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PR E F A C E
There are not man y saints
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the Ch u rch of
in
Christ
enj oy ing such a ge neral venerati o n o f the
p eo p le
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this for
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good reasons beca use he has helpe d them in
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their needs and troubles whenever he was called
u p on with confidence
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To promote this d evo t i o n
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amongst the people this little book is iss u ed
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May it receive a welcome rece p tion
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O F
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S T A N TH O N Y or PA DUA
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St Anth o n y was born in Lis bo n the Ca p ita l
of Portugal August 1 5 1 1 95 thirteen y ears aft e r
the b ir th of St Fra n cis of A ssisi His p arents
b eing of n o ble extracti o n and virtuous sent their
lovi n g son Fer n an d o as he was called 1 n ba p tism
to the Cano n s of S t A ugustine to receive an ed u
catio n suitab le to th e ir ra n k in society U nder
the tutelage o f th e hol y Canons his progress in
science and virtue was rem arka ble and when of
proper a g e he e n tered amongst them to b e b eloved
and revered b y all He loved p ray er silence and
meditati o n an d with a zeal that was m ore than
earthl y ; he deligh ted in t he stu d y of the Sacred
Script u res a n d t h e wri tings o f t he Fathers and
D oct o rs o f t he C h u rch
I n his c on v ent at L is bo n bei n g freq uentl y dis
t urb e d by v isits of his frie n ds and relations and
preferri n g a life of compl ete retiremen t he asked
his superior to rem o v e him to another one far away
from frie n ds This petiti o n was gra nte d and he
was conse que n t l y tran sferred to th e m onastery of
the Holy Cross n e ar the city o f C o imbra Here
he co n tin u ed his religi o us and holy li fe t o the
e difi c a t ion of a l l who had the hap iness t o com e
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lea v e the A u gustinians a n d become a follo w er of
St Francis o f Assisi
The Franciscans went freq u ently from their con
vent at Coim bra t o the A ug u stinians f o r alms
O n t hese o ccasi o n s St Anthon y ha d ampl e o p p o r
Their mo d esty
t un ity t o st ud y th e ir m od e o f life
h u mility pleased him v ery much an d he
an d
desired t o j o i n them In a dd iti o n to this an e v e n t
took place which d ecided his choice
The bod ies
of the firs t martyrs o f the Fran ciscan O rder were
b ro u ght back fr o m M oro cc o wh e re they had been
martyre d t o Spai n f o r interme n t O n seeing them
Anthony became more and m o re e nfl am e d with an
ardent d esire t o d ie for C hrist He t ho u ght the
b est opport u nity to acc o mplish his wish w ou l d be
an d t h en go
t o become a Franciscan hims e lf
amongst the M u ss u lmans Permissi o n was g r a nte d
him th ou gh rel ucta ntl y t o lea v e the Aug u stinians
and j o in the Fran ciscans
Wh e n lea v ing his
beloved brethren in r e ligi o n on e of them said to
him
G 0 the y will soon canon ize yo u
Sh ou l d y ou e v er hear of this do n o t forg e t t o
ret u rn thanks t o God was A nthony s r e ply
Anthon y received the Francisca n habi t in 1 2 2 1
and cha n ge d his n ame Fernand o i n to A n th o ny in
honor o f the Patr o n Saint o f t he con v e n t w her e in
he was admit ted Sh o r t ly aft er he o b tai n e d per
mission t o g o to Africa and set sail f o r t he ch o sen
field o f his lab o rs O n t he v oyage he was taken
serio u sl y il l an d c o mpelle d t h e reby t o ret u r n
Contrary wi n d s h o we v er d ash e d his v ess e l o n the
shores o f Sicily in s tea d of Port u gal B u t in these
winds was the d irection of Providence ; f o r n o
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sooner had he landed than som e friars of S t
Francis met him an d he w as t ol d that a general
chapter was celebrate d at Assisi presi d ed over b y
St Francis himself He instantl y res o lved to g o
thither an d see the renowned saint of whom h e
had heard s o m uch The chapter b ei n g fi n ish e d
