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 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant 
 Jesus so much loved and honored. 
 Grant us what we ask of thee 
 
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 A Manual of 
 Devotions in Honor of 
 Saint Anthony 
 
 Compiled from Approved 
 Sources 
 
 Published by 
 St. Anthony's Guild 
 
 Franciscan Monastery 
 Paterson, N. J. 
 
 COPYRIGHT BY ST. ANTHONY'S GUILD, 1928 
 
Imprimi Potest 
 
 Fr. Mathias Faust, O. F. M. 
 
 Minister Proiincialis 
 
 Jan. 10, 1932 
 
 Nihil Obstat 
 Very Rev. Arthur J. Scanlan, S. T. 
 
 Censor Librormn 
 
 Imprimatur 
 
 f Patrick Cardinal Hayes 
 
 Archbishop of New York 
 
 New York, Jan. 15, 1932 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 
 Saint Anthony, the Wonder- Worker 1 
 
 Saint Anthony, the Saint of the Whole 
 
 World 4 
 
 A Sketch of the Life of Saint Anthony. ... 6 
 
 Saint Anthony's Clients 10 
 
 The Pious Union of Saint Anthony 12 
 
 Saint Anthony's Bread 16 
 
 Beads or Chaplet of Saint Anthony 18 
 
 Scapular of Saint Anthony 19 
 
 Tuesday — Dedicated to Saint Anthony. ... 20 
 
 Devotion of the Nine Tuesdays 22 
 
 How to Make a Novena to Saint Anthony. . 23 
 Prayers for Each Tuesday (or Novena) ... 24 
 
 Devotion of the Thirteen Tuesdays 25 
 
 Prayer in Any Necessity 29 
 
 Prayer to the Infant Jesus in Saint Anthony's 
 
 Arms 30 
 
 Prayer to Saint Anthony 31 
 
 An Act of Consecration to Saint Anthony. . 32 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 
 Aspirations to Saint Anthony 33 
 
 The Miraculous Responsory (Music) 34 
 
 The Responsory of Saint Anthony (Words 
 
 by Saint Bonaventure) 35 
 
 Litany of Saint Anthony 37 
 
 Prayer to the Saint's Blessed Tongue 40 
 
 Prayer for the Restoration of Things Lost 
 
 or Stolen 41 
 
 Prayer for the Happy Choice of a State in 
 
 Life 42 
 
 Prayer to Obtain the Grace of Holy Purity. . 43 
 
 Prayer for a Happy Death 43 
 
 Saint Anthony's Blessing 44 
 
 Novena of Meditations and Prayers (for 
 
 Nine Tuesdays) 45 
 
 Salutations for the Thirteen Tuesdays 67 
 
 O Salutaris 73 
 
 Tantum Ergo 73 
 
 Laudate Dominum 74 
 
 Hymn of Thanksgiving 74 
 
©J.F.L., S.A.G., 1928 
 
 While celebrating Holy Mass at Coimbra. 
 Saint Anthony sees the soul of a Friar 
 Minor being carried to heaven. 
 
 SAINT ANTHONY, 
 THE WONDER-WORKER 
 
 l /<lXoD is wonderful in His Saints," but 
 Anthony is the Saint of wonders. 
 The marvelous power of miracles confer- 
 red upon him by God has won for Saint 
 Anthony throughout the entire world the 
 name of Wonder-Worker. The Church in 
 her ancient responsory says of him, "If 
 then you ask for miracles, go to Saint An- 
 thony." Saint Antonine, the Dominican 
 Archbishop of Florence, calls him "the 
 1 
 
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 Wonder- Worker beyond compare"; and 
 in the holy Mass said on the feast-day of 
 the Saint we read: "In life he wrought 
 signs, in death miracles." So numerous 
 were the miracles wrought on the day of 
 his burial that his funeral procession be- 
 came a triumphal ovation; while the won- 
 ders obtained through his intercession 
 thereafter brought about his canonization 
 in less than a year by Pope Gregory IX. 
 In the letter of canonization, this Sover- 
 eign Pontiff conferred upon Anthony the 
 title, "Operator miraculorum carissime," 
 that is, "Dearest Wonder-Worker." 
 
 This was in the thirteenth century, and 
 from that time on uninterruptedly to our 
 own day, the history of the Saint has 
 abounded in extraordinary examples of 
 favors bestowed upon those who have 
 sought his intercession. The sorrowful and 
 afflicted are never weary of imploring his 
 aid and Saint Anthony never wearies in 
 obtaining their requests. His miracles are 
 innumerable and almost infinitely varied: 
 cripples have been cured, invalids healed, 
 the dead brought back to life, temptations 
 
Saint Anthony, the Wonder -Worker 3 
 
 heroically overcome, demons put to flight 
 and, especially, lost things restored. He 
 has advanced the temporal and still more 
 the spiritual interest of his devout clients 
 to such an extent that the mere enumera- 
 tion of the marvels and blessings obtained 
 through him would fill volumes. Every 
 day new facts are added to those already 
 known, confirming the ancient and con- 
 stant belief that Saint Anthony is a won- 
 derful helper in every necessity; a Saint 
 chosen by God as the instrument of His 
 Almighty power and love; a friend in need 
 and a consoler in affliction; "a Wonder- 
 Worker beyond compare." "Ask the Won- 
 der- Worker with confidence,'' says Saint 
 Bonaventure, "and he will obtain what 
 you seek." 
 
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 SAINT ANTHONY, THE SAINT 
 OF THE WHOLE WORLD 
 
 aint Anthony of Padua is without 
 question one of the most popular of 
 Saints: popular enthusiasm has made him 
 universally recognized. He is called the 
 Saint of the Whole World because the 
 faithful of the whole world love him. 
 During the past seven hundred years, 
 millions in every clime and land have been 
 attracted to this great Franciscan Wonder- 
 Worker. All classes, the rich and the 
 poor, the renowned and the lowly, are 
 drawn to him. Artists and scholars, sculp- 
 tors and authors without number, have 
 dedicated their talents to him. Everywhere 
 churches and chapels arise in his honor, 
 and shrines and altars invite his trustful 
 friends. Hardly a Catholic church is with- 
 out his statue, a Catholic chapel with- 
 out his image, a Catholic home without 
 his picture. With the names of Mary and 
 
The Saint of the Whole World 5 
 
 Joseph, the name of Anthony is invoked 
 in almost every Catholic household with 
 pious fervor and boundless confidence. 
 "Thus," says Cherance, "there arises from 
 all parts a universal concert of homage 
 and praise in which each succeeding gen- 
 eration has a share; and heaven itself adds 
 its harmonious note by the multitudinous 
 and constant flow of graces and miracles 
 with which it has crowned the invocation 
 of Saint Anthony in every age." No 
 doubt it was this universal acclaim for the 
 Wonder-Worker of Padua that prompted 
 his great client, Pope Leo XIII, to utter 
 those significant words: "Saint Anthony 
 is not only the Saint of Padua, but in 
 truth the Saint of the Whole World." 
 
 This enthusiastic devotion to Saint An- 
 thony has gone on for seven hundred 
 years, and is not abating. Consequently, 
 it seems quite natural to conclude that the 
 Saint of the Whole World also has a 
 special mission for the people of our time. 
 
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 A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF 
 SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 aint Anthony was born in Lisbon, 
 Portugal, on August 15, 1195. In 
 baptism he received the name Ferdinand. 
 His father was Martin de Bouillon of the 
 renowned Bouillon family of Crusader 
 fame. His mother was Teresa de Tavera, 
 of an ancient and noble Portuguese line. 
 
 After splendid training at home, Ferdi- 
 nand was sent at the age of ten to the 
 cathedral school conducted under the care 
 of the clergy. When fifteen, he conse- 
 crated himself to the religious life in the 
 convent of the Canons Regular of Saint 
 Augustine at Lisbon. He was transferred 
 thence to Holy Cross Monastery at Co- 
 imbra, where he achieved a great name for 
 both sanctity and learning. 
 
