😎🐫🎤 Christ’s peace and presence be with you. I would like to share one of this week’s aha moments with you, but first, you may have noticed that today’s post is later than normal. I typically write my thoughts on Tuesday evening and have it set to be posted at midnight Wednesday morning. Well, I had today off from work, so on Tuesday evening, my mind was kind of in weekend mode. I don’t write my blog on the weekend, so it didn’t cross my mind. This morning when I sent my good morning text to my girls, I realized it was Hump Day and I didn’t write my post yet. It’s interesting how one change of thought or perspective can absolutely throw you our of sync.
Now, to what I really wanted to share with you today. It’s actually something that my dad sent out regarding St. Anthony of Padua. One of the things that St. Anthony is known for is being the Patron Saint of Lost Things. So, he is a source to pray to for assistance in trying to find your lost and misplaced things. A few months back a non-Catholic friend and I were talking and St. Anthony can up in the conversation. She then shared with me a rhyme/prayer that I didn’t remember hearing before. “Tony, Tony look around, something is lost and must be found.”
Something else I didn’t know about St. Anthony, as stated in the Dynamic Catholic Saint of the Day link below, is that “…one of his most meaningful contributions was to make the complex theology of the Scriptures accessible to the common people. He used simple, relatable analogies to explain the teachings of Jesus. Using this approach, Anthony brought a remarkable number of lost people back to Jesus.”
As the story goes, the reason St. Anthony became to be known as the Patron Saint of lost things is because “Anthony had a book of psalms that he absolutely loved. One day, a monk stole the book and left the Franciscan community. Anthony prayed with all his might for its return, and soon the monk was struck by immense guilt and brought the book back.
Soon after Saint Anthony of Padua’s death, people began praying to him whenever they deeply desired the return of a lost item. And this devotion broadened over the centuries.”
We actually were parishioners at St. Anthony parish for many years and my girls attended school there. My husband was also received into the Catholic Church at St. Anthony parish. So here is my aha moment for the week. It never crossed my mind to pray for St. Anthony’s help for lost souls to find Jesus, but I am now.
Being that I’m so out of sync today, just for fun, I thought we should have an Nsync song to close us out. Enjoy!
Bless others and be blessed.
Shelly :0)
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