A n th o n y with his c o mpanion was left alone and
when others ha d dispersed to their various mission s
they remai n ed almost f o rgotten : in truth n o o n e
was eager to tak e in these sick l y and emaciated
friars from a distant c o untr y and onl y Br o th e r
G ratian had compassion f o r them Brother Philip
the c o mpa n i o n of Antho n y was sent to Castell o
and afterwards to T u sca n y ; Antho n y was p er
m i t t e d to accompa n y Br o t her G ratia n to B o l o gna
Here he o ccu pied his time principall y in prayer
me d itation an d humble work until it please d
Divine Pr ov i d e n ce t o elevate him to a p lace am o ng
the most illustrious of m en
A bo ut this time Anth o n y with some friars fr o m
his convent and a party of D o mi n ica n s wer e se n t
t o be ordaine d and on their j ou rne y the y s t o pp e d
at a Franciscan monastery When taki n g t heir r e
past t he su p eri o r o f t he co n v e n t re quested that
o ne of the D o mi n ican s wo uld a d dress the com
munity but e v ery o n e excuse d himself as n ot
b ei n g prepare d
The superior the n tol d St A nthon y
to d o s o Antho n y at first h esitate d exc u sing
hims e lf say ing t ha t he kne w b etter how t o wash
dishes than to preach
The s u perior how e v er
insisted o n having his add ress An th o n y obeyed
an d having conquered his humilit y a n d m o d est y
delivered an a d dress that s u rprised everyone
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pr e sent It was f u ll o f fervor a n d u n cti on an d
j u d ici ously interw ov en with se n tences fro m the
Bible an d fr o m the writings o f t he Fathers o f t he
C hurc h E v e ryo ne r ej o ice d at the disco v ery o f
this mine o f eloq u ence
St Francis wh o was
n o tifie d of t his happy e v ent ga v e o r d ers that
A n th o n y sh ou l d imme d iately after his o r d i n ati o n
d ev o te himself t o the st udy o f Sch o lastic The o log y
before startin g to preach t o the pe o ple
A n thony
d i d s o an d i n a very sh ort time ma d e s uch w on
d e rf ul prog ress as to be c o nsi d ere d compet e nt t o
t e ach the o l ogy himself a n d on ly waite d f o r his
a pp o i n tment
whic h s u bseq u ently cam e fr o m St
Francis in t he foll o wi n g letter
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I am willi n g that tho u sho u ldst i nterpret holy
theology to t h e brethre n in s uch ma n n er that
the S pirit o f prayer (as I m o st ar d e n tly d esire ) be
n o t exting u ish e d in t hys e lf o r others accor d i n g t o
Farewell
t he r u le w hich we fo ll o w
St A n th o n y o b e yed S t Francis an d ta u ght the
o l o g y to the admira t ion o f all wh o atte n d e d his
l e ct u res at B o l o g n a M on t pellier To l o us e an d
Pad u a
St Anth o ny however is m o re ren o wn e d as a
preacher of t h e w o r d o f God a n d a w o rker of mira
He we n t all
c les t h an as a do ct o r of t he o l o gy
o v er I t al v 1 nt e Sicily a n d t he so u thern par t o f
France
Wh e n e v er an d wher e s o e v er he appeared
t o preach i n p ub l i c his fame had travele d bef o r e
him Wh o le towns an d c ou n ties were on f o ot t o
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hear him
S tores were shut u p work sh op s (fe
se rt e d : every o ne ran to see and hear the serv a nt
of God
The cr o wds of peop le were so large that
the largest churches coul d no t con t ain them an d
h e was freq u entl y o bliged to p reach from p ul p it s
ere cte d in the o pen p lazas and churchyards
M any were the miracles t hat accompanied his
sermons O n ce it ha p pened that a certain town
would n o t lis t en to his words The inhab itants
were heretics
Anthon y went t o th e seashore by
which the city was situated and called u p on th e
fishes of th e water t o come and hear the words of
the Almigh t y as the peo p le re fused to do it
And w onderfu l to relate ' the fishes large and
small came swimming to his feet the little ones
forming the first line followed by the rest accord
i ng to their sizes and al l listened attentivel y to
h is discourse
The saint told them what God ha d d o ne for
them how he had preserved them in t he del u ge
an d how thankful the y o ught to b e for this and all
other b enefits o f their C reator He then b lessed
t hem and the y left when he b ade them return to
t he de p ths of the w a t ers
The heretics seei n g this
