Saint of the Day: Antonio Abate, how to pray to him to ask for a Grace

Today, Monday 17 January 2022, the Church celebrates Antonio Abate.

Born in menfi, in Egypt in 250, Anthony stripped of all his possessions at the age of 20 to live in solitude in the desert where he suffered the repeated temptations of the Evil One.

Twice he left the hermitage to come to Alexandria to encourage Christians during the persecutions of Maximin Daia and to exhort them to follow the precepts set by the Council of Nicaea. Patron of domestic animals and pigs, Antonio died over a hundred years old on January 17, 356.

Prayer to Antonio Abate to ask for a Grace

Glorious St. Anthony, our powerful advocate, we bow down before you.
There are innumerable evils, the anguish that afflict us on every side.
Therefore, O great St. Anthony, be our consoler;
free us from all the afflictions that continually torment us.
And, while the piety of the faithful,
he chose you as protector against infirmities
that can affect all kinds of animals,
make sure that these are always free from any misfortune,
so that it lends itself to our temporal needs
we can be quicker to reach our heavenly homeland.
Pater, Ave, Glory.