Companions of St. Anthony

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Dear friend of St Anthony,
St Anthony is undoubtedly the go to person in restoring whatever is lost. His devotees will attest to this without hesitation - and for a good reason - because our saint always attends to those who are in need. Here at the Shrine, more than things that were lost and found, people also come for something more valuable, seeking out spiritual and physical healing for themselves and their loved ones. The ministry of restoring health to body, mind and spirit is a service that St Anthony himself generously performed in his lifetime and which we in turn cherish as a legacy passed on to us by the saint. There is plenty of work involved in doing this but we are more than repaid by God for every written testimony and report of healing that we receive from St Anthony’s grateful devotees.
     Providentially, September is another opportune month for all those seeking to be healed. We are pleased to announce that the well-known healing priest, Fr Fernando Suarez, is coming to the Shrine on Sept. 14 at 7:30 pm to offer Mass and pray for healing. Father Fernando’s powerful gift has brought many people closer to God as they received a new lease on life.
     The preaching of the Gospel alongside the ministry of healing is certainly at the core of Jesus’ proclamation of God’s reign. We make this a priority for those who come to the Shrine that they too may experience it, as Scripture says, “as many as touched him were made whole” (Mk. 6:56). We therefore invite you not only to be recipients of God’s healing grace but to become yourselves instruments of healing for others, just as St Anthony did it in his time, or as Fr Suarez does it today. We know that your contribution to the Shrine as prayer partners, volunteers, benefactors and pilgrims all make up for a resounding proclamation of the Gospel and a more reassuring support for those needing to be healed. Thank you for all that you contribute for the benefit of all and for the glory of God. We hope to see you soon at the Shrine.
God bless you,
Fr Eric

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Friends, today in the Gospel passage we see Jesus’ mercy toward the blind man as a hallmark of his ministry. Jesus comes as healer, savior, inaugurator of the kingdom. He is the embodiment of hope. Jesus wanted to connect human suffering to the very source of life and health. The energy of God pours through him to the needy.

Now, I realize a question may be forming in your mind: “Well, why doesn’t he simply cure everyone then?” The answer is obviously wrapped up in the mystery of God’s will, but the important point is this: Jesus is healer in many senses, but ultimately in the sense that he heals us from sin and death, not only physical maladies. What appears historically in Jesus is an eschatological anticipation, a hint and foreshadowing of what is coming in God’s time and in God’s way.

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You live forever, Lord and King. All things of the earth justly sing your glory and honor. Strengthen your people against evil that we may rejoice in your peace and trust in your eternal promise.
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Always know that everything that is and that we have is all because of God's grace! #thisisamazinggrace #SundayPraise
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Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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May we never forget the great sacrifice you wrought for our salvation.

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Happy Sunday! Here is our second reading for Mass today. It is from 2 Thessalonians 3: 7-12
"Brothers and sisters:
You know how one must imitate us.
For we did not act in a disorderly way among you,
nor did we eat food received free from anyone.
On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day
we worked, so as not to burden any of you.
Not that we do not have the right.
Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you,
so that you might imitate us.
In fact, when we were with you,
we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work,
neither should that one eat.
We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a
disorderly way,
by not keeping busy but minding the business of others.
Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly
and to eat their own food."

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