m i racle were moved to contrition and p enance
N ot far from V erona there w as a crue l t y rant
call e d E z zel ino who p ut to death m an y an inno
cent v icti m A nthony sought an interview with
him and o n entering the p alace was admitte d to
h is p resence
Anth o ny addressed him th us
Cruel monste r ' enem y of Go d ' when will th y
rage b e satisfied an d when wilt thou cease t o shed
the b lood of the faith ful and the innocent ' ' no w
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for these things the j ud gme nts o f God w ill
ass u r e d ly v isit thee an d thine end will be terri
ble
E zzeli n o listene d
was mo v e d pr omis e d
ame n d me n t k e pt his pr o mise for a time but fell
back a n d d ie d m o st mis e rably as the Saint ha d
foreto ld
All kin d s o f sick n ess fl e d at the bi dd i n g o f St
A n th o ny
The lame walke d the bli n d saw
br o ke n li mbs w e re mad e wh ol e the dea d cam e to
life agai n lost things were fou n d a n d e v e n in d is
ta n t l a n d s his power was fe lt He rescue d fr o m a
d isg rac e f u l death his o w n father wh o had b e e n un
j u stly acc u se d o f killing a man
A n th o ny r e
call e d the mur d er e d man t o life t o bear wi t n ess t o
his fa t h er s in n o cence a n d then d ismissed hi m back
i n t o the gra v e
B u t St A n th on y di d not w o rk al on e for the
o u t si d e worl d
His missi o n within t he O rd e r was
g reat as h e m o st earnestly re siste d the e ffor t s of
B r o th e r E li a s t o make re laxati o n s in t he strict
obs e rv a n ce o f t he rule o f St F ranci s
Pa d ua was the princi pal seat o f his labors
Her e he d ied 'u n e 1 3 t h 1 2 3 1 at the age of 3 6
y e ars i n a little c o n v e nt o u t si d e the city and here
mag n ifice nt church w a s af t e rwar d s ere cted fo r
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his fi nal res t ing place He was canonize d the
foll o wi n g year by Pe p e G rego ry I X
an d e v er
sinc e t hro u gh al l th e se c e nt u ri e s his shri n e has
be n a great attrac t ion to pio u s pilg rims
At his d e ath t he children of Pa d ua cried ou t in
streets b e f o re his d e a t h ha d be e n m a d e
t he
k n own : Saint Antho n y is d e a d The Bel ov e d
Fa t he r ha s g o n e from u s
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TH E PI CT UR E O F S T
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ANTH O NY
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PA DUA
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St Anthon y is g enera l l y represe nted having the
Infan t 'esus on his left arm or standing b efo re
him o n his p r ie d i eu The o rigin of this re p re
s e n t at io n goes back to his li fe b ut was not kno w n
to th e worl d u ntil af t er his d eath
When preaching in Pad u a he had to l ive in the
nearest Convent o f his O rder at A rcella situat e d
about a mile fr o m th e city His la bo rs bei n g fre
his
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Superior perm itted him to sta y at the house of his
d e v ot e d friend Count Tiso Here S t An thon y
u s ed to S p end his nights in pray er at which the
In fant 'esus deigned to visit him The Count
anxi ou s to kn o w what his friend was doing once
went near his room and was sur p rised t o see in it
a heavenly light ahd t he Infant 'esus caressed by
our Saint When the Infant l eft he t old Anthon y
that the y had b een watche d by his h ost ; b ut the
next morning Anthon y hum b l y b egg e d his friend
not to tell anyone o f this apparition
The lily in the ha n d of St Anthon y signifies his
lo v e for p urity I t reminds us also of his great
h umili ty and mod e sty
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H O N O R or S T
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A N TH O NY
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St Anthon y was b urie d on the Tuesday fo llow
ing his d eath in the C h u rch called Sa nta Maria
Maggi ore in Pad u a
O n that very d ay all the
sick who ha d them selves tak e n t o his gra v e re
c o vered
Since the n the i n habi t an ts o f Pa d ua
have kep t every Tues d ay in sp e cial ven erati o n f o r
our Saint and in all F ranciscan Ch u rches thro u gh
o u t Christe ndom his al t ars o r pictures are ge n erall y
d e corated on Tu e s d ays People fl o c k thith e r t o
ob t ain health an d relief fr o m the g reat Thaum a
