Finding St. Anthony stories
St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost things. Last week, we asked our Facebook followers to share their St. Anthony stories of lost and found and still waiting. Out of 89 responses, we chose a few to share with you.
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Lynne - I don't have a friend or foe that doesn't know how important St. Anthony is to me - I have friends who aren't even Catholic who call on St Anthony because I have proven thru my own prayers over and over that he helps everyone. Sometimes I have to tell myself oops.. I should ask God or the Blessed Mother for that not St. Anthony -- he's my first go to for everything --- I thank him for good things and beg him for help -- He rides shotgun in my car - in my purse, in my home - stands in my garden - he's everywhere I am - I grew up in Chicago and he was my grandmother's favorite Saint. Whenever we were off school on Tuesdays we had to go downtown with her to St Peter's Church on Madison and LaSalle, for St Anthony novena mass. Then when I started working around the corner, I found myself going there on Tuesday's for lunch for my own novena masses...He's been a part of my life since -- well let's just say I can't remember when he WASN'T in my life and I'm 63.
Cathy- sometimes I think St. Anthony is saying...not her again! I go to him for everything. He has helped me out many times!!
Julie - I taught many years! I had a habit of putting things down as I was teaching. Of course, when I needed it again I had no idea where it was!
I would ask the class to pray to St Anthony... and we would find it every time almost instantly.
Pamela - St Anthony is a very important Saint to me. I pray to him a lot. Sr. Rudina Rita taught us a prayer to St. Anthony during one of our Altar Society retreats: "Tony, Tony, turn around, something lost must be found." This works more times than not, if I don't find it at least I remembered to say a prayer to our Powerful St. Anthony, whom I love very dearly. Thank you for sharing other St. Anthony posts.
Katherine - I have many. I lost the diamond out of my ring (1.5K) I noticed it gone on Sunday night. We went back to the Church, knowing it could have been lost anywhere. We went into darkened Church Monday and looked under pews that we thought we had sat. My husband shone the light under the pew...and he found it.
We had promised St. Anthony $200 for the poor and were more than happy to give it to the priest. Same for my husband’s phone. And my daughter’s purse left while we were traveling. So many other times. I love St. Anthony.
Beverly - I worked with a wonderful nurse, Sister Norma. She was great at starting IV's. We all called on her when we had a 'difficult stick'. She would pray to St. Anthony for help in finding a vein. I sure do miss her.
Donna - My mom had a blessed St. Anthony medal. She was kind of partial to him for some reason. When my cousin Jackie & I were kids about 55 years ago, if she misplaced anything, she would stand w/ her arm extended in front of her and her index finger pointing straight ahead. She would then start turning around in a circle w/ her eyes closed while reciting "Tony, Tony, turn around. Something's lost and can't be found." Whatever direction she was pointing in when the rhyme stopped, she'd begin searching for the lost item in that direction. Sometimes it worked --- sometimes it didn't.
Please join us in praying for Wera's lost rosary. Read her story below:
Wera's lost rosary
Wera - I lost an extremely Special Rosary almost a year ago. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think of it. I bought it when my father had a heart attack at the age of 88. My father passed the following year. The remains of St Theresa (one of my beloved Saints) toured our town in 2001. They said that anything that touched the box that her remains were in would become a Third Class Relic. I prayed and pleaded for so many causes, carrying that Rosary each day in whatever pocket I had. I had my Rosary over 20 years. I still have hope.
*Post your story or prayer for Wera's lost rosary on our Facebook page or the Prayer page on this website.
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We’d love to hear your St. Anthony story too. Use our Contact Page or Email: shrine@franciscan.org or Call Colleen Cushard at: 513-721-4700. Share your prayers with us and our online community at our Prayer Page. You can donate to St. Anthony Bread or any of our ministries at our Donation Page.
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