Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Posted: April 11 2008 at 11:18am | IP Logged Quote ALmom
My 8 year old is working on a prayer book, and has added a picture of St. Anthony of Padua to it and wants a quote. I've been hunting our books and the internet for quotes but, honestly, I'm lousy on-line and haven't found much. Does anyone know a good source for saints quotes? From the books I have it is hard to tell what are made up conversations by the author and what are actual words of the saint and on-line I only found a quote from one very lengthy sermon that I am afraid would be above my 8 yo head.

Also, my nephew picked a picture from a male saints CD I have. He is very visual and likes the picture and wants it on the cover of his prayer book. I'd like to be able to at least tell him who the saint is and some little something about him.   It is a man in a brown robe (almost looks franciscan habit except it doesn't have the hood and is open at the neck) but does have the rosary, is kneeling in prayer on a hillside with what appears to be a small village and/or village church behind. There is a vision of bright white circle (almost like a host) with the face of Jesus with a crown (the crown is shaped like a bird - maybe a dove or eagle). There are white lines streaming from Christ's mouth and face. In the foreground there is a red treasure box, with a crown on top. The kneeling saint has a stick of some sort leaning against him, tucked under one arm. The stick has a right angled short, horizontal piece at the top.
He has a mustache and beard. The beard is forked in the middle much like many pictures of Christ.

Does anyone know who the saint is?

Thanks for any help.

Janet
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Posted: April 11 2008 at 12:15pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
Janet,
Here are some great quotes from St. Anthony of Padua.

Don't know who your mystery saint is. Maybe a martyr with the red treasure box? I'm sure someone here knows.

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Posted: April 11 2008 at 6:15pm | IP Logged Quote ALmom
Thanks, that is just what I was looking for in quotes and put the link in favorites ( I finally learned how to do this!)

I may be bringing the photo with me a lot of places.

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Posted: April 15 2008 at 8:34am | IP Logged Quote ALmom
For anyone curious, the Saints picture is probably Pascual Baylon. One of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word helped me identify it, though it was unusual that the vision of the Eucharistic Lord was Christ the King here. We still do not know what the chest and crown represent. He had many visions of the Eucharist. Also the attire is the work attire of the Franciscans of the time - which is why it did not have a cowl. The saint was obviously outside and thus working. He was a shepherd and thus the stick in his arm with the top part in the odd shape.

Now I'm off to get a bit more information, but I do just happen to have a picture book on him thanks to Catholic Mosaic so we have something to start with.
Thanks everyone!

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ALmom wrote:
For anyone curious, the Saints picture is probably Pascual Baylon. One of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word helped me identify it, though it was unusual that the vision of the Eucharistic Lord was Christ the King here. We still do not know what the chest and crown represent. He had many visions of the Eucharist. Also the attire is the work attire of the Franciscans of the time - which is why it did not have a cowl. The saint was obviously outside and thus working. He was a shepherd and thus the stick in his arm with the top part in the odd shape.

Now I'm off to get a bit more information, but I do just happen to have a picture book on him thanks to Catholic Mosaic so we have something to start with.
Thanks everyone!

Janet


I was curious, and didn't have the time to investigate further. I'm so glad you let us know!

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