 It was here at Holy Cross that the 
 young Canon Regular received his voca- 
 tion to the Franciscan Order. When he 
 
Sketch of the Life of Saint Anthony 7 
 
 saw the remains of the first five Fran- 
 ciscan martyrs of Morocco, which were 
 brought to Coimbra for interment, Ferdi- 
 nand was inflamed with an ardent desire 
 for similar martyrdom, and asked permis- 
 sion to join the sons of Saint Francis. In 
 July of 1220 the new Franciscan received, 
 with the habit of the Order, the name of 
 Anthony, that name by which he is known 
 and loved throughout the world. Four 
 months later at his own urgent request, 
 Anthony was sent to Morocco, that he too 
 might share in the honors of martyrdom. 
 
 But God had decreed otherwise, and by 
 means of sickness and shipwreck brought 
 the martyr in desire to the land he was to 
 glorify by his holy and miraculous life. 
 For ten years Anthony traversed Italy and 
 the greater part of France, going where- 
 ever obedience called him, to preach the 
 Gospel of Christ with untiring zeal. He 
 so successfully opposed the then prevail- 
 ing heresies that he became known to all 
 as the "Hammer of Heretics." Because 
 of his knowledge of the Sacred Scriptures 
 
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 he was greeted by Pope Gregory IX as the 
 "Living Ark of the Testament." 
 
 Anthony's fame was at its zenith when, 
 in 1228, he was sent to Padua. Here he 
 spent the last few years of his life, in the 
 city with which his name has been associa- 
 ted for seven centuries. Death came to 
 the Saint on Friday, June 13, 1231, in his 
 thirty-sixth year, in the little hospital ad- 
 joining the convent of the Poor Clares of 
 Arcella, outside the city gates of Padua. 
 Fearing a dispute between popular fac- 
 tions for possession of the treasured body 
 of the Saint, the Friars tried to keep the 
 news of his death from the people, but the 
 children ran through the streets of the 
 city, crying aloud: "The Saint is dead! 
 Our Father, Saint Anthony, is dead!" He 
 was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 
 May 30. 1232, less than a year after his 
 death. 
 
 In the year 1263 the tomb of the Saint 
 was opened in order that his blessed re- 
 mains might be transferred to the new 
 sanctuary built in his honor. The marvel 
 was then discovered that, though his flesh 
 
Sketch of the Life of Saint Anthony 9 
 
 had fallen to dust, his tongue remained 
 fresh and ruddy like that of a living per- 
 son. It was on this occasion that Saint 
 Bonaventure, then Minister General of 
 the Franciscan Order, taking the tongue 
 of the Saint in his hands, uttered the words 
 which now constitute the Antiphon pre- 
 ceding the Miraculous Responsory: "O 
 blessed tongue that never ceased to praise 
 God and always taught others to bless 
 Him, now we plainly see how precious 
 thou art in His sight!" 
 
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 SAINT ANTHONY'S CLIENTS 
 
 Client is one who is under the pro- 
 tection of a patron. 
 
 We all wish to have Saint Anthony for 
 our Patron and to share in his protection. 
 Hence the question, how can we become 
 clients of Saint Anthony? The answer is 
 given in the three brief quotations in- 
 cluded below from one of the greatest 
 clients the Saint ever had, Pope Leo XIII. 
 
 1. "It is not enough that you love Saint 
 Anthony," said Pope Leo to Dom An- 
 tonio Locatelli, "but you must make 
 him loved." 
 
 2. "Invoke the assistance of Saint An- 
 thony." 
 
 There are various ways in which Pope 
 Leo's second rule may be carried out: 
 Recite daily some prayer in the Saint's 
 honor, i. e., the Responsory, the Litany 
 or Rosary of Saint Anthony. 
 
Saint Anthony's Clients 11 
 
 Have a little altar of the saint, or carry 
 his picture, statuette, medal or scapular. 
 Visit his shrine on Tuesday, the day 
 dedicated to him. 
 
 Make a novena in preparation for the 
 feast of Saint Anthony, June 13. 
 
 Keep the novena or devotion of the 
 Nine Tuesdays or the Thirteen Tues- 
 days. 
 
 Strive to imitate the virtues of the 
 Saint. 
 
 In all needs and anxieties have recourse 
 to Saint Anthony, promising if your 
 petition be granted, an alms to the 
 poor, for whom the Saint displayed so 
 much charity in life. (See Saint An- 
 thony's Bread.) 
 
 3. "Become members of the Pious Union 
 organized in his honor and enriched 
 with the Church's indulgences." 
 
 The indulgences to which the Pontiff 
 refers are many, and the obligations 
 are few and simple. (See Pious Union 
 of Saint Anthony.) 
 
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 THE PIOUS UNION OF SAINT 
 ANTHONY 
 
 'IInvoke the assistance of Saint Anthony 
 and become a member of the Pious 
 Union organized in his honor and en- 
 riched with the Church's indulgences" 
 (Pope Leo XIII) . 
 
 The Pious Union of Saint Anthony 
 gathers the individual clients of the Saint 
 into one great family. It centralizes the 
 prayers and good works undertaken in his 
 honor, and thus allows all members to 
 share in the prayers and good works of 
 all the other members. 
 
 The Pious Union was canonically erect- 
 ed in Saint Anthony's Church, Rome, 
 February 13, 1894. A National Centre 
 for the United States has been established, 
 by special permission from Rome, at Saint 
 Anthony's Shrine, 135 West 31st Street, 
 New York, N. Y. 
 
The Pious Union 
 
 13 
 
 OBJECTS OF THE PIOUS UNION 
 
 1. To thank God for the miraculous 
 power granted to Saint Anthony. 
 
 2. To implore his powerful intercession. 
 
 3. To propagate his devotion. 
 
 4. To assist the poor. 
 
 OBLIGATIONS 
 
 1. Say daily, three times, Glory be to the 
 Father, etc. 
 
 2. Recite daily the Miraculous Responsory 
 to Saint Anthony, or if you do not 
 know it by heart, say once the Our 
 Father, Hail Mary and Glory be to the 
 Father, etc. 
 
 3. Give an alms for the poor whenever 
 you have obtained a favor through 
 Saint Anthony. 
 
 4. Receive the Sacraments on the feast of 
 Saint Anthony (June 13), or within 
 the Octave. 
 
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 ADVANTAGES 
 
 L A plenary indulgence on the day of 
 admission, or the Sunday following. 
 
 2. A plenary indulgence on the feast of 
 Saint Anthony (June 13). 
 
 3. A plenary indulgence on the feast of 
 the Translation of his Relics (Febru- 
 ary 15). 
 
 4. A plenary indulgence on thirteen suc- 
 ceeding Tuesdays, any time in the 
 year, when receiving on those days the 
 Sacraments and praying for the in- 
 tention of the Holy Father. 
 
 5. A plenary indulgence at the hour of 
 death. 
 
 6. Seven years and seven quarantines on 
 every day of the Novena preceding 
 the feast of Saint Anthony. 
 
 7. One hundred days indulgence when 
 saying the three Glorys. 
 
 8. One hundred days when praying for 
 the objects of the Union. 
 
The Pious Union 15 
 
 9. Participation in a Holy Mass said 
 every Tuesday in Rome and at Saint 
 Anthony's Shrine, New York City. 
 
 10. A share in all the good works per- 
 formed by the members of the three 
 Orders of Saint Francis. 
 
 ADMISSION 
 
 Members may be admitted to the Pious 
 Union by applying to their local Francis- 
 can Monastery, or by sending their full 
 name and address to the Director of the 
 Pious Union, Saint Anthony's Shrine, 135 
 West 31st Street, New York, N. Y. 
 
The Divine Child appears to Saint Anthony 
 at Chateauneuf. 
 
 SAINT ANTHONY'S BREAD 
 
 aint Anthony's Bread for the poor 
 is a devotion which has spread 
 throughout the Catholic world, obtaining 
 marvelous favors for the clients of the 
 Saint, and bringing relief to the poor of 
 the Lord. The ultimate, practical effect 
 of this devotion to Saint Anthony is to 
 proclaim to a hard-hearted and unbeliev- 
 ing world that charity is the wide avenue 
 to the favors of heaven. Saint Anthony 
 loves the poor now, as he did in life. 
 Hence he asks his clients to put into tan- 
 16 
 
Saint Anthony s Bread 17 
 
 gible form the inheritance of love he re- 
 ceived from the Little Poor Man of Assisi. 
 It is the experience of all who appeal to 
 the great Wonder- Worker that their pe- 
 titions are more likely to be granted if 
 they are coupled with a promise to help 
 the needy. This sure way of enlisting the 
 kindness and sympathy of the Saint, by 
 charity to the poor, is called Saint An- 
 thony's Bread. 
 
