Devotion to Saint Anthony: today the tredicina to the Saint begins to receive graces
SANT'ANTONIO DA PADOVA
Lisbon, Portugal, c. 1195 - Padua, June 13 1231
Fernando di Buglione was born in Lisbon. At 15 he was a novice in the monastery of San Vincenzo, among the regular canons of Sant'Agostino. In 1219, at 24, he was ordained a priest. In 1220 the bodies of five Franciscan friars beheaded in Morocco arrived in Coimbra, where they had gone to preach by order of Francis of Assisi. After obtaining permission from the Franciscan provincial of Spain and the Augustinian prior, Fernando enters the hermitage of the Minors, changing the name to Antonio. Invited to the General Chapter of Assisi, he arrives with other Franciscans in Santa Maria degli Angeli where he has the opportunity to listen to Francis, but not to know him personally. For about a year and a half he lives in the hermitage of Montepaolo. On the mandate of Francis himself, he will then begin to preach in Romagna and then in northern Italy and France. In 1227 he became provincial of northern Italy continuing in the preaching work. On 13 June 1231 he was in Camposampiero and, feeling ill, asked to return to Padua, where he wanted to die: he would expire in the convent of the Arcella. (Avvenire)
SHORT TREDICINA IN SANT 'ANTONIO
It is one of the characteristic devotions to the Saint of Padua whose feast is being prepared for thirteen days (instead of the usual nine days of the novena). The devotion originates from the popular belief that the Saint grants thirteen graces to his devotees every day and also from the fact that his feast occurs on the 13th of the month; so to his credit the thirteen has become a number that brings luck.
1. O glorious Saint Anthony, who had the power to raise the dead from God, awaken my soul from lukewarmness and obtain a fervent and holy life for me.
Glory to the Father ...
2. O wise Saint Anthony, who with your doctrine have been light for the holy Church and for the world, illuminate my soul by opening it to divine truth.
Glory to the Father ...
3. O merciful Saint, always ready to help your devotees, also help my soul in current needs.
Glory to the Father ...
4. O generous Saint, who by accepting divine inspiration, you have consecrated your life to the service of God, make me hear docility the voice of the Lord.
Glory to the Father ...
5. O Saint Anthony, true lily of purity, do not allow my soul to be stained by sin, and let it live in the innocence of life.
Glory to the Father ...
6. O dear Saint, through whose intercession many sick people find health again, help my soul to heal from guilt and bad inclinations.
Glory to the Father ...
7. O St. Anthony, who did your utmost to save your brothers, guide me in the sea of life and give me your help so that it can reach the port of eternal salvation.
Glory to the Father ...
8. O compassionate St. Anthony, who freed many condemned men during your life, obtain for me the grace of being freed from the bonds of sin so as not to be reproved by God in eternity. Glory to the Father ...
9. O holy thaumaturge, who had the gift of joining the severed limbs to the bodies, do not allow me to ever separate myself from the love of God and the unity of the Church. Glory to the Father ..
10. O helper of the poor, who hears those who turn to you, accept my plea and present it to God so that he will give me his help.
Glory to the Father ...
11. O dearest Saint, who listens to all who appeal to you, welcome my prayer with kindness, and present it to God so that I may be heard.
Glory to the Father ...
12. O Saint Anthony, who has been a tireless apostle of the word of God, make it possible for me to bear witness to my faith by word and example.
Glory to the Father ...
13. O beloved Saint Anthony, who has your blessed tomb in Padua, look at my needs; speak to God for me your miraculous language so that I can be comforted and fulfilled.
Glory to the Father ...
Pray for us, Sant'Antonio di Padova
And we will be made worthy of Christ's promises.
Let's pray
Almighty and eternal God, who in Saint Anthony of Padua gave your people a distinguished preacher of the Gospel and a patron of the poor and suffering, grant us, through his intercession, to follow his teachings of Christian life and to experiment in the trial, the rescue of your mercy. For Christ our Lord. Amen.