The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

by Claudio Coello (1663)

A FORTY-DAY RETREAT WITH SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA

Next to the Blessed Mother, Saint Anthony of Padua is the most beloved saint in the Catholic Church. Best known as the saint to whom people pray to find missing objects, Saint Anthony was known in his own time as the finder of lost souls.  Through his tireless preaching and endless hours of hearing confessions, Anthony brought many repentant sinners back into the Church. This Forty-Day Retreat with Saint Anthony of Padua is designed to introduce the life and teachings of Saint Anthony. The retreat was created to be prayed in one's own home and was first used by the Confraternity of Penitents during Lent 2008 (it is being placed on-line one day at a time with Ash Wednesday, 2008, being Day One).  Please click on the blue links to access the reflections.

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Fifteen Teachings about Christ from Saint Anthony of Padua

Retreat reflections were written by Madeline Pecora Nugent, author of Anthony: Words of Fire, Life of Life (Pauline Books 1995, 2005). For more information about this biography of Saint Anthony, click on this link.

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