Repost - Yes I Do Believe

I was visiting with my son in Arizona. My wife and I were staying in our travel trailer. My son was at work, the grandchildren were in school and my wife had taken her mother, who was staying with us at the time, to the mall. I decided to go for a ride around the desert and began looking for my truck keys. Now in a travel trailer there are not too many places to put keys. But somehow I had misplaced the keys to the truck. I searched the trailer from front to back and outside along the sandy walkway thinking I might have dropped them when I came into the house the other day. No luck. The dining table is right in front of the door as you enter the trailer; it is small and doesn't hold much. I had taken everything off the table at least twice that I can remember but could not find the keys. I walked outside again and the thought came to mind, "St. Anthony, patron of lost things," and I remembered the little prayer I read: "Tony, Tony, turn around, something is lost and must be found." Upon finishing the prayer I walked back into the trailer. The keys were lying in the middle of the dining table. I almost lost my breath. I reached out and touched the keys; sure enough, they were real. They were not there five minutes ago. I could not have missed them when I cleaned the table; they were on a keychain with a fob to open the doors and there were other keys on the ring also. I could not have overlooked it. Did Saint Anthony hear and answer my prayers? Well, I found my keys or St. Anthony returned them to me. Yes, I do believe.

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St. Anthony, This Is The Big One!

When I was about 10 years old, my father created a special ring for me to wear that was made of pure silver. He beat it into a ring from a silver half dollar. He made it slightly large for me so I could grow into it. A couple of days later, I was playing in the yard, and the ring slung off. It was a large yard; and we looked and looked for it for a long time, but we never could find it.

 About 44 years later, I woke up on a Saturday morning, and the thought came to me - I will bet that ring is still out there in that yard somewhere; why did I not rent a metal detector and try to find it. I drove to our former house and asked the owner if I could one day in the near future try to find the ring, and she was fine with that. Soon afterward, I went to a friend's rental shop and when I mentioned how I was going to use the metal detector, he told me, with a purpose like that, he was not going to charge me. 

I hardly ever used intercessory prayer at that time. It was raining that day, and I thought - am I half nuts, getting out here in the rain in this big yard to search for a ring we could not even find or run across more than four decades ago? I should not have thought it to be pointless, but this was so off the wall. I prayed, St. Anthony, this is the big one!

I started getting hits on the metal detector, put markers down so I could start digging afterward, but saw the markers went in a perfectly straight line, showing I was finding ground pipe. I then kept adjusting the device for lesser levels of depth, but got no results. 

After a while, the rain was coming down and I thought again, is this really very smart, trying to find a ring that I was maybe never meant to find? I prayed - I was going to say a Chaplet, which is of course about 5 minutes, and if I did not find the ring, I was quitting. 

I did not pay much attention as to how I adjusted the metal detector, but I had a hit. I dug straight down about a foot, chopped up the dirt, and there it was! This was the first place I dug! It was hard to describe the elation I felt, and still feel when I recall it. I thought - I will tell of St. Anthony's intersession through this experience whenever I get the chance. 

I cleaned the mud off of the ring, took it to a nearby jeweler, and asked if she could shine it up for me. As you can see in the photo, silver shines up pretty nicely, even after being in the ground for 44 years. I put it into my then-11 year old son's possession.

Thank God for this encounter! And I, as well as many others love to say, St. Anthony, pray for us!

 

 Thank you F.S. for your amazing story of Saint Anthony’s assistance in finding that special ring. Have a story of Saint Anthony’s help of your own to share? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~

 

  

In An Unexpected Place

I have a thick gold bracelet with diamonds embedded in it, which I usually wear on special occasions because it is very expensive. Yesterday, I was looking at my jewelry box to see if I could wear something nice and noticed that this bracelet was missing. I looked through my drawers a few times but couldn't remember the last time I wore the bracelet or where I might have kept it. Last night, before going to sleep, I prayed the Rosary, especially to find my bracelet and also prayed to St. Anthony as he has helped me find my lost things before. I was anxious and nervous at the same time because I was scared that I had lost it somewhere outside or it might have been stolen by my helpers at home, knowing that it was an expensive jewelry piece. I prayed to Mother Mary and St. Anthony throughout the night and this morning. Around the afternoon, I had the urge to check my wardrobe, so I decided to go through my clothes. While checking through my last set of clothes and almost in tears for losing my jewelry but still chanting: "St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please turn around; something is misplaced and must be found", my bracelet fell on the ground from one of my clothing. I immediately looked at the fallen jewelry, held it in my hands, and I cried. I thanked Mother Mary and St. Anthony for this miracle because I don't remember placing my bracelet between my clothes; I always keep them in their boxes in my drawers when I am not wearing them. Mother Mary and St. Anthony answered my prayers within 24 hours and helped me find my bracelet in an unexpected place. 

