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Quotes, Sermons and Preaching of Saint
Anthony of Padua.
"Attribute to God every good that you
have received. If you take credit for something that does
not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft."
-St Anthony
"Damned money! Alas! How many religious
did it blind! How many cloistered religious did it deceive!
Money is the 'droppings of birds' that blinded the eyes
of Tobit." (Tob 2:10-12)
- St Anthony of Padua
"The life of the body is the soul; the life of the
soul is God."
- St Anthony
"These symbolize (Proverbs 30:14) the
greedy and usurers whose teeth are swords and knifes which
they use to devour the poor and steal their megger possessions.
All of them are children of this world who consider the
children of light to be stupid and believe themselves to
be the prudent ones. Their prudence is their death."
- Saint Anthony of Padua
"Christ acts like a loving mother. To induce us to
follow Him, He gives us Himself as an example and promises
us a reward in His kingdom."
- Saint Anthony Quote
"The Glorious Virgin did not have a stain in her birth
because she was santified in her mother's womb and safeguarded
there by angels."
- St Anthony Quote
St. Anthony wrote the above statement more
than six-hundred years before the Church proclaimed the
dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
- St Anthony of Padua Quote
"Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ
Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from
its very scent."
- Saint ANthony of Padua Quote
"The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and
those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet
fruit."
- Anthony
"Solicitude for material things distracts the soul
and divides it. The devil seizes the divided soul and drags
it to hell."
- Anthony
The following words of Saint Anthony are found in the
Epilogue to his Opus:
"I ask that if you find anything edifying,
anything consoling, anything well presented, that you give
all praise, all glory and all honor to the Blessed Son of
God Jesus Christ. If on the other hand, you find anything
that is ill composed, uninteresting or not to well explained,
you impute and attribute it to my weakness, blindness, and
lack of skill."
In his Sermons, Anthony says:
"The saints are like the stars. In his providence Christ
conceals them in a hidden place that they may not shine
before others when they might wish to do so. Yet they are
always ready to exchange the quiet of contemplation for
the works of mercy as soon as they perceive in their heart
the invitation of Christ."
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