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H o wever nearly fo ur centu ries passed away
be fore a N ovena of T u esday s was introduced I t
hap p ened th u s : There was li v ing in the ci t y of
B ologna a nob le la dy who had very much t o su ffer
in he r marrie d state She ha d recourse to St
Anth o n y visited a ch u rch o f his O rder praye d
ferventl y and obtained health an d cons o lation
St Anth o n y appeari n g to her in a d ream
said : Woman visit my p ic t ure in the Ch u rch
of the Friars M inor f o r n i n e Tues d a ys and
y ou will o btain relief
She d id s o and her
p ra y ers we re he ard And when she had af ter
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account of having given b irth to a deformed c hil d
she went again to her saint placed the child on his
altar and beh o l d the child ass u me d the shape of a
healthy b eautiful boy
A la d y in T u ri n o b tained by this N o vena relief
fro m t he effects of p oison
A girl of a n oble famil y in the sam e c it y re
covered p eace of min d
A girl o f ten y ears in Philadel p hia seeing f or
th e first time a picture o f S t A nthony with the
Infan t got such a confidence in him that he r d e
votions to hi m were crowne d with extraordinar y
fav o rs a n d blessi n gs V ery many recommended
themselves t o h er prayers which she said in honor
o f S t Antho ny an d their p etitions were hear d
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HO
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MA 'E TH E N O V E NA
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isit a Church or an Altar or a pict u re of
Saint each T u esday
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Say y o u r p rayers there in honor of the Saint
Go to Co n fession and Comm u n ion
Fift h n d last T u es d a y if possibl
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the meantime if your means allo w i t h a v e
s o me masses o ffere d u p in h o n o r of t he Saint for
t h e i n t e ntions o f the N o ve n a
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Be thankf u l whe n y ou r prayers are h ear d a n d
resigne d if not firml y beli ev i n g that G o d will gi ve
yo u something better than what you aske d for
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Shou ld y ou not like to make the N ove n a
o n n ine Tues d ays the n make it o n ni n e c o ntin u
o u s day s like a n y other N o v e n a
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PR A YE R S DUR I N G TH E N O V E NA
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R E PA R A TO R Y
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RA Y E R
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m o st holy an d ev e r blessed Trinity Fathe r
Son a n d Holy G hos t I h u mbl y pr o strate mys e lf
b efo re Thee I t hank Thee f o r the gr e at an d b u rn
ing lo v e whereby Tho u has ch o se n fr o m all e t ernity
St A n t hony to e nj o y and c o n t e mpla t e Th e e tha t
Tho u ma y st thr ou gh him be h onored praised and
blesse d fore v er an d ever A me n
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A N TH O N Y
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My faith ful and beloved Patron Saint Anthony
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I im plore thee ; sho w m e d earest Saint th y
p owerf u l intercession before t he thro n e o f God j
let me experience I ear n estly bes e ech thee th y
help in all m y necessities especiall y in th is prese n t
one (her e m en t ion the o bjec t of the l V ov e n a ) gran t
t hat I can say w ith all w ho ha v e inv o ke d thee
the O m n ipotent G od of heave n and ea rth lives and
work s through His faithful Servant St A nthon y
of Padua forever and e v e r Amen
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R E S PO N S O RY
I f then yo u ask for miracles
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D eath error al l calamities
The leprosy the d emo n fl y
A n d h ealth s u cc e e d s in fi rm it ie s
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The seas o be y the fetters break
A n d life l ess limbs thou d o st restore
While treasures l o st are fou n d again
When y oun g and old thi n e ai d impl ore
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All dangers va nish at thy prayer
And d ire st n e e d d oth q u ickly fl e e
Le t th o se wh o know thy p o wer pr o claim
