Devotions in Honor of Saint Anthony

Church of St. Francis of Assisi

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
— Amen. Feast of
The Lord is the strength of his people; the saving refuge of his anointed.
— Save your people, O Lord / and bless your inheritance. Saint Anthony
Hear O Lord the sound of my call; be my helper; do not forsake me, O God
my Savior. of Padua
— Though I walk amid distress / you preserve me, O Lord; / your right
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hand saves me.
Our help is in the name of the Lord.
— Who made heaven and earth.
Opening Hymn Hymn to St. Anthony
Paduan Prayer to St. Anthony
1. St. Anthony, whose life-long aim
O holy Saint Anthony, Was to declare God’s holy Name,
— We come to invoke your help, / confident of experiencing your good- To give your life to God above
ness and your power, / the consolation of so many people. Pray for us to And witness to our Savior’s love;
the Father of mercies. In our name, speak to him / that we may obtain the You that to death would gladly go,
particular graces we need. Teach us the love of Christ to show.

(Pause here to remember your petitions) 2. St. Anthony, who loved to pray,
Recall us who in weakness stray,
True follower of St. Francis, That we may gain through each day’s task
— help us to imitate your life / and work for God and for our brothers and The faith still greater things to ask:
sisters in the Lord. Put into our hearts the flame of your love / that we may Close friend to all in every need,
love our merciful Father in heaven / and our neighbors as ourselves. Pray with us now, we sinners plead.

Pray that we may fulfill the will of our heavenly Father, / and live the way 3. St. Anthony who worked for right
Jesus shows us in the Gospels. Be a guide for us this day / that we may rec- And justice for poor people’s plight,
ognize the opportunities God gives us / to be selfless and not selfish. Assist But only asked yourself to be
us in keeping the promises we made at our baptism. Help us to obtain the A faithful son of poverty:
grace to walk in the light of faith, / and to proclaim that faith by the way we Give us what evil men deny –
live. Guide our devotion / so that we may live with you the Gospel of Christ The grace to hear the poor man’s cry.
/ and grow with you in his love. Amen.
Philip Conall Deane
Through the intercession of St. Anthony, may almighty God bless you: the Father,
and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
— Amen.
Glory to God Saints Peter and Paul Mass 4. Make me a channel of your peace.
John Schiavone It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
Refrain: In giving of ourselves that we receive,
And in dying that we’re born to eternal life.
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Communion Hymn You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

Refrain:
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Responsorial Psalm Psalm 89: 2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 25, 27

J. Robert Carroll

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Preparation Song Make Me a Channel of Your Peace Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1998
Sebastian Temple Music: BICENTENNIAL; Robert E. Kreutz, 1922-1996, © 1977, Archdiocese of Philadelphia

1. Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there is hatred let me bring your love. Closing Hymn Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
And where there’s doubt, true faith in you. Holy God, we praise thy name!
Lord of all, we bow before thee;
2. Make me a channel of your peace. All on earth thy scepter claim,
Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope. All in heav’n above adore thee;
Where there is darkness only light, Infinite thy vast domain,
And where there’s sadness ever joy. Everlasting is thy reign.

3. O, Master, grant that I may never seek

So much to be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be love, as to love with all my soul.