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Anthony of Padua
About Anthony of Padua
Anthony was a Portuguese Franciscan friar, powerful preacher, and Doctor of the Church. Originally an Augustinian canon, he joined the Franciscans after being inspired by Franciscan martyrs. Anthony became famous for his brilliant preaching, converting heretics and crowds. Despite dying at age 36, his theological knowledge, miracle-working, and care for the poor made him one of the most beloved saints. He's invoked for lost items due to a legend about recovering a stolen psalter. Canonized less than a year after his death.
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Prayers for Anthony of Padua
Prayer to St. Anthony
O glorious St. Anthony, since God has given thee the power of miracles, a power thou hast exercised for more than six centuries, and since He has given thee in particular the power of finding that which has been lost, I come to thee with the confidence of a child to the best of fathers.
Grant me, above all, to find the grace of God, if I have had the misfortune to lose it; grant me to find also my former fervor in the service of God and in the practice of virtue; and as a pledge of these graces, so important for my eternal salvation, grant me to find also the things I have lost. Thus, thou shalt make me experience the presence of thy goodness, and thou wilt increase my confidence and my love for thee.
(Our Father.)