On the Feast Day of the English Martyrs, I prayed for you, your intentions and peace in the world in front of St Anthony's Tomb. I'll remember you again this afternoon during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in the Basilica. Peace and all good. Blessings from St Anthony's Basilica🤗

'From the beginning of the life of the Church, Christians have always believed that the blood of martyrs is a seed for Christians. Today the blood of a great number of Christian martyrs continues to be shed on the field of the world. Let's hope it will bear fruit' Pope Francis

On the Feast Day of St Philip and St James, I prayed for you, your intentions & peace in the world in front of St Anthony's Tomb. I'll remember you again this afternoon during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in the Basilica. Peace and all good. Blessings from St Anthony's Basilica🤗

Sts Philip and James, Apostles, lived in the company of Jesus, listened to Him, saw Him die and were witnesses to His Resurrection. Through them and thank to them, we come to know God in Jesus.

Dear friend, I prayed for you, your personal intentions and peace in the world in front of St Anthony's Tomb. And I'll remember you again this afternoon during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in the Basilica. Have a great Thursday! Blessings from St Anthony's Basilica 🤗

As disciples of Jesus we are called to the lifelong adventure of learning to follow Him closely and faithfully.

On the Feast Day of St Joseph the Worker, I prayed for you, your personal intentions and peace in the world at St Anthony's Tomb. I'll remember you again at 12:15 during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in the Basilica. Peace and all good! Blessings from St Anthony's Basilica 🤗

Let us ask St Joseph to intercede for us today with Jesus so that we can do our work well, grow in holiness, help others grow in faith, and do something beautiful for God and others. Amen

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Here is a short meditation for the SEVENTH TUESDAY of the thirteen leading up to St Anthony's Feast Day. youtu.be/yoBtPp2TjIc?si…

On this TUESDAY, day particularly dedicated to St Anthony, I prayed for you, your intentions and peace in the world in front of St Anthony's Tomb. I'll remember you again this afternoon during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in the Basilica. Blessings from St Anthony's Basilica 🤗

'You have everything when you have within you the One who made all things, the only One who can satisfy the longings of your spirit, without whom everything else is nothing.' St Anthony of Padua

Dear friend, I prayed for you, your personal intentions and peace in the world in front of St Anthony's Tomb. And I'll remember you again later on during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in the Chapel of our friary. Peace and all good. Blessings from St Anthony's Basilica 🤗

'We are such value to God that He came to live among us ... and to guide us home. He will go to any length to seek us, even to being lifted up high upon the cross to draw us back to Himself.' St Catherine of Siena

Tonight at 10 o'clock I return to Italy. I go back to St Anthony's Basilica in Padua with Fr Giancarlo. Please say a little prayer for us that all will go well on the return trip. Thanks a lot.

On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, I prayed to St Anthony in Toronto for you, your personal intentions and peace in the world. I'll remember you again at 8am during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in St Bonaventure Friary. Have a great and holy Sunday. Blessings from Canada 🤗

No matter what happens, no matter what the difficulties are in your life, you must answer the difficulties with goodness, kindness, forgiveness and faith. Faith in yourself, faith in other human beings and, above all, faith in God.

Praying for you in front of the statue of St Anthony in St Michael 's Cathedral in Toronto

On the Feast Day of St Louis de Montfort, I prayed for you, your personal intentions and peace in the world here in Toronto. I'll remember you again at 8am during the Holy Mass I'll celebrate in St Bonaventure's friary. Have a great weekend! Blessings from Canada 🤗

'All true children of God have God for their father and Mary for their mother; anyone who does not have Mary for his mother, does not have God for his father.' St Louis de Montfort