St. Anthony: Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers
We receive many stories of St. Anthony's intercession. This is a beautiful one of joy.
by Francisco de Zurbaran (1640)
My name is Jennifer. Back in 2009 I suffered a miscarriage at 7 weeks. We desperately wanted a sibling for my 2 year old son. A few months after the miscarriage my family was at our cabin in Michigan. When it came time to find a church we had two choices St. Anthony or Saint Mary, randomly we choose St. Anthony. When we got there I noticed the St. Anthony statue of him holding baby Jesus in the vestibule.
That's when it hit me, this is St. Anthony of Padua!! I had prayed to him daily with my first pregnancy as my aunt (from Cincinnati) had given me your pamphlet with the prayer for an expectant mother & her unborn child. I KNEW immediately in my heart that we would have a second child. I was overcome with emotion and after mass I teared up as I explained to my husband. Sure enough within 3 months we were pregnant again and Anthony Richard was born in August 2010 and named after St. Anthony!
I love to tell this story! Glad I could share it with you!
God Bless you,
Jennifer
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