L e t Pad u ans say : These are of th e e
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The seas obey a s a bove
To Father S on may gl o ry b e
And H ol y G host eternally
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The seas obey a s a bov e
P Pray fo r us blesse d A nt h o ny
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Tha t we m ay be ma d e w o rthy of the pro
m ises of Ch r ist
L E T U S PR A Y
O G o d may the vo t ive commemorati o n o f blessed
Anth o n y thy Confess o r be a s ou rce o f j o y t o t he
c h urch
that she may always be fortifie d with
s p iritual assista n ce a n d d e serve t o e nj oy eternal
r e war d
Thro ug h Christ o ur Lor d
Amen
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G uide of
R estorer
the errin g
of l o st thi n gs
Ch o sen intercess o r
Contin u al worker o f miracles
B e m e rcif u l unto u s
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Pray for us
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Be
merciful u nt o us
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Spare us
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0 Lord
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Hear u s
Fr o m all evil
From all sin
From all d an gers of bod y an d
s ou l
From t he snares of the d evi l
From pestil e n ce h u nger and
war
From eternal d ea t h
Thro ugh the m eri t s o f St A n
thomy
Thr o ugh his zeal fo r the Con
v ersion o f sin n ers
Through his desire for the Crown
of martyrd o m
Through his fatig u e s an d labo rs
Thro u gh his preachi n g an d
teaching
Thro u g h his pe ni t e n tial tears
Throu gh his pati e nce and humil
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Thr ou gh his glori o us death
Throu gh t he number of his
w o n d erf u l miracles
I n the d a y of j udgment
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D eli v er us , 0
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si nners b eseech Thee to
h ear us
That Thou vouchsafe to b ring
us t o tr u e p ena n ce
That Tho u v ou chsafe t o grant
us p atience in our trial s
That Tho u vouchsafe to assist
u s in o u r necessities
That Thou v ou chsafe to hear
our pray ers and p e titions
That Thou vo u chsafe to kind l e
the fire of di v ine l o ve within
us
That Thou vouchsafe us the in
t e rc e ssion a nd p rotection of
St Anthon y
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Son of G od
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W be
eech Thee to hear us
L amb of God who takest awa y the si n s of the
world
S p are us 0 L ord 1
Lamb of God w ho tak est a w a v the si n s of the
worl d
Graciousl y he ar us O Lord
L amb of G o d who takest away the sins of the
w o rld
Have merc y on us 0 L o rd
Christ hear us
Chri s t graci o usly hear u s
Lo rd ha v e merc y o n us
C hrist have m ercy on us
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d have merc y on us
L or
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Father Hail M ary
Pray for us St Anthon y
That we may be made w o rth y
Christ
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Almighty and E tern al God wh o d i d st gl orify
thy faithf u l confesso r St A n th on y with the per
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that what we c o nfidently seek thr ou gh his meri t s
we ma y s u rel y receive thro u gh his i n tercessi o n
Through 'esus Christ o u r Lo r d Ame n
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PR A YE R
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S T A N T H O N Y TO R E CO V E R LO S T
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Blesse d S t A n t ho ny h o w gre at an d m ighty i s
the g ra ce a n d p o wer o f God i n the e ; ho w many
pers o n s h ast t h ou l ov i n gly assist e d e speciall y wh e n
they impl or e d t hy ai d to rec o ver l o st (o r stole n )
thi ngs '
B eh o ld I t oo h u mbl y c o me t o thee in my n e ce s;
let me th ou gh u n w o rthy as I am I bes e ech
s i ty
I kn ow
t hee experie n c e t hy he lp an d c o n s o lati o n
the I n fa n t 'es u s wh o m t h ou bearest in thy ar m s
wi l l n o t ref u se thy pray e rs I there fo re re co m
me n d t o the e the o bj e ct o f my p ray er that wha t
was l o st (o r s t o le n ) ma y t hr ou gh thy i ntercessi o n
be r e st or e d t o me a n d that I may always r ej oice
in th y pr otection an d l ov e A men
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