 To participate in this devotion, accom- 
 pany your petition to the Saint with a 
 promise to him, that if, at the expiration 
 of a given time, he shall have secured its 
 fulfillment, a certain sum of money will 
 be donated to him to buy bread for the 
 needy. The alms may be given to any 
 charity you choose, but among the poor 
 may be justly remembered the poor stu- 
 dents who, like Saint Anthony, aspire to 
 the priesthood. To contribute to their 
 support in this manner is at once an act 
 of charity and an act of devotion. 
 
 By this continual alternation of bene- 
 factors and benefits a chain of charity is 
 woven, the ends of which are held in the 
 
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 hands of the Wonder-Worker of Padua, 
 to be presented as an acceptable offering 
 to Him Who is the source of all charity. 
 
 A branch of Saint Anthony's Bread has 
 been established at the Franciscan Semi- 
 nary, Callicoon, Sullivan Co., N. Y., for 
 the purpose of aiding poor young men 
 who are preparing for the priesthood in 
 the Franciscan Order — that Order to 
 which Saint Anthony brought such glory 
 and contributed so much. 
 
 OTHER OBSERVANCES 
 
 BEADS OR CHAPLET OF SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 The devotion known as the Beads or 
 Chaplet of Saint Anthony, is practiced in 
 honor of the thirteen miracles enumerated 
 in the Miraculous Responsory. The chap- 
 let has thirty-nine beads arranged in thir- 
 teen groups of three beads each. On the 
 first bead of every group, the Our Father 
 is said; on the second bead, the Hail 
 Mary; on the third, Glory be to the 
 Father, etc.; at the end the Miraculous 
 Responsory is recited. 
 
Saint Anthony s Scapular 19 
 
 There is an indulgence of one hundred 
 days each time; if the chaplet is recited 
 every day for a month, a plenary indul- 
 gence may be gained on any suitable day 
 of that month, if after confession and 
 communion you visit a church and there 
 pray for the intention of the Holy Father. 
 (Pius IX, January 25, 1866.) 
 
 SCAPULAR OF SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 The scapular of Saint Anthony is made 
 of gray wool and bears the picture of the 
 Saint with the Infant Jesus in his arms. 
 The reverse of the scapular shows a repre- 
 sentation of the reliquary containing the 
 blessed tongue of Saint Anthony. 
 
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 TUESDAY — DEDICATED TO 
 SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 uesday is dedicated to Saint An- 
 thony because of the many and as- 
 tounding miracles which occurred on the 
 Tuesday on which his body was laid to 
 rest. So numerous were these prodigies, 
 as has been told before, that the sombre 
 funeral was transformed into a triumphal 
 procession. It is said that no one invoked 
 the aid of the Saint without obtaining re- 
 lief. All returned to their homes com- 
 forted, praising God and saying: rr This is 
 the day the Lord hath made to Saint An- 
 thony; let us be glad and rejoice therein." 
 
 Since that time the people dedicated 
 every Tuesday to Saint Anthony as being 
 the day on which God was pleased to show 
 forth the power of the Saint. This pious 
 custom gradually spread throughout the 
 Catholic world. In Franciscan churches 
 
Tuesday Dedicated to Saint Anthony 21 
 
 each Tuesday devotions are held in his 
 honor, and faithful clients come to pay 
 homage to him. Saint Anthony himself 
 has chosen Tuesday as his own. He has 
 obtained throughout the centuries count- 
 less favors, spiritual and temporal, for 
 those who have honored him on that day. 
 
 The Church has set her approval upon 
 Tuesday as Saint Anthony's day by gen- 
 erous indulgences. 
 
 A plenary indulgence is granted on 
 every Tuesday of the year to all who re- 
 ceive the Sacraments and on that day 
 visit a Franciscan church where the Blessed 
 Sacrament is exposed, and there pray for 
 the intention of the Holy Father. (Leo 
 XIII, March 11, 1898.) 
 
 A plenary indulgence is granted to 
 those who visit a Franciscan church on 
 one of the nine Tuesdays immediately pre- 
 ceding the feast of Saint Anthony (June 
 13), receive the Sacraments and pray for 
 the intention of the Holy Father. (Pope 
 Clement XIV, May 25, 1770.) 
 
 An indulgence of seven years and seven 
 
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 quarantines may be gained on any Tues- 
 day of the year by visiting a Franciscan 
 church. (Pope Benedict XIV, May 7, 
 1751.) 
 
 DEVOTION OF THE NINE 
 TUESDAYS 
 
 Saint Anthony himself is the author 
 of this devotion of nine consecutive Tues- 
 days of prayer in his honor. In the year 
 1617 he appeared to a pious lady of Bo- 
 logna who had besought his intercession 
 in a very important matter, and said to 
 her: "Visit my statue in the church of the 
 Friars Minor for nine consecutive Tues- 
 days and your prayers will be heard." The 
 lady hastened to obey the instructions of 
 the Saint, and as a reward, obtained the 
 favor she so ardently desired. The fame 
 of this miracle soon spread abroad and 
 the devotion of the Nine Tuesdays began 
 to be practiced by many. The Church 
 sanctioned this pious practice in the fol- 
 lowing manner: 
 
Devotion of the Nine Tuesdays 23 
 
 On all Tuesdays of the year a plenary 
 indulgence is granted to those who per- 
 form the devotion of the Nine Tuesdays, 
 provided they visit a Franciscan church, 
 receive the Sacraments and pray for the 
 intention of the Holy Father. The devo- 
 tion may or may not be observed on con- 
 secutive Tuesdays. (Clement XIII, March 
 28, 1763.) If the client is unable to visit 
 a church, the devotion may be practiced 
 at home before a picture or statue of 
 Saint Anthony. 
 
 HOW TO MAKE A NOVENA TO 
 SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 1. Visit on nine consecutive Tuesdays 
 (or nine consecutive days) the altar or 
 statue of Saint Anthony in a Franciscan 
 church, and lay your petitions humbly be- 
 fore him. 
 
 2. If possible receive the Sacraments of 
 Penance and Holy Eucharist. 
 
 3. Endeavor to imitate the virtues of 
 the Saint, especially his humility and 
 purity. 
 
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 4. If you wish, promise an alms for 
 Saint Anthony's Bread for the Poor. 
 
 In case it is impossible to visit a Fran- 
 ciscan church, the devotion may be con- 
 ducted in any church or at home before 
 a picture or statue of Saint Anthony. 
 
 PRAYERS FOR EACH TUESDAY 
 (or novena) 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, safe refuge 
 of the afflicted and distressed, who by a 
 miraculous revelation hast directed all 
 those who seek aid to come to thy altar, 
 with the promise that whoever visits it and 
 there piously invokes thee will feel the 
 power of thy intercession, I, a poor sinner, 
 encouraged by this promise, come to thee, 
 O powerful Saint, and with a firm hope 
 implore thy aid, thy protection, thy coun- 
 sel and thy blessing. Obtain for me, I be- 
 seech thee, my request in this necessity 
 (mention the request) . But if it should 
 be opposed to the Will of God and the 
 welfare of my soul, obtain for me such 
 other graces as shall be conducive to my 
 
Prayers for each Tuesday 25 
 
 salvation. Through Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to 
 the Father. 
 
 V. Pray for us, O blessed Anthony. 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of 
 the promises of Christ. 
 
 Let us Pray 
 Almighty and Eternal God! Who didst 
 glorify Thy faithful confessor Anthony 
 with the perpetual gift of working mir- 
 acles, graciously grant that what we con- 
 fidently seek through his merits we may 
 surely receive through his intercession. 
 Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 DEVOTION OF THE -THIRTEEN 
 TUESDAYS 
 
 The fervor of the faithful was not 
 satisfied with devoting only nine Tues- 
 days in honor of Saint Anthony; grad- 
 ually the number increased to thirteen. 
 The number thirteen was selected in re- 
 membrance of the date of the Saint's 
 death, which occurred on June thirteenth. 
 
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 This devotion, while not so old as that of 
 the Nine Tuesdays, is sanctioned by the 
 Church's supreme authority, and enriched 
 with many indulgences. What the Church 
 approves on earth is approved in heaven, 
 and God has visibly shown this by grant- 
 ing graces and favors without number in 
 honor of the Wonder- Worker of Padua. 
 
