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Celebrate Easter with the friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony!

Celebrate Easter with the friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony!

Along our Lenten path we have collected many tears. With Pope Francis we have felt part of a tired and frightened humanity, battered by a stormy sea.
 

Jesus, in His passion and death, has been a sign of the many tragedies of this period. Jesus, with His resurrection, is the sign of our desire for rebirth.
 

In the certainty that the Living One is accompanying us along our weak and fragile lives.
 

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The friars pray for those affected by the Covid-19 Emergency!

The friars pray for those affected by the Covid-19 Emergency!

In this difficult moment we friars of the Basilica would like to accompany you along this Lenten path.

Every day at the Saint’s Tomb: direct streaming at the 7:30am Lauds prayers and at 6:00pm for the celebration of Holy Mass.

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Sunday 8 March, 11.00am 2nd Sunday in Lent Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua, Italy

Sunday 8 March, 11.00am 2nd Sunday in Lent Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua, Italy

Holy Mass at the Saint’s Tomb
televised live on Telechiara 
Presided over by the Rector, Fr. Oliviero Svanera

The shrine is closed to the public from 10.30 to 12.30
 (in compliance with the government’s decree of 1 March, 2020 for the containment of the Coronavirus)

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NOTICE – Pontifical Basilica of Saint Anthony – All religious services are suspended until Sunday 8 March

NOTICE – Pontifical Basilica of Saint Anthony – All religious services are suspended until Sunday 8 March

Pontifical Basilica of St Anthony – All religious services are suspended until Sunday 8 March

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Lent in the Basilica of St Anthony 2020

Lent in the Basilica of St Anthony 2020

Pope Francis has addressed the following message to all Christians on the occasion of the 2020 Lenten season, a time of conversion and penitence in preparation for Easter:

“We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20)

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“Feast of the Tongue of the Saint” Sunday 16 February in the Basilica of St Anthony

“Feast of the Tongue of the Saint” Sunday 16 February in the Basilica of St Anthony

The Feast of the Translation of the Saint’s Relics, commonly called the Feast of the Tongue, will be held on Sunday 16 February. This is the second, most important feast celebrating St Anthony after the June 13 feast, and marks the discovery of his uncorrupt tongue over 750 years ago, more than 30 years after his death. This scientifically inexplicable phenomenon is what faith calls a miracle, seeing that the relic of the tongue, the instruments used by St Anthony for preaching, is still visible and uncorrupt after many centuries.

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