Thank you D.T. for your faith-filled story of prayers answered through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Good St. Anthony. Have a St. Anthony story of your own to share? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~

Even In Little Earthly Things - Repost

When I first met my husband he gave me a birthday gift in a jewelers box, a beautiful, expensive diamond pendant, as that is my birthstone. I wore it and treasured it for many years until I became a 3rd. order Carmelite and started wearing my brown scapular along with it. One morning I woke up and although I found the chain on the floor, the pendant was missing. It must have flew off while I was changing clothes in my upstairs bedroom. For a whole YEAR I searched, never throwing away any vacuum cleaner bags even after I went through them. I was heartsick and after a year, finally decided it was gone and threw away the closet full of vacuum cleaner bags. My mom told me to pray to St. Anthony and though I had given up all hope, I did. Within an HOUR I was walking to my kitchen in the downstairs when something on the floor glinted up at me.... and as I picked up my pendant I started crying. What a blessing to know that even in little earthly things God cares about us! Thank you St. Anthony!!

This beautiful story is a repost from 2011, the year we started this blog in honor of St. Anthony. If you have a story of St. Anthony's help of your own to share please Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~

Somehow He Found It

I am here again to do a testimony for St. Anthony's help. Recently, my colleague told me she found that one important stock she was in charge of in her company was short in quantity. She was very worried because it would cause her a lot of problems if she reported it to the higher authority. She said she has checked all the units she supplied to in case there was a miscalculation when issuing the stock, however, all her efforts were in vain. She had been having sleepless nights thinking about it. I started praying to St. Anthony to help find the missing stock. However, deep in my heart I had my doubts because my colleague was very sure she has checked everywhere remotely possible where the stock could be. Nonetheless, I kept on praying. About one week later, I was so surprised to receive her message on my phone, saying that the stock issue had been resolved. I could hardly believe it. I asked her how it happened. She said one of the units she issued to found the extra amount in their stock. The strange thing was that she was sure she had personally gone to check the unit's stock and found no extra there a week ago. I truly believe that it was my prayer to St. Anthony. Somehow, he found it and put it back at a place it could be found. My colleague is a non-Christian - I hope one day she will find faith in the Catholic Church. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. Blessed be the Great St. Anthony.

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I Gave Saint Anthony A Second Try

Sometimes, St. Anthony takes a while to work but I believe he will work if the things are still around. More than half a year ago, I found that my spare remote control keys to my car was missing. I did pray to St. Anthony for a while but did not persist. I was in a hurry to make a new spare because I did not feel safe just having one set of keys. So, when I did not find it, I immediately went to get it duplicated in the next day or two. It was expensive but I feel safer having a spare key. After that, I stopped praying. Recently, after I read from your blog about so many people finding their expensive car keys after praying and also my friend's personal account of a similar event, I found myself questioning St. Anthony why he did not help me with mine. Nonetheless, I decided to pray to him again and asked that if the key is still in the house, to please help me find it. I do not mind having an extra set. A few days later, I thought of using a handbag that I have not used for a long time. As I took it out to clean the bag, what a surprise I had seeing the set of lost car key, right there in the bag. I do believe that it was because I gave St. Anthony a second try. I didn't give him enough time to do his job that first round as I was not confident enough in his help. I should have prayed more fervently and given him more time. Thanks again, St. Anthony for the help. I am still happy to have that lost key back even though I have duplicated a set.