 The exercises of this devotion begin on 
 Tuesday about the middle of March and 
 end on the Tuesday before June thir- 
 teenth. Any other consecutive Tuesdays 
 may be chosen, and the general methods 
 of making a novena apply to this devotion. 
 
 A plenary indulgence is granted on each 
 day of the thirteen consecutive Tuesdays 
 (or Sundays) once a year, and on any 
 suitable day during the year, to all those 
 who receive the Sacraments and on those 
 days visit any church or public oratory 
 and there pray to Saint Anthony, and for 
 the intention of the Holy Father. (Leo 
 XIII, March 1, 1898.) 
 
 (Prayers for the Nine Tuesdays and 
 the Thirteen Tuesdays are given on pages 
 45 and 67.) 
 
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Prayer in Any Necessity 29 
 
 PRAYER IN ANY NECESSITY 
 
 We salute thee, Saint Anthony, lily of 
 purity, ornament and glory of Christian- 
 ity. We salute thee, great Saint, cherub 
 of wisdom and seraph of divine love. We 
 rejoice at the favors our Lord has so liber- 
 ally bestowed on thee. In humility and 
 confidence we entreat thee to help us, for 
 we know that God has given thee charity 
 and pity, as well as power. Oh, then, be- 
 hold our distress, our anxiety, our fears 
 concerning our salvation. We ask thee by 
 the love thou feltest toward the amiable 
 little Jesus, when He covered thee with 
 His caresses, to tell Him now of our 
 wants. One sigh from that breast He so 
 honored will crown our success, will fill us 
 with joy. Oh! remember how complete 
 thy bliss was as thou heldest Him to thy 
 breast, pressed thy cheek to His, and lis- 
 tened to His angelic voice. Think of this, 
 and hear us for His condescending love. 
 If we could behold thee we would bathe 
 thy feet with respectful tears, and tell 
 
30 Little Treasury of Saint Anthony 
 
 thee all we feel, all we fear for our salva- 
 tion. But to see thee is not granted us; 
 therefore, we salute thee in spirit, O glo- 
 rious favorite of God, and bow down our 
 guilty heads before thee in humble rever- 
 ence, while we raise our sad hearts full 
 of hope toward heaven and thee, for He 
 Who so often put Himself in thy arms 
 will now fill thy hands with all we ask of 
 thee. Give us, then, what we desire, an- 
 gel of love, and we will publish thy gran- 
 deur, thereby to honor and glorify Him 
 Who so blessed thee. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER TO THE INFANT JESUS 
 IN SAINT ANTHONY'S ARMS 
 
 O sweet Infant Jesus, Thou best and 
 only hope of afflicted souls, I prostrate my- 
 self at Thy feet and beseech Thee, through 
 Thy immeasurable love and grace, where- 
 by Thou didst visit Thy blessed servant 
 Saint Anthony and comfort and embrace 
 him, to come to me at his intercession and 
 let me taste how sweet Thy presence is to 
 the souls that trust in Thee. 
 
Prayer to Saint Anthony 31 
 
 PRAYER TO SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 O holy Saint Anthony, gentlest of 
 Saints, your love for God and charity for 
 His creatures made you worthy, when on 
 earth, to possess miraculous powers. Mira- 
 cles waited on your word, which you were 
 ever ready to speak for those in trouble or 
 anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I 
 implore of you to obtain for me (mention 
 the request) . The answer to my prayer 
 may require a miracle; even so, you are 
 the Saint of Miracles. O gentle and lov- 
 ing Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever 
 full of human sympathy, whisper my peti- 
 tion into the ears of the sweet Infant 
 Jesus, Who loved to be folded in your 
 arms; and the gratitude of my heart will 
 ever be yours. 
 
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 AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO 
 SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 0 glorious Saint Anthony, servant and 
 friend of God, I salute thee through the 
 most loving Heart of our Divine Saviour 
 Jesus Christ, Whom thou didst bear in 
 thy pure arms under the form of a child. 
 I choose thee today as my patron, advocate 
 and father, I place all my cares and temp- 
 tations in thy hands, I earnestly resolve 
 never to forsake thee. 
 
 Great Saint, lily of celestial purity and 
 vanquisher of concupiscence, obtain for 
 me and all. thy other clients perfect purity 
 of body and soul. 
 
 1 also, in imitation of thy zeal, promise 
 to lead others to the knowledge, the love 
 and the service of God through my own 
 example and counsel. 
 
Aspirations to Saint Anthony 33 
 
 ASPIRATIONS TO SAINT 
 ANTHONY 
 
 1. V. Saint Anthony, our Patron and our 
 
 Advocate, 
 
 R. Grant us what we ask of thee. 
 
 2. V. Saint Anthony, powerful in word 
 
 and work, 
 
 R. Grant us what we ask of thee. 
 
 3. V. Saint Anthony, attentive to those 
 
 who invoke thee, 
 
 R. Grant us what we ask of thee. 
 
 4. V. Saint Anthony, glory of the Church 
 
 and honor of the Franciscan Order, 
 
 R. Grant us what we ask of thee. 
 
 5. V. Saint Anthony, whom the Infant 
 
 Jesus so much loved and honored, 
 
 R. Grant us what we ask of thee. 
 
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 THE MIRACULOUS RESPONSORY. 
 
 I f mir - a - cles thou fain would'st see: Lo! er - ror, 
 
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 death, ca-lam - j 
 
 - ty, The leprous stain, the de-mon 
 
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 it v v \ if y v \ 
 
 flies, From beds of pain the sick a - rise. 
 CHORUS. 
 
 The hun-gry seas fore go their prey, The pris . o- 
 r . k S I N N 
 
 ner's cruel chains give way ; While palsied limbs and treasures 
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 lost Both young and old re . cov - ered boast. 
 
Responsory of Saint Anthony 35 
 
 THE RESPONSORY OF 
 SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 (By Saint Bonaventure) 
 
 V. If miracles thou fain wouldst see: 
 Lo! error, death, calamity, 
 The leprous stain, the demon flies, 
 From beds of pain the sick arise. 
 
 R. The hungry seas forego their prey, 
 The prisoner's cruel chains give way, 
 While palsied limbs, and treasures lost, 
 Both young and old recovered boast. 
 
 V. And perils perish; plenty's hoard 
 Is heaped on hunger's famished board. 
 Let those relate who know it well, 
 Let Padua of her Patron tell. 
 
 R. The hungry seas forego their prey, 
 The prisoner's cruel chains give way, 
 While palsied limbs, and treasures lost, 
 Both young and old recovered boast. 
 
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 V. May glory to the Father be, 
 And to the Son eternally, 
 And to the Spirit, in essence one, 
 In Persons three, be honor done. 
 
 R. The hungry seas forego their prey, 
 The prisoner's cruel chains give way, 
 While palsied limbs, and treasures lost, 
 Both young and old recovered boast. 
 
 V. Pray for us, Blessed Anthony, 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of the 
 promises of Christ. 
 
 Let us Pray 
 
 O God! let the votive commemoration 
 of Blessed Anthony, Thy confessor, be a 
 source of joy to Thy Church, that she may 
 always be fortified with spiritual assistance 
 and may deserve to possess eternal joy. 
 Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Indulgence of 100 days each time. 
 
 If recited each day for a month, plenary in- 
 dulgence on any suitable day of that month, 
 under the usual conditions: Confession. Com- 
 munion, visit to a church and prayers for the 
 intention of the Pope. (Pius IX, 1866.) 
 
Litany of Saint Anthony 37 
 
 LITANY OF SAINT ANTHONY 
 
 Lord, have mercy on us! 
 Christ, have mercy on us! 
 Lord, have mercy on us! 
 Christ, hear us! 
 Christ, graciously hear us! 
 Holy Mary, 
 Holy Father Francis, 
 Saint Anthony of Padua, 
 Saint Anthony, glory of the order of 
 
 Friars Minor, 
 Saint Anthony, martyr in desiring to , 
 
 die for Christ, 
 Saint Anthony, pillar of the Church, ' 
 Saint Anthony, worthy priest of God, 
 Saint Anthony, apostolic preacher, 
 Saint Anthony, teacher of truth, 
 Saint Anthony, hammer of heretics, 
 Saint Anthony, comforter of the 
 
 afflicted, 
 
 Saint Anthony, helper in necessities, 
 Saint Anthony, deliverer of captives, 1 
 Saint Anthony, guide of the erring, 
 
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 Saint Anthony, restorer of lost 
 things, 
 
 Saint Anthony, chosen intercessor, 
 Saint Anthony, continuous worker of I 
 miracles, 
 
 Be merciful unto us, spare us, O Lord! 
 Be merciful unto us, hear us, O Lord! 
 From all evil, 
 From all sin, 
 
 From all clangers of body and soul, 
 
 From the snares of the devil, 
 
 From pestilence, famine and war, 
 
 From eternal death, 
 
 Through the merits of Saint Anthony,! 
 
