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19/01/2025

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗼. 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗼
January 19

Feast of Sto. Niño - Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish San Pablo City, Laguna

•Merengue
•Rice Pops (Ampao)

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31/12/2024

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 (𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦)
January 1

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God - Nuestra Señora del Pilar Parish, Alaminos, Laguna

The Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God is a liturgical celebration observed on January 1st which falls exactly one week after Christmas, the end of the octave of Christmas.

The Blessed Virgin Mary is honored as the Mother of God because she conceived and gave birth to Christ, who is the incarnation of God the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. It is fitting to honor Mary as Mother of Jesus, following the birth of Christ. When Catholics celebrate the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, we are not only honoring Mary, who was chosen among all women throughout history to bear God incarnate, but we are also honoring our Lord, who is fully God and fully human.

Since the first centuries of Christianity, the Church customarily has regarded the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Mother of God for a simple, logical reason;
By the power of the Holy Spirit, she conceived Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Since the divine Person, God the Son, assumed, or took on, human nature, she is the Mother of God in the fullest since: "What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ" (CCC 487). The Church solemnly defined this belief at the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus AD 431.

https://stboniface-lunenburg.org/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god

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•Yelloween

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08/12/2024

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆
December 8

Carroza Arrangement for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Our Lady of the Pillar Parish - Poblacion, Alaminos, Laguna

"The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin."

In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, "Ineffabilis Deus," clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin. Mary was granted this extraordinary privilege because of Her unique role in history as the Mother of God. That is, she received the gift of salvation in Christ from the very moment of her conception.

Even though Mary is unique in all humanity for being born without sin, she is held up by the Church as a model for all humanity in Her holiness and Her purity in her willingness to accept the Plan of God for her.

Every person is called to recognize and respond to God’s call to their own vocation in order to carry out God’s plan for their life and fulfill the mission prepared for them since before the beginning of time. Mary’s “Let it be done to me according to Thy Word,” in response of the Angel Gabriel’s greeting, is the response required of all Christians to God’s Plan.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a time to celebrate the great joy of God’s gift to humanity in Mary, and to recognize with greater clarity, the truth that each and every human being has been created by God to fulfill a particular mission that he and only he can fulfill.

“The word of the Lord came to me thus: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you." (Jeremiah 1:5-6)

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•Carnation
•Paper Roses
•Statice
•Chrysanthemum

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27/11/2024

𝗡𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀
November 26

Fiesta de los Remedios 2024 - Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios Parish, San Pablo City, Laguna

PANALANGIN SA INA NG LAGING LUNAS

O Ina ng Laging Lunas, laging bukal ng lahat ng awa
Pinaparangalan ka ng mga angel at mga banal
Sa ‘yong harapan, kami ay naninikluhod nang may tataimtiman
Birheng Maria, ikaw ang tanda ng pagmamahal ng Diyos Ama
Ng awa ng Diyos Anak at kasaganahan ng Espiritung Banal

Kami ay mga hindi karapat-dapat na nilkha
At nagmamakaawa kami, Iyong mga anak
Na kupkupin ng Iyong habag
O Ginhawa ng mga nahihirapan, tagapag-lunas ng aming mga pangangailangan,
Buong kababaang-loob naming hinihiling sa ‘Yo
Na mamagitan ka para sa “yong Anak
Nang sa gayo’y ipagkaloob mo sa amin ang aming kahilingan
Ipinapanalangin naming lalo na amg pagbabalik-loob ng mga makasalanan,
Ang paglaganap ng Mabuting Balita, ang kalusugan at kagalingan ng mga maysakit
Tapang sa mga malapit nang sumakabilang-buhay, kaisahan ng lahat ng bansa
At kapayapaan sa buong sangkalupaan.

Para sa aming sarili, nawa’y lumago kami lagi sa kabanalan
Maging laging handa sa panahon ng aming kamatayan
At sa paghuhukom sa amin upang magsulit ang aming mga nagawa
Nawa’y kasama ka naming Mahal na Ina, upang ipagtanggol kami
Upang kami ay magingkarapat-dapat na pumasok sa kalangitan
Na kung saan ikaw ang reyna
Nawa’y malasap naming ang tunay na kaligayahang makapiling ka
Kaisa ng Ama, ni Hesus na Iyong Anak
At ang Espiritu Santo magpasawalang hanggan

Amen.

Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios
Ipanalangin mo kami

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•Stargazer
•White Anthuriums
•White Orchids

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27/11/2024

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲
November 24

“𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒕! 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕! 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕!”

Christ the King - Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish San Pablo City, Laguna

•Chrysanthemum

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22/11/2024

𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆𝗿
November 22

St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr - Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit San Pablo City, Laguna

PRAYER TO SAINT CECILIA
O glorious Saint, who chose to die instead of denying your King.
We pray you please to help us as His fair praise we sing!
We lift our hearts in joyous song to honor Him this way.
And while we sing, remembering to sing is to doubly pray.
At once in our hearts and our tongues we offer double prayer Sent heavenward on winged notes to praise God dwelling there.
While with our hearts and tongues we try with song to praise God twice
We ask dear Saint to help us be united close with Christ!

SAINT CECILIA, PRAY FOR US!

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•Paper Roses
•Lilies
•Statice

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18/11/2024

𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆𝗿

Floral Arrangement for Novenario of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr - Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit San Pablo City, Laguna

PRAYER TO SAINT CECILIA
O glorious Saint, who chose to die instead of denying your King.
We pray you please to help us as His fair praise we sing!
We lift our hearts in joyous song to honor Him this way.
And while we sing, remembering to sing is to doubly pray.
At once in our hearts and our tongues we offer double prayer Sent heavenward on winged notes to praise God dwelling there.
While with our hearts and tongues we try with song to praise God twice
We ask dear Saint to help us be united close with Christ!

SAINT CECILIA, PRAY FOR US!

•Carnations
•Gerbera
•Lilies
•Statice

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01/11/2024

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀
November 1

“𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥.”
-St. Anselm

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May the solemnity of all saints be honored with the truthfulness of our hearts and the devotion continues to grow in the future. May the saints be honored forever and always.

22/10/2024

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗹
October 22

Floral Arrangement Memorial of Saint Pope John Paul ll - Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit San Pablo City, Laguna

Prayer: Saint John Paul II, your life began with the loss of your earthly family, but you were later entrusted with the entire world as your children. Please pray for me, that I will never allow hardships in this life to deter me from the service of God’s will, so that I can remain hopeful and fearless as I seek to serve our glorious God. Saint John Paul II, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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•Gerbera
•Lilies
•Statice

16/10/2024

𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗹
October 15 - 17

Floral Arrangement for the Pope Saint John Paul ll Blood Relic Visits San Pablo Cathedral - Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit

In preparation for his feast day, the Blood Relic of Pope Saint John Paul II will visit the San Pablo Cathedral from October 15 to 17. This is a joint effort of the Cathedral Parish of St. Paul the First Hermit and the Cathedral Youth Commission in cooperation with the Manila Cathedral. Let us welcome this precious relic and be blessed on Tuesday at 4:00PM. The relic will be available for veneration after every Mass. The Cathedral will be open until 9:00PM on the first two days. The relic will depart back to Manila at 1:00PM on the last day.

•Carnations
•Gerbera
•Lilies
•Statice

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01/10/2024

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀
October 1

Floral Arrangement for the Memorial of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus - Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit San Pablo City, Laguna

14/09/2024

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀
September 14

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀
September 15

Floral Arrangement for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross and Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows - Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish, San Pablo City

•Yelloween Lilies
•White Anthuriums
•Green Line

08/09/2024

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆
September 8

Carroza Arrangement for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish, San Pablo City

•Pink Roses

16/08/2024

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆
August 15

Patente and Flower Arrangement for Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish, San Pablo City

15/08/2024

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆
August 15

Flower Arrangement for Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul the First Hermit, San Pablo City

