And of course, there is the subject of this column — St. Anthony, to whom one turns when anything is lost or missing. About twenty years ago my sister, Peggy, called to say she was sending me a small surprise present.
You must always speak to him in a nice calm voice. For the last two decades, Saint Anthony has more than earned my gratitude. But what Saint Anthony does do is help you to engage thoughtfully in a search that is nearly always successful.
Then as you start your search, you will realize that what Saint Anthony is really doing is finding your memory, thereby allowing you to recall your past steps and actions. O Lord of the Angels!
Obedient to the carpenter. God of eternal glory, submitting to the poor virgin! Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? However, Christmas warns us that the opposite is true. The more humble servants we are, the more we resemble God.
If all this is true, why did Anthony get the privilege of keeping the baby Jesus only at the end of his life? He preached about Christ and the good of this world all his life. Why did Jesus wait so long? When Anthony was young, he joined the Augustinian order in his hometown of Lisbon. He wanted to devote himself to contemplation, but his family still visited him and disturbed his room. So Anthony asked to go to another Augustinian monastery in Coimbra then the capital of Portugal.
He found peace here, but he was disturbed and disappointed by the many conflicts that existed in the community. At that time, Anthony met a group of Franciscans who went to preach in Morocco. Later, when they were tortured, he attended the welcoming of their remains. He was so impressed by their example that he decided to join the Franciscans. He wanted to go to Morocco and die there as a martyr.
However, the ship lost course in a storm and landed in Sicily. Then he met the Franciscans who had gone to the meeting of the brothers in Assisi and joined them. At the end of the meeting, all the brothers went to their homes, but Anthony no longer had a home. One of the Franciscan superiors noticed this and invited him to accept a position in his province because he needed a priest to take care of a group of hermit brothers.
Anthony joined them with great joy. He finally had time for the contemplation he had always longed for. But the rest did not last long. The brothers were invited to ordination, and when the preacher did not come, Anthony, the superior ordered him to preach whatever was in his heart. So instead of continuing his efforts to develop his piety according to his own ideas, he allowed God to choose a better share for him. It is quite possible that this explains why he was given the privilege of accepting Jesus as a humble, innocent, loving child.
Anthony himself matched this idea. This is also our Advent goal. As we meditate on the power and humility of Jesus, God calls us to purify our hearts of all that prevents us from surrendering to Him. He wants us to become like children so that we can receive Jesus with the same simplicity and sincere devotion as Anthony. Then people who see us — just as Count Tiso saw Anthony — will know that we hold Jesus in our hands and in our hearts.
After the death, he was canonized as a saint and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. This title is given to the saints, who made a particularly important contribution to the doctrine or theology. St Anthony prayer for lost things is really very powerful.
Patron saint of lost things, St Anthony always prays for us, asks God, and is our ally. About my experience with St Anthony Prayer for lost things You may find me very naive. That the stories I tell are just coincidences. On various forums, you will find many individuals that are equally convinced that a particular prayer that they have recited has helped them find something they have lost at least once if not multiple times.
How could that be? In a previous LnF App blog post we discussed how being in the right mindset is a critical first step to finding a lost item. Having a calm state of mind will help you think, rationalize, and recall things better. Also, trusting or having faith that you will find what you are looking for will help you focus on the task at hand.
What if the belief in a prayer can help put someone in the right mindset quickly and efficiently, hence greatly increasing their chances of finding what they are looking for? If that is the case, we can safely conclude that prayer works. For those that are scientific minded, what if being the right state of mind can help you quantum jump? If you know of a prayer or superstitions that has been well documented, and you would like to share it, please email feedback lnftag.
Farris Hamwi. Can a prayer help find a lost item? He is known for reconciling couples. I can attest to that. His namesake reconciled me with a past love. He started his religious life in Lisbon, then transferred to Coimbra. After joining the Franciscans, he adopted the name of the early Christian monk Saint Anthony of Egypt.
Saint Anthony began his work in Morocco.
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