interceding for individuals, the Church and the world. Moreover, Fr. Mario focuses on the two times St. Anthony’s tomb was opened, in 1231 and in 1981, and tells us what was found inside of it...

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 11, Defender of the Persecuted

Thank you for joining in for the eleventh of 13 days of reflections in preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony, filmed on location at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. Today Fr. Mario reminds us that St. Anthony was a defender of the persecuted, nowadays we would call him a “human rights defender”. He helped children, elderly people, women and even prisoners. Through this focus he was a follower of traditional Catholic teaching and practice, but also from this point of view St. Anthony is a very modern personality.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 10, Life Counselor

Thank you for joining in for the tenth of 13 days of reflections in preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony, filmed on location at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. Today’s theme is St. Anthony, life counselor. According to St. Anthony’s biographers, even though he was a very learned person, he was so good at preaching that even children could understand him. He was the perfect counselor. His advice was always insightful, scripture based, unique, and practical.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 9, Comforter of the Afflicted

Thank you for joining in for the ninth of 13 days of reflections in preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony, filmed on location at the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy.Today’s theme is St. Anthony, comforter of the afflicted. St. Anthony recognizes that life is a rough journey full of difficulties, but he knows that no human being makes this journey alone: the Holy Spirit is with each one of us.