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~

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.

Thank you once again M.H. for another wonderful story of the power of prayer and Saint Anthony’s help. Have a story of your own that you would like to share? Email it to us and we will post it on the blog~ 

World Day Of Prayer For The Sick 2023

 

On February 11th. the Franciscan friars of Saint Anthony in Padua, Italy, will be celebrating The World Day of Prayer for the Sick: a time when they particularly pray for all those who are sick and homebound, and for their caregivers and health-care professionals. If you or a loved one is sick or suffering please let them help you, ask them to intercede with Saint Anthony on your behalf. Allow the Franciscan Friars the honor of including you and your loved ones in their prayers at their special Mass in Saint Anthony’s Basilica in Padua on February 11th, 2023. All are invited to light a virtual candle and write your Prayer to Saint Anthony, entrusting to him the people you love most and invoking on them the grace of healing. Click here to add your prayer requests for those in need.

XXX World Day Of Prayer For The Sick 2022

 XXX W𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒄𝒌, 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 11𝒕𝒉., 2022

In this difficult period it is even more important to be close to sick people with concrete gestures of solidarity and fraternity. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬, light a candle and entrust a sick person dear to you to Saint Anthony. https://worldsickday.santantonio.org/candle/

Prayer To Saint Anthony For The Healing Of Covid-19

Dear St. Anthony, you live in unity in Heaven with Our Lord Jesus Christ, our True Physician and Healer, be merciful to us and bring us your aid and intercession with Him in these troubled times. Please pray for those in need of healing from the Covid-19 illness and of every affliction of God’s people. Intercede for us to drive out our infirmities of soul and body; pray that Our Lord will free us from disease and especially from this pestilence. Amen.

XXVII World Day of the Sick, 2019

On February 11, 2019, on the occasion of the XXVII World Day of the Sick, the Franciscan Friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, Italy, will pray for all those who are suffering or sick. Saint Anthony is the Saint of Miracles, and those who are sick lovingly place their trust in his intercession. If, among your family members or your friends, there is someone who is sick, you may send the Franciscan Friars their names and on the World Day of Prayer for the Sick they will pray for their healing. In the Holy Mass celebrated in the Basilica they will invoke upon the sick the blessings of Saint Anthony and God’s grace. You will be able to follow the 8:15am CET Holy Mass on live streaming. They will take all your prayers to the Saint's Tomb during the 8:15am CET Holy Mass. To send the Franciscan Friars your prayer intentions click here.

Prayer To St. Anthony For The Sick

Dear St. Anthony, because you experienced disappointments and sickness in your brief life here, I salute you the more respectfully. Your own life assures us that you understand our need. There is nothing so humbling to us as sickness; it upsets our self-assurance and composure, leaves undone our daily tasks, takes away our feeling of usefulness, and forces us to depend on others. Help us, then, good St. Anthony, in sickness and trouble. Please teach us how to profit spiritually from our bodily ills. Intercede for us with God, so that our health may be improved. And as we recover in body, let us also be improved in spirit. St. Anthony, we ask the blessing of your intercession, for our own healing and for the honor of Jesus Christ. Amen.

V. Pray for us Saint Anthony,
R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

We dedicate this Prayer to St. Anthony for Healing to a dear friend who is dealing with cancer, and to all of our blog readers dealing with illness at this time also~