 Through his zeal for the conversion! 
 of sinners, \ £L 
 
 Through his desire for the crown of / sx. 
 martyrdom, 
 
 Through his fatigues and labors, 
 
 Through his preaching and teaching,! 
 
 Through his penitential tears, 
 
 Through his patience and humility, 
 
 Through his glorious death, 
 
 Through the number of his prodi- 
 gies, 
 
 In the day of judgment, 
 
39 
 
 ft 
 
 We sinners, 
 
 That Thou vouchsafe to bring us to 
 
 true penance, 
 That Thou vouchsafe to grant us 
 
 patience in our trials, 
 That Thou vouchsafe to assist us in 
 
 our necessities, 
 That Thou vouchsafe to grant our / y 
 
 petitions, 
 
 That Thou vouchsafe to kindle the 
 fire of divine love within us, 
 
 That Thou vouchsafe us the protec- 
 tion and intercession of Saint An- 
 thony, 
 
 Son of God, 
 
 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins 
 of the world, spare us, O Lord! 
 
 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins 
 of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord! 
 
 Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins 
 of the world, hare mercy on us, O Lord! 
 
 Christ, hear us! 
 
 Christ, graciously hear us! 
 
 V. Pray for us, Saint Anthony, 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of the 
 
 promises of Christ! 
 
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 Let us Pray 
 
 Almighty and eternal God, Who didst 
 glorify Thy faithful confessor Anthony 
 with the perpetual gift of working mira- 
 cles, graciously grant that what we confi- 
 dently seek through his merits we may 
 surely receive by his intercession. Through 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER TO THE SAINT'S 
 BLESSED TONGUE 
 
 O blessed tongue! that always blessed 
 the Lord, and made others bless and praise 
 Him; it is now manifest what great merits 
 thou dost possess in the sight of God. 
 
 Pray for us, Saint Anthony, 
 
 That we may be made worthy of the 
 promises of Christ. 
 
 Let us Pray 
 
 O Almighty God, Who alone dost per- 
 form miracles, grant, we beseech Thee, 
 that as Thou didst preserve the tongue of 
 
Prayer for Things Lost 41 
 
 Thy holy confessor Saint Anthony in- 
 corrupt after death, we, through his inter- 
 cession and after his example, may be wor- 
 thy of praising and blessing Thee forever. 
 Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE RESTORATION 
 OF THINGS LOST OR STOLEN 
 
 O blessed Saint Anthony! The grace of 
 God has made thee a powerful advocate in 
 all necessities, and the patron for the res- 
 toration of things lost or stolen. To thee 
 I turn today with childlike love and heart- 
 felt confidence. Oh, how many thousands 
 hast thou miraculously aided in the re- 
 covery of lost goods! Thou wast the coun- 
 selor of the erring, the comforter of the 
 afflicted, the healer of the sick, the raiser 
 of the dead, the deliverer of the captive, 
 the refuge of the afflicted. To thee do I 
 hasten, O blessed Saint Anthony! Help 
 me in my present affliction. I recommend 
 what I have lost to thy care, in the secure 
 hope that thou wilt restore it to me if it 
 
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 be to the greater glory of God and to the 
 spiritual benefit of my soul. Obtain also 
 for me an active faith, peace of mind, 
 disgust for the vain pleasures of the world, 
 and an ardent desire for the imperishable 
 goods of eternity. Amen. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be 
 to the Father. Responsory.] 
 
 PRAYER FOR THE HAPPY 
 CHOICE OF A STATE IN LIFE 
 
 O blessed Saint Anthony, thou wast 
 especially enlightened by God to know the 
 station in life wherein thou didst attain 
 such a high degree of holiness; graciously 
 obtain for me, I beseech thee, the grace 
 from God that I may know and be able to 
 embrace in spite of all obstacles the station 
 in life to which I am called and in which 
 I may the more easily attain eternal salva- 
 tion. Amen. 
 
Purity — A Happy Death 43 
 
 PRAYER TO OBTAIN THE GRACE 
 OF HOLY PURITY 
 
 O purest Saint Anthony, who through 
 thy angelic virtue hast been made worthy 
 to be caressed by Jesus, to hold Him in 
 thy arms and press Him to thy heart, I 
 entreat thee to cast a benevolent glance 
 upon me, a poor sinner. By the mere 
 touch of thy garment thou hast communi- 
 cated that most precious of all gifts, holy 
 purity. Oh, deliver me by thy powerful 
 intercession from all thoughts and actions 
 against the holy virtue, that I may become 
 a pleasing object in the eyes of Jesus and 
 His Immaculate Mother. 
 
 Pray for me that my heart and soul 
 may remain pure and undefiled until 
 death, and that I may rather die than of- 
 fend God by mortal sin. Amen. 
 
 PRAYER FOR A HAPPY DEATH 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, invincible 
 conqueror of death, who didst restore so 
 many to life, protect me from a sudden 
 
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 and unprovided death and my soul from 
 mortal sin, in order that I may always love 
 God and remain in His holy grace. Amen. 
 
 SAINT ANTHONY'S BLESSING 
 
 Behold the Cross of the Lord! 
 
 Fly, ye hostile powers! 
 
 The Lion of the Tribe of Juda, the 
 root of David, has conquered, Alleluia, 
 Alleluia! 
 
 V. Saint Anthony, vanquisher of de- 
 mons, pray for us! 
 
 R. That we may be made worthy of 
 the promises of Christ! 
 
 Let us Pray 
 
 Grant, O Lord, to Thy people through 
 the intercession of Thy servant, blessed 
 Anthony, the grace to prevail over the 
 powers of darkness, through Christ, our 
 Lord. Amen. 
 
 From the snares of the devil, deliver us, 
 Saint Anthony. 
 
 100 days indulgence once a day. (Leo XIII f 
 May 21, 1892.) 
 
Novena — Nine Tuesdays 45 
 
 NOVENA OF MEDITATIONS AND 
 PRAYERS 
 (For Nine Tuesdays) 
 
 First Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Fear 
 of God. 
 
 Meditation: "Fear God and keep His 
 commandments, for this is all man" (Eccl. 
 12, 13). 
 
 Saint Anthony always had a childlike 
 fear of God. He always spoke of God in 
 a most reverent manner and most con- 
 scientiously kept His commandments. He 
 feared nothing but sin. Once while pray- 
 ing in the church at Lisbon the evil spirit 
 appeared personally to tempt him. Saint 
 Anthony vanquished the demon by mak- 
 ing the sign of the cross with his finger 
 on the marble floor of the sanctuary, the 
 imprint of which may be seen even to this 
 day. He strove unceasingly to prevent sin 
 in others. Thus he miraculously appeared 
 during the night to many sinners, re- 
 
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 proaching them for their secret crimes 
 and commanding them to confess with 
 true repentance. 
 
 Reflection: Have I always lived in fear 
 of God and avoided sin to the best of my 
 ability? Alas! how much evil have I 
 shamelessly committed before the ever 
 watchful eye of God! O merciful God, 
 by Thy grace I make the firm resolution 
 henceforth to imitate Saint Anthony in 
 his holy fear of Thee by carefully avoid- 
 ing all deliberate sin. 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O blessed Saint Anthony, who from thy 
 earliest youth didst live in the fear of the 
 Lord, and didst never dare to be unfaith- 
 ful to Him even in the smallest things, ob- 
 tain for me, from the infinitely just God 
 Whom I have so often offended, the grace 
 henceforth to walk with greater zeal in 
 fear of His judgments, and never more to 
 offend Him by mortal sin. Kindly take 
 care also of that concern which prompted 
 me to perform this devotion in thy honor, 
 
Norena — Nine Tuesdays 47 
 
 provided it be not opposed to the Will of 
 God and the welfare of my soul. To prove 
 myself more worthy of being heard I re- 
 solve, with thy assistance, during the com- 
 ing week carefully to avoid all deliberate 
 sin, and thus not to offend thy and my 
 dearly beloved Lord and Saviour, Who 
 with the Father and Holy Ghost liveth 
 and reigneth, one God, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Second Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Love 
 of God. 
 