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St. Anthony Is Really My Go-To Saint

 I am from Malaysia and I have many St. Anthony stories but I will just write the most recent ones. One day, my good friend put in our friends' group whatsapp that she was distraught because she just found out that she has lost her identity card. She said she could not remember where she could have put it. So, I privately messaged her to suggest praying to St. Anthony. I said it always worked for me. She is a Catholic, converted through marriage so intercessory prayers are not familiar to her. Nonetheless, she said no harm trying. So, I sent her the prayer. The next morning, I asked if she found it but she said no. However, at around noon, I suddenly received a voice message in our whatsapp group. In it, she said," I found my identity card, thanks to St. Anthony and praise the Lord." Apparently, she was on the way to the police station to make the report of lost card and was chatting with her aunty in the car. As she was talking about the last time she used the card when she was traveling, an image of her wearing a jacket came back to her. Then it occurred to her that it could be in her jacket pocket. So, she turned back home to check the jacket, and lo and behold, in the pocket was the lost identity card. After this, this friend of mine really believed in the intercession of St. Anthony. Not long ago, she told me that her customer related to her how he lost one set of his keys to his new car. He was distraught as he is left with one set only. He claimed he had searched everywhere. My friend suggested to him that probably he can pray the St. Anthony prayer, not even knowing if he was a Christian, much less a Catholic. He seemed to believe half-heartedly and went home. One week later, he called her and told her he has found his keys and proclaimed that the prayer had been really effective. It was found between his sofa legs where his wife had vacuumed before but never saw the keys. Praise the Lord.

Another story which is my own daughter's story. One day, my 10 year old daughter forgot to remove her watch and bangle when she went to martial arts lesson, so her senior asked her to remove them. She did so and kept them on the floor, at the corner of the room. After the lesson, she could not find it. She claimed she searched everywhere on the floor but in vain. When she came to the car, she was crying her heart out but she didn't want me to ask the coach for fear he would scold her. She said they have surely been stolen. I prayed a St. Anthony prayer and asked that even if it has been taken, it will be returned. Then without telling her, I messaged the coach to keep an eye out. He was very obliging and said he would. Actually, I wasn't thinking it could be found because my daughter was sure she searched thoroughly and was certain someone had taken it away. Anyway, I checked my phone every few minutes to see if the coach had any updates- none. However, after dinner, I checked my phone again and was so surprised this time I had a message from the coach and it was a picture of the lost items. He said it was just there on the floor. I cannot express my relief and thanks to St. Anthony. Even though these were inexpensive items, the bangle has sentimental value because it was my bangle when I was a young girl.

St. Anthony is really my go-to saint, my speed dial. I believe he not only helps in finding lost things but is the patron saint of almost everything. These are just a few of many St. Anthony stories. I shall come back with more.

Thank you so much M.H. for your wonderful stories of our good St. Anthony’s assistance in your life and the lives of others, we look forward to reading future stories that you send in. Have a story of your own to share? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog too~

He Helps All Believers

Thanks to praying to St. Anthony I found a lost diamond earring my husband gave me 23 years ago when my daddy died.  It was at Christmas and was very special. I am Presbyterian but could be Catholic. I pray. I have several Catholic friends and sometimes go to Mass.  So my point is, he helps all believers.

Thank you B.B. for sharing how Saint Anthony interceded for you to find your precious earring. Blessings to you and all as you find your way to the Catholic Church, with the help of Good St. Anthony~

Saint Anthony Is So Powerful

Saint Anthony is so powerful and miraculous. My husband lost his phone with very important stuff in it. We started praying to Saint Anthony. We had looked in the truck numerous times and no phone. A week later we looked in the truck again and there it was. We know it was St.Anthony......Thank you St. Anthony, we love you.

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Ygnacia’s Own Stories - Maybe There Is Something To This St. Anthony Thing

 

Once again Saint Anthony comes to my rescue - I purchased Mother’s Day cards for both my sister and my mother and put them in some ‘safe place’. Big mistake. I started looking for them the day before Mother’s Day, no luck. I looked again Mother’s Day morning right before I needed to leave, still no luck. As I was giving up hope I prayed to Saint Anthony once again in desperation, “Saint Anthony please help me find those cards!” After praying that prayer I immediately looked down as I leaned against the counter in my kitchen and there they were the two cards, right in a place I thought I’d looked before. What would I do without him? Saint Anthony has come to my assistance  so many times my husband said, “maybe there is something to this Saint Anthony thing.” I would say to that a wholehearted yes! Not only do I depend on Saint Anthony’s help for my more than occasional lapses in memory, but I ask for his help and guidance in so many other things too - help for my family, for spiritual direction, for so many things I turn to him as a big brother in the Faith with complete trust. Once again, thank you Saint Anthony~

