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Peace be to you. Do not fear, you shall not die.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Doctor of the Church 1195-1231 Feast Day: June 13

St. Anthony is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus, to whom He miraculously appeared, and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles." Upon exhumation, some 336 years after his death, his body was found to be corrupted, yet his tongue was totally incorrupt, so perfect were the teachings that had been formed upon it.

O most holy heart of Jesus,

fountain of every blessing,

I adore you, I love you,

and with lively sorrow for my sins

I offer you this poor heart of mine.

Make me humble, patient, pure

and wholly obedient to your will.

Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you.

Protect me in the midst of danger,

comfort me in afflictions.

Give me health of body,

assistance in my temporal needs,

your blessing in all that I do,

“Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”