 Meditation: "Greater love than this no 
 man hath, that a man lay down his life 
 for his friends" (John 13, 13). 
 
 Saint Anthony longed to die a martyr 
 for Jesus Christ. To this end he begged 
 and obtained permission to go to Morocco 
 where five Franciscans had shortly before 
 been martyred. Divine Providence, how- 
 ever, had appointed another field for his 
 
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 great love of God; the apostolate of a 
 teacher and preacher. If he was not al- 
 lowed to give Jesus life for life, he would 
 at least give Him love for love. Untir- 
 ingly and unceasingly he labored for the 
 salvation of souls, bringing back countless 
 sinners and infidels and inflaming thou- 
 sands of hearts with the true love of God. 
 
 Reflection: How cold is my love for 
 God! Saint Anthony sacrificed all for 
 Him and I have given so little. Saint 
 Anthony longed to give his life for Jesus, 
 and I, at times, have been unwilling to 
 renounce even the occasion of sin. 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O dear Saint Anthony, filled with the 
 tender love of God, I realize full well 
 what your example demands of me: to love 
 God with my whole heart and with all my 
 strength. Oh, that I may follow this 
 teaching and imitate you in loving God! 
 Obtain for me the grace always to carry 
 this love of God in my heart and to show 
 it in deed. Kindly take care also of that 
 
Novena — Nine Tuesdays 49 
 
 concern which prompted me to perform 
 this devotion in thy honor, provided it be 
 not opposed to the Will of God and the 
 welfare of my soul. To prove myself more 
 worthy of being heard I resolve, with thy 
 assistance, during the coming week daily 
 to make an act of love of God and care- 
 fully to avoid the occasion of sin and thus 
 please the Heart of thy and my dearly be- 
 loved Lord and Saviour, Who with the 
 Father and Holy Ghost liveth and reign- 
 eth, one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Third Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Con- 
 fidence in God. 
 
 Meditation: "Who hath ever called 
 upon God and He hath despised him?" 
 (Ecclus. 2, 12) . 
 
 Saint Anthony always mistrusted his 
 own strength but placed absolute confi- 
 dence in the Lord. He asked the greatest 
 favors with complete certainty of being 
 
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 heard. It was revealed to Saint Anthony 
 that his father had been falsely accused of 
 murder. Immediately hastening to Lis- 
 bon to prove his father's innocence, with 
 the strongest confidence in God's infinite 
 goodness, he approached the tomb of the 
 murdered man and commanded him to 
 give testimony. The dead man arose and 
 solemnly denied the guilt of Saint An- 
 thony's father. At another time, with the 
 same confidence, the Saint caused a mule 
 to kneel before the Sacred Host, in order 
 to prove the real presence of Jesus Christ 
 in the Blessed Sacrament. In short, the 
 numerous miracles performed during his 
 life show forth his unbounded confidence 
 in God. 
 
 Reflection: How feeble is my confi- 
 dence in God compared with that of Saint 
 Anthony! How easily do I become dis- 
 heartened when my prayers are not im- 
 mediately answered! Have my prayers, 
 perhaps, not been heard for lack of this 
 filial confidence in God's goodness? 
 
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 Prayer 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, whose confi- 
 dence in God has been rewarded by so 
 many miracles, obtain for me the grace of 
 a firm assurance that God in His mercy 
 will not refuse me His assistance in my 
 needs. Kindly take care also of that con- 
 cern which prompted me to perform this 
 devotion in thy honor, provided it be not 
 opposed to the Will of God and the wel- 
 fare of my soul. To prove myself wor- 
 thy of being heard I resolve, with thy 
 assistance, during the coming week fre- 
 quently to reflect upon the infinite mercy 
 and goodness of God toward me, a poor 
 sinner, and thus to be filled with firm con- 
 fidence in thy and my dearly beloved Lord 
 and Saviour, Who with the Father and 
 Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
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 Fourth Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Love 
 of His Neighbor. 
 
 Meditation: "If any man say: I love 
 God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar." 
 
 Saint Anthony's love of his fellow- 
 creatures was extraordinary. It manifested 
 itself in his continual readiness to become 
 all to all in order to gain all for Christ. 
 He was ever anxious to relieve the neces- 
 sities and sufferings of his fellow-men. 
 For their consolation he cured the sick, 
 gave sight to the blind, made the lame 
 walk, even raised the dead to life. This 
 love showed itself even toward his enemies. 
 He did good to those that hated him and 
 prayed for those that calumniated him. 
 On one occasion the heretics of Rimini re- 
 solved upon the death of Saint Anthony. 
 They invited him to a banquet and set 
 poisoned food before him. Inspired, the 
 Saint saw at once the snare laid for him, 
 but undismayed and full of true love for 
 his neighbor, he said to his enemies: "In 
 order to prove to you the truth of the 
 Gospel and to show you how much I have 
 
Novena — Nine Tuesdays 53 
 
 at heart the welfare of your immortal 
 souls, I will eat of this poisoned food." 
 Then making the sign of the cross over 
 the viands placed before him, he partook 
 of them without injury. His enemies, as- 
 tounded and ashamed, fell upon their 
 knees and with all sincerity returned to 
 the true fold. 
 
 Reflection: How much do I love my 
 neighbor? Do I love him in deed or only 
 in word? Do I pray for those who perse- 
 cute or calumniate me, according to the 
 teaching of Christ? Am I mindful of 
 those divine words: "So also shall My 
 heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive 
 not everyone his brother from your 
 hearts"? 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O blessed Saint Anthony, perfect model 
 of true charity, who didst assist thy neigh- 
 bor, both friend and enemy, in spiritual 
 as well as in corporal necessities, obtain for 
 me the grace of truly loving my neighbor 
 and of forgiving those who offend me, as 
 I hope to be forgiven. Kindly take care 
 
54 Little Treasury of Saint Anthony 
 
 also of that concern which prompted me 
 to perform this devotion in thy honor, pro- 
 vided it be not opposed to the Will of 
 God and the welfare of my soul. To prove 
 myself more worthy of being heard I re- 
 solve, with thy assistance, during the com- 
 ing week to practice works of mercy and 
 truly to forgive my enemies, thus pleasing 
 thy and my dearly beloved Lord and 
 Saviour, Who with the Father and Holy 
 Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, 
 world without end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Fifth Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Hu- 
 mility. 
 
 Meditation: "Unless you be converted, 
 and become as little children, you shall 
 not enter into the kingdom of Heaven" 
 (Matt. 18, 3) . 
 
 With these words our divine Redeemer 
 pointed out humility as a means to salva- 
 tion. Humility is the foundation of every 
 Christian virtue. Saint Anthony possessed 
 
Nor end — Nine Tuesdays 55 
 
 humility in its highest perfection. He de- 
 spised the honors of the world, he de- 
 spised himself, he rejoiced in being de- 
 spised. Although of noble birth and great 
 learning, he humbly took upon himself 
 the offices and duties of the least lay 
 brother in the monastery at Monte Paolo. 
 The success of his sermons was wonderful; 
 the signs which lent a superhuman power 
 to his words were magnificent; the praise 
 given to his work, even by the Pope him- 
 self, was extraordinary; and yet he always 
 remained the humble priest and simple 
 Franciscan Friar. 
 
 Reflection: How unlike am I to Saint 
 Anthony! Am I not proud or vain of pre- 
 tended prerogatives either of soul or body? 
 Does not the smallest humiliation disturb 
 the peace of my soul? Do I not always 
 look for human praise instead of seeking 
 the favor of God alone? 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, true model 
 of humility, who didst deem thyself the 
 least of thy brethren, graciously look down 
 
56 Little Treasury of Saint Anthony 
 
 upon me and obtain for me the grace to 
 become truly meek and humble of heart. 
 Kindly also take care of that concern 
 which prompted me to perform this devo- 
 tion in thy honor, provided it be not op- 
 posed to the Will of God and the welfare 
 of my soul. To prove myself more worthy 
 of being heard I resolve, with thy assis- 
 tance, during the coming week not to seek 
 human praise and to bear patiently all 
 humiliations in imitation of thy and my 
 dearly beloved Lord and Saviour, Who 
 with the Father and Holy Ghost liveth 
 and reigneth, one God, world without end. 
 Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Sixth Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Purity. 
 
