NOVENA
Novena to Saint Anthony of Padua
A nine-day Catholic devotion
A nine-day novena to Saint Anthony of Padua, the wonder-worker and Doctor of the Church, invoked for lost things, the poor, and pressing needs. Often prayed on nine consecutive Tuesdays.
background
Saint Anthony (1195-1231), a Franciscan and renowned preacher, was canonized within a year of his death and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1946. The 'Tuesday devotion' to him dates from the seventeenth century.
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intention Theme
the intercession of St. Anthony for those in need