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June 13, St. Anthony of Padua, Confessor, Doctor of the third Order. The glorious death of the first Franciscan martyrs was the occasion used by God to draw young Ferdinand de Bouillon to the Order. …More
June 13, St. Anthony of Padua, Confessor, Doctor of the third Order.

The glorious death of the first Franciscan martyrs was the occasion used by God to draw young Ferdinand de Bouillon to the Order. He took the name of Anthony. He left the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross, to put on the habit of the Friars Minor, hoping to obtain the crown of martyrdom in that Order. Since God decided otherwise, Anthony desired only to lead a secret and hidden life.
Seeking to hide his exceptional talents from the eyes of men, he asked to be placed in a monastery and allowed to work there in the kitchen and the garden. He found his delight in this humble and holy life, but God withdrew this light from under the bushel for it to shine among men. Anthony was asked by his Guardian to say a few words to some new priests, both Dominican and Franciscan, and by his true interpretation, he showed a deep knowledge of Holy Scripture.
St. Francis chose him to teach theology to his brothers in Bologna, Toulouse, Montpellier and Padua. Later, Anthony took up the ministry. He preached in a great number of towns in France and Italy. The churches could not contain those who crowded around his pulpit to listen to him. He spoke in public squares, in the plains, on the hillsides and on the river banks. God gave his speech tremendous power. His heavenly mission was confirmed by amazing miracles. Not only did St. Anthony put faith in the hearts of the faithful, he also fought the Albigensian heresy with such success that he was named the “Hammer of the Heretics” by Pope Gregory IX. He died at the age of thirty-six, in 1231. Into a short space of time he had crowded a long career. Gregory IX enrolled him among the saints, on May 30, 1232. St. Anthony office was composed at this same date by the Friar Minor Julian of Spire. Anthony was named a Doctor of the Church by Pius XII in 1946. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement.
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A great example holiness to all contemporary Catholics!