 Meditation: "Blessed are the clean of 
 heart, for they shall see God." 
 
 Thus spoke our dear Lord in His Ser- 
 mon on the Mount. Saint Anthony was a 
 lily of purity. He took special care to 
 preserve by strict discipline the virtue of 
 
Nor ena — Nine Tuesdays 57 
 
 holy purity from every stain. He knew 
 full well that purity can only be attained 
 by self-denial and prayer. Severe and 
 numerous were the penances and mortifi- 
 cations he inflicted upon his body, which 
 he called his beast of burden. He spent 
 many hours of the night in prayer. One 
 night, when Saint Anthony was staying 
 with his friend, the Count of Campo San 
 Piero, his pious host saw a brilliant ray of 
 light under the door of the Saint's room. 
 Pushing the door slightly ajar, he beheld 
 a Child of marvelous beauty standing up- 
 on a book, which lay open upon the table, 
 and clinging to Saint Anthony with both 
 hands around his neck. With ineffable 
 joy he watched the tender caresses of the 
 Saint and the Christ-Child; he saw that 
 Saint Anthony, through his eminent puri- 
 ty, was found worthy already on this 
 earth to see his God. 
 
 Reflection: Am I endeavoring to remain 
 clean of heart? Do I love and cherish 
 purity of heart more than anything else 
 on this earth? Do I use the means to 
 attain purity — self-denial and prayer? 
 
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 Prayer 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, who didst 
 follow Jesus Christ by true self-denial, 
 and thus didst preserve thy spotless purity 
 and sanctity, in all contrition I must con- 
 fess that heretofore I have been very re- 
 miss in using the means necessary to pos- 
 sess this virtue. The flesh is weak indeed, 
 and only too soon would I break the reso- 
 lution I now make if God did not con- 
 tinuously assist me. Pray for me, dear 
 Saint Anthony, that I may ever practice 
 chastity according to my state of life, and 
 fill my heart with a hatred and detestation 
 of everything dangerous to this virtue. 
 Kindly take care also of that concern 
 which prompted me to perform this devo- 
 tion in thy honor. To prove myself more 
 worthy of being heard I resolve, with thy 
 assistance, during the coming week to 
 practice self-denial and prayer and thus 
 preserve purity of body and soul, the vir- 
 tue most dear to thy and my dearly be- 
 loved Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ 
 Who with the Father and Holy Ghost 
 
Nov ena — Nine Tuesdays 59 
 
 liveth and reigneth, one God, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Seventh Tuesday — Saint Anthony's 
 Christian Fortitude. 
 
 Meditation: "Do manfully and be 
 strengthened," exhorts the Apostle Saint 
 Paul. Saint Anthony followed this admo- 
 nition and became a model of Christian 
 fortitude. He preached Jesus intrepidly, 
 fearing neither the hostility of men nor 
 the rage of hell. Toward the middle of 
 the thirteenth century Italy trembled at 
 the very name of Ezzelino, a tiger in 
 human form, who either murdered his 
 victims or left them to die of hunger in 
 the prisons. Ezzelino had come to the very 
 gates of Padua. Defenseless and alone, 
 Saint Anthony ventured before him and 
 reproached him for his crimes, pointing 
 out to him God's avenging justice. Ezzelino 
 threw himself at the feet of the Saint and 
 
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 promised to amend his life. "It seemed to 
 me," he said afterward to his soldiers, 
 "that the eyes of that Friar darted forth 
 flashes of lightning and that I was on the 
 point of being hurled headlong into the 
 abyss of hell." How seldom does it hap- 
 pen that a man thus exposes himself to 
 certain death for the salvation of his fel- 
 low-creatures and in defence of the true 
 faith! 
 
 Reflection: What strength do I show 
 in professing my faith in Christ? Am I 
 not sometimes ashamed of my faith? Do 
 I not at times, out of human respect, fail 
 to observe the commandments of God 
 and the Church? Have I, perhaps, ne- 
 glected the practice of my faith in public 
 through lack of Christian fortitude? 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O great Saint Anthony, intrepid cham- 
 pion of Jesus Christ, who with holy cour- 
 age didst denounce vice and cruelty, ob- 
 tain for me the grace that, in these days 
 of unbelief and religious indifference, I 
 may be strong in my Catholic faith and 
 
Novena — Nine Tuesdays 61 
 
 resolute in the fulfillment of my Christian 
 duties. Kindly take care also of that con- 
 cern which prompted me to perform this 
 devotion in thy honor, provided it be not 
 opposed to the Will of God and the 
 welfare of my soul. To prove myself more 
 worthy of being heard I resolve, with thy 
 assistance, during the coming week to cast 
 aside all human respect, and with a strong 
 and steadfast faith ever to confess thy and 
 my dearly beloved Lord and Saviour, 
 Who with the Father and Holy Ghost 
 liveth and reigneth, one God, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Eighth Tuesday — Saint Anthony's Pa- 
 tience and Resignation to the Will of God. 
 
 Meditation: "In your patience you shall 
 possess your souls" (Luke 21, 79). 
 
 Saint Anthony was a model of patience. 
 Never lamenting or complaining over the 
 sufferings and adversities of life, he gladly 
 bore the cross God had laid upon him. 
 
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 Thus, when the Saint went to the General 
 Chapter at Assisi in 1221, his reception 
 was very discouraging. On account of his 
 emaciated exterior no superior wished to 
 accept him. He remained entirely disre- 
 garded, until at last the Provincial of Ro- 
 magna consented and placed him in the 
 small convent at Monte Paolo. What pa- 
 tience for a man who had previously been 
 such a noted scholar and saintly religious 
 in the Augustinian Order! 
 
 Reflection: Do I patiently carry the 
 cross which God has laid upon me? Alas, 
 no! I shun it as much as possible. I mur- 
 mur over its heaviness. I become impa- 
 tient if our Lord does not quickly take it 
 from me. The smallest adversity excites 
 my anger and I lose my peace of mind. 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, perfect 
 model of patience and meekness, who hast 
 joyfully taken upon thyself so many un- 
 merited contempts and troubles, obtain 
 for me, from the divine Heart of Jesus, 
 the grace henceforward to embrace with 
 
Novena — Nine Tuesdays 63 
 
 love the cross of Christ, and patiently to 
 bear all the adversities of life. Kindly 
 take care also of that concern which 
 prompted me to perform this devotion in 
 thy honor, provided it be not opposed to 
 the Will of God and the welfare of my 
 soul. To prove myself more worthy of 
 being heard I resolve, with thy assistance, 
 during the coming week to suppress all 
 anger and impatience, to bear my cross 
 with resignation and thus follow in the 
 footsteps of thy and my dearly beloved 
 Lord and Saviour, Who with the Father 
 and Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, world 
 without end. Amen. 
 
 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Ninth Tuesday — Saint Anthony's De- 
 votion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and 
 His Happy Death. 
 
 Meditation: "Precious in the sight of 
 the Lord is the death of His Saints" (Ps. 
 115, 15). 
 
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 Saint Anthony was born on the feast 
 of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin 
 Mary, was baptized in a church dedicated 
 to her honor, loved her all through his 
 life, preached her honor and glory in nu- 
 merous sermons and died chanting the 
 beautiful hymn: "O Gloriosa Domina." 
 At the moment of his death his counte- 
 nance appeared suffused in a heavenly 
 light, and one of his brethren asking 
 what it meant, he said in a clear voice, 
 "I see my God," and breathed forth his 
 pure soul into the hands of his Maker. 
 At the same time he appeared to the Ab- 
 bot of Vercelli, saying: "I am now going 
 to my heavenly home." His brethren en- 
 deavored to keep his death secret for a 
 time, but the children ran through the 
 streets of Padua crying out: "The holy 
 padre is dead! Saint Anthony is dead!" 
 
 Reflection: Some day I also must die. 
 Will my death be as precious in the sight 
 of God as was that of Saint Anthony? If 
 I wish to die well, I must -live well. What 
 would be my lot if our Lord called me 
 today — at this moment? Do I practice 
 
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 that efficacious means for a happy death, 
 true devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary? 
 