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It Seemed The Trip Would Not Happen

 The following is a story from Saint Anthony’s Shrine of Ohio’s website:

About two weeks ago, I was preparing for a trip that was important to me. Much preparation had been invested in the trip, not only by myself but by many others. I have never in my life lost a passport. The requirements for replacing a lost one have become so burdensome in recent years that I am compulsive about always keeping my passport in the same cupboard at home. I even have a routine of glancing in the cupboard many times per week in order to reassure myself that it is there in its place.

On the day of the trip, I arose two hours early and prepared to leave for the airport, but at the moment I was to leave, I noticed that the passport was missing. I looked everywhere in the house for an hour, but it was nowhere to be found. It seemed that the trip would not happen and that all the preparations would be pointless, and that many years of friendship with those who had to prepare the trip would be dishonored.

When I was a child, my grandmother, who was born at the beginning of the twentieth century, taught me to say; "St. Anthony, St. Anthony come around, my [name of the lost item] is lost and cannot be found!"

Perhaps because of the simple rhyme characteristic of children's verses, or perhaps because of my affection for my grandmother, I remembered this for more than half a century ago. I repeated it, inserting the word "passport."

At that moment, my wife shook an old jacket she wanted me to take on the trip so that I should not be cold. The passport dropped from one of its pockets. Neither of us had any idea how it had gotten there. I had not worn the jacket for some time. I thanked St. Anthony, said goodbye, and I was early for my plane.

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This Is Nothing Short Of A Miracle

Dear Saint Anthony, I spent many days looking for my sons expensive watch and when I had given up hope of finding it I decided to pray to you. I prayed for guidance to find this watch. When the handyman came the following morning I told him about this. He asked me if I looked properly, I said yes. But something made him pull the drawer out, and the watch was there, fallen from the drawer to a tiny space outside the drawer. This is nothing short of a miracle. Dear St. Anthony, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this wonderful favor. I will be ever grateful to thee.

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I Know He Doesn't Disappoint

I lost a treasured pair of trainers that got lost / misplaced  when we were moving houses 1 year ago. I got so desperate and even stopped exercising. Everytime I remembered that pair of shoes I'd shiver with despair. I was almost sure someone from the crew that helped us move could have taken it away. It looks good and anyone would want to have it. I prayed through St. Anthony because I know he doesn't disappoint. I had planned to use my vacation time this coming December to ransack the house and search. But I know everyday I say even a silent prayer to St. Anthony to help me locate the shoe. Yesterday my house help found it in a box, 1 year later and with no effort. She was not even looking for the shoe. She was looking for some fabric. I was so overjoyed, so thankful to God and St. Anthony, so inspired. Let us keep praying and trusting. 

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I Misplaced My Rosary

I misplaced my rosary (a gold one). I searched for it for the past month. Yesterday during the Saint Anthony novena, I asked Saint Anthony to find it for me. Today when I was cleaning my cupboard, I found it. Thank you Saint Anthony. I adore you and I promise to be faithful to God always. Amen.

Thank you M.M. For your Saint Anthony story that shows that no request is too small to make, Saint Anthony is always willing to intercede for us when we ask him for help. Have a Saint Anthony story of your own to share? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~

I Lost My Gold And Diamond Ring

I lost my gold and diamonds ring, I knew it was somewhere in the house. I asked St. Anthony, as I have done previously, I prayed to him to find it for me. After searching for one month in every corner of the house last Saturday I went into my bathroom, I looked down the floor and THERE WAS MY RING. You must know that for one month I have been in that room many times, washed the floor, used the vacuum cleaner and never saw it. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MIRACLE BY ST. ANTHONY. I will tell everyone I see because I truly believe that St. Anthony answered my prayers. He has done it on several times when I have lost things also. THANK YOU ST. ANTHONY THROUGH JESUS OUR LORD. XXX

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Lost Money Found - Repost

Here is a repost of one of our earliest stories from when we started this blog:

Couldn't believe it - lost money found! A few years ago, my mom and I were headed out to the store. As we walked to the car, she told me that she was upset because she had lost a small wallet that had at least $200 in it. Without thinking, as I got into the car, I prayed to St. Anthony to help her find it. We got to the store, went in, and when we came back and were getting into the car, I looked down, and there, on the ledge of the car floor on the passenger's side, was her wallet! She had searched high and low without finding it. If it had been there before, I would have stepped over it without seeing it not once but twice while entering and exiting the car. And yet, I said the prayer to St. Anthony and there it was! Whether it miraculously appeared or he simply opened our eyes, I was extremely grateful to him for his help.

