The friars recognize the shrine — a dream of Wattson’s — as the largest outdoor shrine of St. Anthony in the United States. Dedicated in 1960, the shrine located on the friars’ 400-acre ...

Give us the words that we need to praise you always. With the help and through the prayers of your mother. You who are blessed throughout the ages. Amen. Behold the Cross Behold the Cross of the Lord!

(Image courtesy of the Conventual Franciscan Friars) Born in a Catholic family in Northeast Philadelphia, I learned the prayer to St. Anthony like I learned the Pledge of Allegiance. I was notorious ...

Placing the key end into the bible, Santan closes and presses on the book while she recites a prayer to Saint Anthony, invoking his powers to help identify the culprit. She then places the handle of ...

we beg you to hear our prayer. Make our hearts overflow with divine grace and resplendent with heavenly wisdom. Render them strong with your might and rich in virtue. Pour down upon us the gift of ...

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“People offered prayers to St. Anthony ­? many prayers ? in hopes the church and their homes would be saved from ruin,” said the Rev. Sal Furnari, St. Leo?s assistant pastor. One hundred and ...