A life-changing choice reverberates through a family as the future St. Anthony sets out on a path few dare to follow
Around 1210, the 15-year-old Fernando – later known as Anthony – sought admission to St. Vincent’s Abbey, home of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine
As Anthony’s health declined and he approached the final chapter of his life, he requested to be taken to Padua, the city he had long called home
Following the arduous Lenten preaching of 1231, Anthony, physically drained, celebrated his final Easter on earth
Anthony’s 1231 Lenten preaching profoundly influenced Padua’s legislative reform, addressing systemic injustices and championing social justice for vulnerable debtors and marginalized communities
Despite failing health, Anthony undertook one last monumental challenge: delivering the first-ever intensive series of Lenten sermons
