Saint Anthony Quote - “The Life Of The Body”

Saint Anthony Quotes: “Pray Without Ceasing”

 

St. Anthony Quote - He Was Humbled In The Womb Of The Virgin

St. Anthony of Padua quote:

 “O Father, in your Truth (that is to say, in your Son, humbled, needy and homeless) you have humbled me. He was humbled in the womb of the Virgin, needy in the manger of the sheep, and homeless on the wood of the Cross. Nothing so humbles the proud sinner as the humility of Jesus Christ’s humanity.”

Saint Anthony Quote: Christ Is Born!

 “Christ is born! Let us smile together, and rejoice together with the Blessed Virgin Mary, because today is born for us the Savior who has rescued us from all evil.”

May all of our readers have a blessed Christmas season~

Saint Anthony Quote: Charity Is The Soul Of Faith

St. Anthony Quote: “To You O Blessed Virgin”

 

St. Anthony Quote: “Men Will Surrender”

Saint Anthony Quote: “Greater By Far”

St. Anthony Of Padua Quote: "If You Preach Jesus”

Saint Anthony of Padua quote: 
"If you preach Jesus, He softens hard hearts; if you invoke him, you sweeten bitter temptations; if you think of him, he enlightens your heart; if he you read, it quenches your mind. "

St. Anthony Quote - On The Virgin Mary's Assumption Into Heaven

Like many of the saints before him, St. Anthony of Padua had a great love for and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He knew how important her role was in the life of Jesus Christ and in the life of the Catholic Church, which continues to this day. Here is a quote from his writings focusing on the dogma of the Church regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary's Assumption into heaven:
"She was assumed bodily into heaven…because from Her He assumed flesh. She was ‘the place of the Lord’s feet’ and the ‘ark of His sanctification’ and was therefore glorified. But Her exaltation was also due to Her littleness, for ‘in the word of humility, ‘Behold, the handmaid of the Lord’ (Luke 1:38), She became the Queen of Heaven.’ As a result of Her ‘humility of body and heart… She is brilliant in Her heavenly splendor.’ She is ‘exalted above the choirs of angels’ and ‘sits upon a starry throne,’ crowned by Her divine Son, precisely because She humbled Herself below any other creature."
Most Holy and Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us; St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us~

Meditation for Thanksgiving Day

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.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 6, Saint of miracles

Thank you for joining in for the sixth 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, the saint of miracles. Fr. Mario reminds us that saints do not perform miracles, but they are intimately connected to God, and St. Anthony is next to Our Father, constantly pulling at God’s sleeve asking Him peace and good for people who need help.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 5, Preacher Of The Word

Thank you for joining in for the fifth 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 tells us how St. Anthony’s genius for preaching was discovered almost by chance, and how he became one of the most remarkable preachers in Catholic history.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 4, Friend Of The Poor

Thank you for joining in for the fourth 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, father of the poor, comforter of the needy. Fr. Mario reminds us that St. Anthony not only preached about the plight of the poor, he also tried to remedy the situation through tangible works of charity together with his fellow friars.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 3, Hope For Those Who Are Ill

Thank you for joining in for the third 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, hope for those who are ill. St. Anthony was always very concerned about sick people, and many are the miracles he performed to help them. In his Sermons he constantly recommends prayer.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 2, Liberator of Prisoners

Thank you for joining in for the second 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, liberator of prisoners. Fr. Mario reminds us that St. Anthony was really concerned about both real prisoners, victims of unfair laws, and people imprisoned spiritually, enslaved by sin and evil.

Reflections On St. Anthony – Day 1, Singer Of The Virgin Mary

Thank you for joining in for the first 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. In this first meditation Fr. Mario asks St. Anthony, who was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to help us to develop a deeper devotion to Jesus’ mother.

St. Anthony's Sermons - The Ark Which Thou Hast Sanctified

St. Anthony explains the text in Psalm 131: 8, "Arise, O Lord into Thy resting place: Thou and the Ark, which Thou hast sanctified. " St. Anthony says that the first part of this verse refers to Christ's Resurrection and Ascension, the second part to the "Ark which Thou hast sanctified," i.e. to Christ's Blessed Mother the Virgin Mary, whom He took up to Himself into Heaven.
Continuing with the thought of the "ark which the Lord had sanctified", St. Anthony compares the Virgin Mary with the ark of Noah which after the flood finally rested on Mt. Ararat in the mountains, because in her Assumption she "was placed above the choirs of Angels."

Saint Anthony Quote - The Saints Are Like The Stars

"The saints are like the stars, who, in His providence, Christ hides under a seal, lest they appear whenever they wish. Instead, they are always ready to disembark from the quiet of contemplation into the works of mercy at the time decided upon by God, whenever their heart should hear the word of command."

-St. Anthony of Padua, Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Easter (Part III: De Christi omnium scientia, par. 10)