PRAYERS TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA   At the heart of being a Companion to St. Anthony is our daily call to prayer. Below we offer various prayers asking for St. Anthony’s intercession for all life’s many blessings and challenges. Let us pray together and that through the intercession of St. Anthony our prayers will be answered in Jesus’ Name. All glory be to

Seeking the intercession of St. Anthony of Padua, Franciscan Friars Conventual and Companions accompany one another on their spiritual journeys.

Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross What greater pain is there for a mother than to see her son die right before her eyes! I, who had brought this savior into the world and watched him grow, stood helplessly beneath his cross as he lowered his head and died. His earthly anguish was finished, but mine was greater than ever. Yet, this had to

Thirteen Station: Jesus is Taken From the Cross The crowd had gone; the noise had stopped. I stood quietly with one of Jesus’ friends and looked up at the dead body of our savior, my son. Then two men took the body from the cross and placed it in my arms. A deep sorrow engulfed my being. Yet, I also felt deep joy. Life had