We all have lost things from time to time. Most of us have prayed to St. Anthony for that lost item or person to be found. “Tony, tony turn around, something’s lost and must be found.” St. Anthony is the saint for lost things or persons. Though we associate him most often with Padua, Italy he was actually born in Lisbon, Portugal. On our first day of this great pilgrimage, we stopped by St. Anthony of Padua Church, at the very place where St. Anthony was born. This beautiful and special church is dedicated to his memory and, after mass, we had the opportunity to venerate a relic of St. Anthony. He was an Augustinian priest - a wonderful preacher. It was said that even the fish would listen to him preach - spellbound by his ability to communicate the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. Though his body is preserved in Padua, Italy, a portion of his jaw bone and a portion of his arm are preserved in Lisbon. We had the opportunity to venerate his jaw bone after our mass in the beautiful Church, on the way to our hotel in Lisbon.
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