The Franciscan friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (Italy) invite all the faithful, wherever they are, to virtually participate in the different celebrations in honor of the great saint of Portuguese origin, one of the most loved and known in the world, This Thursday, June 13, the day the Catholic Church celebrates
“On June 13 we will broadcast live all day on our Facebook page the feast of our beloved Saint. You will have the opportunity to participate with us in this beautiful moment of celebration that every year attracts thousands of devotees here to Padua,” point out the Franciscans of San Antonio de Padua in a note on their social networks.
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The program of events is in Italian time (GMT+2):
05:30: Opening of the Basilica of San Antonio de Padua
06:00: Misa
07:00: Misa
08:00: Mass in the Basilica and on Facebook there will be a dialogue with questions and answers with Fr. Massimiliano Patassini, director of the magazine Messenger of Saint Anthony.
9:00: Misa
10:00: Mass for the associates of the Messenger of Saint Anthony which will be presided over by the pontifical delegate, Mons. Diego Giovanni Ravelli.
11:00: Pontifical Mass that Monsignor will preside over. Claudio Cipolla, Obishop of Padua.
12:15: Misa
1:00 p.m.: Blessing of the bread of Saint Anthony and prayer with Fr. Giancarlo Paris, general director of the Messenger of Saint Anthony.
15:30: Mass in the Basilica and on Facebook there will be a moment of prayer and sharing with Father Paris.
17:00: Solemn Mass presided over by Fr. Roberto Brandinelli, Provincial Minister of the Conventual Friars Minor
17:50: Solemn procession with the image and relics of Saint Anthony of Padua from the basilica.
19:00: Misa
9:00 p.m.: Youth Mass, animated by the friars of the Franciscan Youth Center.
22:30 Closing of the Basilica.
Light a candle to Saint Anthony of Padua
The Franciscan friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua also encourage the faithful to light a virtual candle for the saint, writing a prayer so that they carry that intention to the tomb of the so-called “saint of the world.”
You can light your virtual candle HERE.
Walter Sánchez Silva
I have been a husband since 2008. My wife and I have three children here and one who went to heaven in 2023, before he was born. Since I joined ACI Prensa in 2005, I have had the opportunity to cover various events of the Catholic Church. Among them, the World Youth Days in Cologne, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro and the apostolic trips of Pope Benedict XVI to Mexico and of Pope Francis to South Korea. I have been sent to the Vatican to cover the Family synods, in 2015; of the Amazon, in 2019 and that of Synodality, in 2023. I closely follow the situation of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, which suffers persecution from the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega, as well as current ecclesiastical events in the region.