Happy Feast of St. Anthony!

The church built over the birthplace of St. Anthony - in Lisbon, Portugal

So is today the feast of St. Anthony of Lisbon, or St. Anthony of Padua? The answer to that depends on where you are. The Portuguese claim him because he was born there, and the Italians claim him because he spend many years there and is buried there. But both titles refer to the same man.

Our words of encouragement today from the pen of St. Anthony reference the Blessed Virgin Mary, his mother and ours:

"O name of Mary! Joy in the heart, honey in the mouth, melody to the ear!"

~ St. Anthony of Padua/Lisbon