The sign of ardent love

 The greeting of every Mass:

In the name of the Father and

of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

"Believe me; the devil fears the vigils of pious souls,

and their fastings, their voluntary poverty, their

loving compassion, their humility, but most of all

their ardent love of Christ our Lord. As soon as

he sees the sign of the Cross, he flees in terror."

St Anthony the Abbott

a.k.a. - Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert,

Anthony the Anchorite

"Patriarch of Monks"

251-356

Feast Day - January 17

St. Anthony's talents at spiritual direction were famous, and many people traveled to the desert to seek his advise.  St Athanasius, who knew Anthony and wrote his biography, said, "Anthony was not known for his writings nor for his worldly wisdom, nor for any art, but simply for his reverence toward God."


Ste Anthony, ora pro nobis!