Life Of St. Anthony Of Padua

Life Of St. Anthony Of Padua

Author: Rieti, Ubaldus da, Father

Year: 1895

CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Birth of St. Anthony — His Education — Purity of His Life — His Tender Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary — Resolves to Abandon the World. Enters the Congregation of the Regular Canons of St. Augustine — His Novitiate and Perseverance — His Exemplary Conduct and Diligence in the Duties of a Novice — His Profession in the Monastery of St. Vincent — Passes to Another Monastery CHAPTER II. He Applies Himself to the Study of the Holy Scriptures and the Writings of the Holy Fathers — To this He Adds the Practice of Virtue — Sees the Soul of a Religious Going to Heaven — Conceives a Holy Envy of the Manner of Living of the Friars Minor — The Martyrdom of Five Friars Minor — Their Remains are Transported to Coimbra from Morocco — The Saint Resolves to Become a Friar Minor — Obtains Permission and Receives the Habit CHAPTER III. His Progress in Religious Perfection — He Asks and Obtains Permission to go to Africa — He Sails for Africa, Where He Became ill — Resolves to Return to Portugal — By a Storm the Ship is Driven to Sicily — From Thence He Goes to the General Chapter at Assisi — Ignored by the Fathers of the Chapter, He is Considered Worthless — His Heroic Humil