Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua | Naming the Days

St. Anthony was born in Lisbon in 1195. He entered spiritual life as an Augustinian monk however was immensely impressed with the Franciscans who took him into their order. On his first mission Anthony acquired sick in Morocco and returned to run a hospice.

Referred to as upon to evangelise in an emergency scenario, this Franciscan monk got here by means of with flying colours and was assigned to evangelise and train theology for the friars. His sermons combined non secular uplift with prophetic commentary on the greed and selfishness of the occasions.

Anthony died on June 13, 1231, on the tender age of 36. He was made a saint one 12 months after his passing, and in 1946 he was declared a Physician of the Church. He is called the patron saint of discovering misplaced objects.

Non secular Practices

A Follow in Honor of St. Anthony:

“If you misplace your keys, depart one thing vital behind, or cannot discover one thing, pause for a second and notice that your loss might be minor in contrast with the losses of individuals world wide. Supply a prayer for others, those that are disadvantaged of the very requirements of life.”
— Tom Cowan in The Manner of the Saints