 Prayer 
 
 O blessed Saint Anthony, who already 
 on the day of thy happy death didst enter 
 into heavenly glory, look down upon me 
 from thy celestial throne, and obtain for 
 me the grace of a happy and holy death. 
 Kindly take care of that concern which 
 prompted me to perform this devotion in 
 thy honor. Hear me, holy Wonder- Worker 
 of Padua! Obtain for me by thy power- 
 ful intercession the favor I so fervently 
 ask. May the holy Will of God, however, 
 be done in all things! To prove myself 
 more worthy of being heard I resolve with 
 thy assistance, during the coming week 
 to practice devotion to the Blessed Virgin 
 Mary, and hereafter faithfully to keep all 
 the resolutions I have made on these nine 
 Tuesdays for the honor and glory of thy 
 and my dearly beloved Lord and Saviour, 
 Who with the Father and Holy Ghost 
 liveth and reigneth, one God, world with- 
 out end. Amen. 
 
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 Saint Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus 
 so much loved and honored, grant me 
 what I ask of thee. 
 
 Closing Prayer of the Novena 
 
 O blessed Saint Anthony, my faithful 
 intercessor, I have now, through the grace 
 of God and thy assistance, finished these 
 pious exercises in thy honor. I had, in- 
 deed, the will and desire to do all in my 
 power for thy greater honor and glory: 
 but thou knowest my weakness and misery 
 and want of devotion. Therefore I be- 
 seech thee to make amends for all my 
 failings, and to offer thy merits and good 
 works for me, that I may find grace and 
 hearing with God. Obtain for me, through 
 thy merits, the blessings of a virtuous life, 
 a true knowledge of my God and of my- 
 self, a perfect mortification of my senses, 
 and a complete triumph over all tempta- 
 tions. I place myself under thy special 
 protection: assist me to follow thy ex- 
 ample in life, and come to my aid in 
 death: in that dread moment let me ex- 
 perience the might of thy help. Amen. 
 
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 SALUTATIONS FOR THE 
 THIRTEEN TUESDAYS 
 
 1. 
 
 O glorious Saint Anthony, born under 
 the protection of Mary Immaculate, on 
 the Feast of her Assumption into heaven, 
 and consecrated to her at a tender age; 
 thou didst vanquish the demon by the sign 
 of the cross, which thy finger impressed 
 on the marble of the church where thou 
 wert praying. Oh, we beseech thee, obtain 
 for us a tender devotion to our Blessed 
 Mother, and the strength to triumph over 
 all the attacks of our infernal enemy. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.} 
 2. 
 
 O glorious Saint! thou didst escape 
 from the dangers and temptations of the 
 world by disdaining greatness, riches and 
 the comforts of life, and by joining the 
 Canons Regular of Saint Augustine; we 
 
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 beseech thee, obtain for us detachment of 
 the heart and a true contempt for the 
 world. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 3. 
 
 O glorious Saint! thou didst feel a burn- 
 ing desire in thy youthful heart to suffer 
 martyrdom for the faith, and for this pur- 
 pose didst enter the Order of the Seraphic 
 Saint Francis; we beseech thee, obtain for 
 us the spirit of penance and mortification. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 
 4. 
 
 O glorious Saint! guided by sentiments 
 of the most profound humility, thou didst 
 all in thy power to hide thyself from the 
 eyes of the world, when God suddenly 
 made thee known as an ark of science and 
 sanctity; we beseech thee, obtain for us 
 the grace of practicing humility and of 
 loving a life hidden in God. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 
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 5. 
 
 O glorious Saint! chosen by God to 
 preach His Word, thou didst receive from 
 Him the gift of tongues, and the power 
 of working the most extraordinary mira- 
 cles; we beseech thee, obtain for us the 
 grace to listen willingly to divine inspira- 
 tions and to hear with fruit the Word of 
 God. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 6. 
 
 O glorious Saint! thy ardent love of 
 God merited for thee the happy privilege 
 of receiving and caressing in thy arms the 
 Divine Infant Jesus; we beseech thee, ob- 
 tain for us the grace of receiving Him in 
 the Blessed Eucharist with love and fer- 
 vent devotion. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 
 7. 
 
 O glorious Saint! thou didst confound 
 the heretics and prove to them the Real 
 
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 Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed 
 Sacrament by causing a dumb animal to 
 kneel down and adore the sacred Host; 
 we beseech thee, obtain for us the grace 
 of a lively faith in the holy Eucharist. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 8. 
 
 O glorious Saint! when men refused to 
 come and hear the Word of God, thou 
 didst call the fishes of the sea to the shore 
 and preach to them; we beseech thee, ob- 
 tain for us the perfect submission of our 
 minds and hearts to divine truths. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.] 
 9. 
 
 O glorious Saint! as protector of the 
 innocent thou didst make a child only a 
 few days old speak to save the honor of 
 its mother; we beseech thee, obtain for us 
 the grace of being strong and submissive 
 to the Will of God in the midst of unjust 
 
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 persecutions and of preserving intact the 
 peace and purity of our souls. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.} 
 10. 
 
 O glorious Saint! once, while preaching 
 at Padua thou didst find thyself at the 
 same time at Lisbon, by a marvelous mira- 
 cle, to defend thy father against calumny 
 and to save him from death; we beseech 
 thee, obtain for us the grace that we may 
 pardon all injuries and love our enemies. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.} 
 11. 
 
 O glorious Saint! by thy prayers, thy 
 zeal, and thy heavenly wisdom thou didst 
 convert thousands of heretics and hard- 
 ened sinners; we beseech thee, obtain for 
 us the grace of true conversion, that we 
 may give ourselves entirely to God. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.} 
 
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 12. 
 
 O glorious Saint! in imitation of our 
 divine Redeemer, thou didst spend thy life 
 for the salvation of souls; we beseech thee, 
 obtain for us the grace to become saints, 
 to die a happy death, and to praise God 
 forever with thee and all the saints and 
 angels in heaven. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.*} 
 
 13. 
 
 O glorious Saint! God has given thee 
 the power of working miracles continu- 
 ally, and the favor of answering the pray- 
 ers of those who invoke thy assistance in 
 misfortune, anxiety, and distress; we be- 
 seech thee, obtain for us from Jesus, 
 through Mary, His blessed Mother, what 
 we beg of thee so fervently and hopefully, 
 if it be for the glory of God and the 
 good of our souls. 
 
 [Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory.} 
 
 In conclusion recite the Miraculous Re- 
 sponsory. 
 
O Salutaris 
 
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 O SALUTARIS 
 
 1. O salutaris hostia, 
 
 Quae cceli pandis ostium, 
 Bella premunt hostilia; 
 Da robur, fer auxilium. 
 
 2. Unitrinoque Domino 
 Sit sempiterna gloria, 
 Qui vitam sine termino 
 Nobis donet in patria. 
 
 TANTUM ERGO 
 
 1. Tantum ergo Sacramentum 
 Veneremur cernui 
 
 Et antiquum documentum 
 Novo cedat ritui: 
 Praestet fides supplementum 
 Sensuum defectui. 
 
 2. Genitori Genitoque 
 Laus et jubilatio: 
 
 Salus, honor, virtus quoque 
 Sit et benedictio; 
 Procedenti ab utroque 
 Compar sit laudatio. 
 
 V. Panem de coelo praestitisti eis. 
 
 R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem. 
 
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 LAUDATE DOMINUM 
 
 1. Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes: 
 
 laudate eum, omnes populi. 
 
 2. Quoniam confirmata est super nos mi- 
 
 sericordia ejus: et Veritas Domini 
 manet in aeternum. 
 
 3. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. 
 
 4. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et sem- 
 
 per, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 
 
 HYMN OF THANKSGIVING 
 
 Holy God, we praise Thy Name! 
 
 Lord of all, we bow before Thee! 
 All on earth Thy sceptre claim, 
 
 All in heaven above adore Thee: 
 Infinite Thy vast domain, 
 Everlasting is Thy Name. 
 
 Hark! the loud celestial hymn 
 Angel choirs above are raising, 
 
 Cherubim and Seraphim 
 In unceasing chorus praising 
 
 Fill the heavens with sweet accord: 
 Holy! Holy! Holy Lord! 
 
 ST. ANTHONY GUILD PRESS 
 
 PATERSON. N. J.