On the occasion of Christmas, Saint Anthony’s Franciscan Friars send a little gift: Fr. Mario's Christmas video “Empty Handed - A Christmas Tale from the Basilica of Saint Anthony.” They also invite you to light a virtual Candle and write your Prayer to Saint Anthony, entrusting to him the people you love most. Remembering them in prayer is the greatest gift you can give them~
He is one of the great saints of the Catholic Church, and one of the beloved--even far beyond Catholics themselves. Untold numbers of people turn to him, still, when there is loss. And strangely--at least strangely in the usual ways of the world--those things often quickly turn up. And often they turn up in the most unexpected--even seemingly miraculous ways. Let the stories begin.
