DEAR friend, the Rector of the Basilica is often asked for a friar to travel to a diocese in Italy or abroad with a Relic of St. Anthony so that the many people who cannot afford to come to Padua might have the opportunity to venerate their dear Saint. Two or three times a year I also happen to be Saint Anthony’s travelling companion. Now you may not believe it, but one of the questions I am most often asked by the faithful is whether I believe in miracles or not...