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was already being celebrated on 15 August in the 5th century. It bore the sense of Our Lady’s “Birth into heaven”, or in the Byzantine tradition, her “Dormition”. The feast began to celebrated in Rome in the middle of the 7th century. It was not until 1 November 1950, that Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Dogma of Mary’s assumption body and soul into heaven. In the Apostles’ Creed, we profess our faith in the “Resurrection of the body” and in “life everlasting”. This is the ultimate goal and meaning of our life’s journey. This promise of faith is already accomplished in Mary, who is the “sign of sure hope and comfort” (Preface). It is a privilege granted to Mary, and closely connected to her being the Mother of Jesus. Since death and the corruption of the human body are consequences of sin, it was not right that the Virgin Mary – who is free from sin – should be affected by this natural law. Hence the mystery of her “Dormition” or “Assumption into heaven”. The fact that Mary has already been assumed into heaven is a reason to celebrate, to rejoice, to hope in the “already and the not yet”. One of God’s creatures – Mary – is already in heaven. With her, and like her, we too, who are God’s creatures, will one day be there too. Mary’s destiny, united to the transfigured and glorious body of Jesus, is, therefore, the destiny of all those who are united to the Lord Jesus in faith and love. It is interesting to note that the liturgy – through the biblical texts taken from the Book of Revelation and the Gospel according to Luke (the Canticle of the Magnificat) – helps us, not so much to reflect, as to pray. In fact, the Gospel suggests that Mary’s mystery be read in the light of her prayer, the Magnificat, that is, through the lens of gratuitous love that extends from generation to generation, and the predilection of the least and the poor. Its choicest fruit, you could say its masterpiece, is Mary, a mirror in which the entire people of God can see its own features reflected. The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body and soul, is an eloquent sign of how not only the “soul” but also the “body” is included in the biblical observation that “God found it very good” (Gn 1:31), so much so that in the Virgin Mary, “our flesh” would be assumed into heaven. This does not exempt us from committing ourselves to life here on earth, but rather that with our gaze fixed on the goal, on Heaven, our Homeland, we are driven to commit ourselves during our present life to reflect the Magnificat: to rejoice in God’s mercy, to be attentive to all our brothers and sisters we meet along the way, beginning with the weakest and most vulnerable.

Source:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/liturgical-holidays/solemnity-of-the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary.html

22/07/2024

𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗡𝗜 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
July 22

Flower Arrangement for the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene - Santa Maria Magdalena Chapel, San Pablo City

•Roses
•Gerbera

08/07/2024

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗹
July 2024

Novenario Gayak Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios Parish, San Pablo City, Laguna

In the 13th century, during the Crusades, St. Simon Stock joined a group of hermits on Mount Carmel during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In 1247, he was elected the 6th superior-general of the Carmelites at the first chapter held in Aylesford, England. However, the order had difficulty gaining general acceptance and suffered much persecution and oppression from secular clergy and other orders which prompted the monks to have recourse to the Blessed Virgin in the year 1251.

On Sunday July 16th, 1251, as Simon Stock knelt in prayer, Our Lady appeared to him, holding the Child Jesus in one arm and the Brown Scapular in the other. She uttered the following words: “Hoc erit tibi et cunctis Carmelitis privilegium, in hoc habitu moriens salvabitur” (This shall be the privilege for you and for all the Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall be saved). On January 13, 1252, the order received a letter of protection from Pope Innocent IV, defending them from harassment.

St. Simon Stock lived a holy life for 100 years and died in the Carmelite monastery at Bordeaux, France on May 16, 1265.

The scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, also known as the Brown Scapular, is one of the most popular and celebrated of Roman Catholic devotions. The sacramental (as the lay faithful commonly use it) is a miniature derivative of the actual brown scapular used by the Carmelites – the sleeveless outer garment falling from the shoulders which is worn as a sign of their vocation and devotion.

Our Lady gave St. Simon a scapular for the Carmelites with the following promise, saying, “Receive, My beloved son, this habit of thy order: this shall be to thee and to all Carmelites a privilege, that whosoever dies clothed in this shall never suffer eternal fire…It shall be a sign of salvation, a protection in danger, and a pledge of peace.”