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Even In Little Earthly Things - Repost

Here is a repost of one of our earliest stories from when we started this blog:

When I first met my husband he gave me a birthday gift in a jewelers box, a beautiful, expensive diamond pendant, as that is my birthstone. I wore it and treasured it for many years until I became a 3rd. order Carmelite and started wearing my brown scapular along with it. One morning I woke up and although I found the chain on the floor, the pendant was missing. It must have flew off while I was changing clothes in my upstairs bedroom. For a whole YEAR I searched, never throwing away any vacuum cleaner bags even after I went through them. I was heartsick and after a year, finally decided it was gone and threw away the closet full of vacuum cleaner bags. My mom told me to pray to St. Anthony and though I had given up all hope, I did. Within an HOUR I was walking to my kitchen in the downstairs when something on the floor glinted up at me.... and as I picked up my pendant I started crying. What a blessing to know that even in little earthly things God cares about us! Thank you St. Anthony!!

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Help Us Find That Ring

A woman named Ellen lost her husband's grandmother's wedding ring this evening. She realized this while standing in line at the Dollar Tree. My kids and I helped her look around and found nothing. She cried several times in shock thinking it was literally gone forever. I asked her where else she's been, if she could back track, and could we help. She said she was at Walmart just before coming here.
We met her across the street at Walmart and went in to customer service. While she gave them her name and number, I prayed to St. Anthony to help us find that ring. We back tracked all over the store looking on shelves, in freezers, under shelves, and were on our hands and knees on the dirty floor, but found no ring. She cried again. I prayed to St. Anthony again and texted my husband to pray too.
We walked her to her car and I asked if we could go through her Walmart bags. She said yes so I started passing them out to my two kids and to her, and we checked every one. I passed her the last bag to look through while I checked her car floor and backseats.
Behind me, I heard a shocked voice saying she found it. She found it! There it was in her hand after finding it in the bag!!! She wept in my arms as she held tight, and I was in total shock and happiness saying "Thank God! Thank God! It's found! It's found!"
It was an absolutely stunning silver ring with two large diamonds!! She couldn't believe it! It was found!! This could have been a disaster. It could have been lost forever whether at Walmart, outside, or in someone else's possession if they'd found it first.
Thank you, St. Anthony, so much for helping her find it!! Thank you for keeping it safe in her car!! You are awesome!!!
"Tony, Tony,
look around.
Something’s lost
and must be found!"

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Peace In Our Hearts

Dear Saint Anthony - Thank you once again for answering our prayers. Our vehicle went missing - but within 2 hours of praying the Unfailing Prayer to Saint Anthony, the vehicle was found. Thank you also for sending us peace in our hearts as soon as we had said the prayer, and in that way, letting us know that everything was going to be ok. Thank you SO much Blessed Saint Anthony, for always being there for us. In Jesus name... Amen 😊💝

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If You Ask St. Anthony

In September of this year, my husband and I experienced the loss of his wallet early one morning.  We panicked after searching the usual places...car, laundry, driveway. We then went to the last store we visited yesterday but their earliest hour for checking their safe was 7 am, this put us into panic mode. When I was driving home I kept reciting "Tony, Tony, look around,  something's lost and can't be found,"  and visualizing the wallet. Back home, I went through the garbage and laundry, before checking the dresser drawers once more. It was in the dresser drawer! This prayer WORKS. Here's the kicker...we are lapsed secular people of different backgrounds.  If you ask St. Anthony to help you, he will.

Thank you B.L. for your story of asking and receiving Saint Anthony’s help. Have a story of St. Anthony’s help in your own life that you would like to share with our readers? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~