St.

ANTHONY OF
PADUA
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA IS
THE ONE OF CATHOLIC
CHURCH’S POPULAR SAINT.
 BIRTH

The Birth of ST.ANTHONY

OF PADUA is 15 of august 1195.
PLACE OF ORIGIN

Hewas born and raised by a

wealthy in Lisbon, Portugal.
CHILDHOOD TENNAGE
AND YEAR
ADULTHOOD

 He was born and raised by a wealthy

family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died
in Padua, Italy. Noted by his
contemporaries for his powerful
preaching, expert knowledge of
scripture, and undying love and
devotion to the poor and the sick, he
was one of the most quickly
canonized saints in church history.
MAJOR EVENT

 St.Anthony in deep
against talented
Warren football team
 Senior transfer
quarterback Dylan
Guerra will lead Bears
DEATH

 Own June 13, 1213, Anthony came

down from his tree house to eat the
noonday meal with friars. They
had scarcely begun when he
collapsed into their arms. As the
friars supported him.
Date of Canonization

 St. Anthony’s reputation as a finder of lost things dates to an

incident in the saint’s life,” he explained. “A novice who had
grown tired of religious life decided to leave the Franciscan
community, but before leaving he took St. Anthony’s psalter.…
Anthony prayed that the psalter would be found and returned
to him.
 “Anthony’s prayers were answered,” he continued. “The novice
returned the psalter— and returned to the order.”
 The Franciscans urge the faithful to ask for the saint’s
intercession for more than the loss of material things, but also
for those who have lost peace of mind or a sense of direction,
and for a just society where no one is forgotten or lost.
 REFLECTION

 We can all recall many lost aspects of our own lives:

 The positive outlook of our lives, now lost, through negative pessimism.
 The love in our lives, now lost, through indifference and cynicism.
 The lost ideals that we have squandered.
 The generous enthusiasm that is lost through mediocrity.
 The zest and passion for life that is lost by greed and selfishness.
 The gift of faith that is lost, because we solely rely on ourselves.
 The time lost due to festering resentments that ruin family relationships.
 St. Anthony is part of the vast family that is the Communion of Saints. He will find the
essentials that we all have lost. Perhaps, in our own lives, we are not aware of the
loss yet. This is why we all need the ‘amazing grace’ of God’s love in this Year of
Mercy.