Attached to the wearing of the Brown Scapular is the Sabbatine Privilege. The name, Sabbatine Privilege, originates from the apocryphal Bull “Sacratissimo uti culmine” of John XXII, March 3, 1322.

According to Pope John XXII, the Blessed Virgin gave him the following message in a vision related to those who wear the Brown Scapular: “I, the Mother of Grace, shall descend on the Saturday (Sabbath) after their death and whomsoever I shall find in Purgatory, I shall free, so that I may lead them to the holy mountain of life everlasting.”

Based on Church tradition, three conditions need to be fulfilled to obtain the benefits of this Privilege and the Scapular:

Wear the Brown Scapular
Observe chastity according to one’s state in life
Pray the Rosary
In order to receive the spiritual blessings associated with the Scapular, it is necessary to be formally enrolled in the Brown Scapular by either a priest or a lay person who has been given this faculty. Once enrolled, no other Scapular need be blessed before wearing. The blessing and imposition are attached to the wearer for life.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Feast Day is July 16, the same day she appeared to St. Simon Stock.

Source: http://ourladymountcarmel.com/history/

•Azucena

13/06/2024

𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮
June 12

Arrangement for the Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua - Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Parish San Pablo City, Laguna

Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and by the age of fifteen asked to be sent to the Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, the then capital of Portugal. During his time in the Abbey, he learned theology and Latin.

Following his ordination to the priesthood, he was named guestmaster and was responsible for the abbey's hospitality. When Franciscan friars settled a small hermitage outside Coimbra dedicated to Saint Anthony of Egypt, Fernando felt a longing to join them.

Fernando eventually received permission to leave the Abbey so he could join the new Franciscan Order. When he was admitted, he changed his name to Anthony.

Anthony then traveled to Morocco to spread God's truth, but became extremely sick and was returned to Portugal to recover. The return voyage was blown off-course and the party arrived in Sicily, from which they traveled to Tuscany. Athony was assigned to the hermitage of San Paolo after local friars considered his health.

As he recovered, Anthony spent his time praying and studying.

An undetermined amount of time later, Dominican friars came to visit the Franciscans and there was confusion over who would present the homily. The Dominicans were known for their preaching, thus the Franciscans assumed it was they who would provide a homilist, but the Dominicans assumed the Franciscans would provide one. It was then the head of the Franciscan hermitage asked Anthony to speak on whatever the Holy Spirit told him to speak of.

Though he tried to object, Anthony delivered an eloquent and moving homily that impressed both groups. Soon, news of his eloquence reached Francis of Assisi, who held a strong distrust of the brotherhood's commitment to a life of poverty. However, in Anthony, he found a friend.

In 1224, Francis entrusted his friars' pursuits of studies to Anthony. Anthony had a book of psalms that contained notes and comments to help when teaching students and, in a time when a printing press was not yet invented, he greatly valued it.

When a novice decided to leave the hermitage, he stole Anthony's valuable book. When Anthony discovered it was missing, he prayed it would be found or returned to him. The thief did return the book and in an extra step returned to the Order as well.

The book is said to be preserved in the Franciscan friary in Bologna today.

Anthony occasionally taught at the universities of Montpellier and Toulouse in southern France, but he performed best in the role of a preacher.

So simple and resounding was his teaching of the Catholic Faith, most unlettered and the innocent could understand his messages. It is for this reason he was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1946.

Once, when St. Anthony of Padua attempted to preach the true Gospel of the Catholic Church to heretics who would not listen to him, he went out and preached his message to the fish. This was not, as liberals and naturalists have tried to say, for the instruction of the fish, but rather for the glory of God, the delight of the angels, and the easing of his own heart. When critics saw the fish begin to gather, they realized they should also listen to what Anthony had to say.

He was only 35-years-old when he died and was canonized less than one year afterward by Pope Gregory IX. 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.

He is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles."

St Anthony is venerated all over the world as the Patron Saint for lost articles, and is credited with many miracles involving lost people, lost things and even lost spiritual goods

Source: https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=24

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