Feast Day: June 13
Patron of Lost Things and Missing Persons
Saint Anthony was born in Portugal in 1195 and became a
Franciscan at the age of 26. God gave him the gift of preaching
to touch the hearts of his listeners. When Saint Anthony spoke
about Jesus and his Mother Mary, many people returned to Jesus
and the Catholic faith. Saint Anthony asked Mary to help him
when he preached, and God worked many miracles through him.
One night, a friend saw a beautiful little Child standing upon the Bible,
coming up as it were out of the very Word of God,
and clinging with both of His little arms around
Anthony’s neck. It was the Infant Jesus! Saint Anthony died at
the age of 36, and the very next year he was canonized a saint.
Prayer to Saint Anthony to Find Lost Articles
Dear Saint Anthony, God has made you a powerful patron and
helper to find lost or misplaced objects. We turn to you today
with confidence and love. Through your prayer, may God help us
to find what we have lost. Dear Saint Anthony, help us also be
close to Jesus this day, and to always find Him in our hearts.
Amen.
Saint Anthony, pray for us.
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