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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!

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

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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April 17 – April 26, 2020 Saint Anthony's Relics visit The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia

From Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 26, two first-class relics will be visiting the Roman Catholic Diocese of West Virginia during Eastertide following Easter Sunday on April 12. Fr. Alessandro Ratti will bring the reliquaries from the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua to West Virginia,  the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. 

The Saint of Hope's visit will strengthen the resurrection joy, hope and renewal in each of us. 

 

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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

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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