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    Patron Saint of:
  • American Indians
  • amputees
  • animals
  • barrenness
  • elderly people
  • expectant mothers
  • fishermen
  • harvests
  • mail
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  • Anthony of Padua
    Born, 1195 - Lisbon, Portugal
    Died, 13 June 1231


    Click these links for information about St. Anthony of Padua:
  • Catholic Online
  • Living Water Community
  • Catholic Forum
  • Short biography of St. Anthony of Padua, by Ed LoPresti. With bibliography.
  • The life of St. Anthony. With notes.




  • St. Anthony Quotes:

    "Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak...It is useless for a person to flaunt the law if their actions undermine it."

    "The saints are like stars...Christ conceals them in a hidden place so that they might not shine before their time...but they are always there, ready to do so."

    "Happy is the man whose words come from the Holy Spirit and not himself."
    Anglican Chaplet of St. Anthony of Padua

    Cross:  
    Lord, have mercy on me.
    Christ, have mercy on me.
    Lord, have mercy on me.
    Christ, hear me.
    Christ, graciously hear me.
    God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on me.
    God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on me.
    God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on me.
    Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on me.


    Invitatory Bead:  "Consider every day as a new beginning, the first day of your life; and always act with the same fervor." -- St. Anthony of Padua

    Cruciform Bead:   May my cry come before you, O LORD ; give me understanding according to your word. -- Ps 119:169

    Week Beads:  Psalm 119:170-176
    1st:  May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
    2nd:  May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
    3rd:  May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
    4th:  May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
    5th:  I long for your salvation, O LORD , and your law is my delight.
    6th:  Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
    7th:  I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.

    Exit Cross:  "Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." -- Luke 15:8-10



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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 13
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    Description
    Chaplet
  • Cross:  San Damiano, it has a medal of St. Anthony and a Goldsone carved fish attached
  • Invitatory & Cruciform Beads:  10mm Rounds, carved from Riverstone Jasper.
  • Week Beads:  10mm Rounds, carved from Riverstone Jasper.
  • Spacers:  4mm topaz glass and silver rounds.
  • Heart (placed between the Invitatory and 1st Cruciform Bead on most of GiGiBeads Prayer Beads and Chaplets, symbolizing God's love):  Topaz glass.
  • Length (from Cross to 3rd Cruciform Bead):  6"


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 12
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    Description
    Penal Chaplet
  • Cross:  San Damiano
  • Ring:  Carved from Picture Jasper, it has a medal of St. Anthony and a fish, carved from bone, attached.
  • Invitatory & Cruciform Beads:  10mm Rounds, carved from Riverstone Jasper.
  • Week Beads:  10mm Rounds, carved from Riverstone Jasper.
  • Spacers:  4mm topaz glass rounds, silver rounds and coordinating seed beads.
  • Heart (placed between the Invitatory and 1st Cruciform Bead on most of GiGiBeads Prayer Beads and Chaplets, symbolizing God's love):  Topaz glass.
  • Length :  11"


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 11
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    Description
    Penal Chaplet
  • Cross:  Carved from Bone.
  • Ring:  Carved from Picture Jasper, it has a medal of St. Anthony and a fish, carved from bone, attached.
  • Invitatory & Cruciform Beads:  10mm Rounds, carved from Riverstone Jasper.
  • Week Beads:  10mm Rounds, carved from Riverstone Jasper.
  • Spacers:  4mm topaz glass rounds, silver rounds and coordinating seed beads.
  • Heart (placed between the Invitatory and 1st Cruciform Bead on most of GiGiBeads Prayer Beads and Chaplets, symbolizing God's love):  Topaz glass.
  • Length :  11.5"


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 09
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    This one-week Ecumenical Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a carved Mother of Pearl Cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and genuine Mother of Pearl beads.  A carved Mother of Pearl heart is placed between the Invitatory and Cruciform beads, symbolizing God's love, and small Sterling Silver rounds accent the Chaplet.


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 05
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    This one-week Anglican Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a San Damiano Cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and dark amethyst glass fish beads used as the Week Beads (symbolizing the Legend that Anthony preached to the fish, simply for the glory of preaching God's Word).  The Invitatory and Cruciform Beads are lovely dark amethyst and white swirl glass disks.  Small silver rounds and amethyst glass hearts accent the Chaplet.


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 01
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    This one-week Anglican Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a San Damiano Cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and Pewter fish beads, used as the Invitatory, Cruciform and Week Beads (symbolizing the Legend that Anthony preached to the fish, simply for the glory of preaching God's Word).  Small silver rounds and matte blue bead spacers accent the Chaplet.


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 06
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    This one-week Anglican Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a carved Snow Quartz Cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and genuine Mother of Pearl beads.  Small Sterling Silver rounds accent the Chaplet.


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    Item No: Prayer Beads - Yellow Jade 03
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    This stunning string of prayer beads is made entirely from Yellow Jade beads. The Invitatory and Cruciform beads are carved Yellow Jade fish.  The week beads and small round spacers are also Yellow Jade.  A small topaz colored glass heart separates the Invitatory Bead from the first Cruciform bead, symbolizing God's love.  The gold tone metal cross is striking in its simplicity. This magnificent rosary measures 11.5" in length from the Cross to the 3rd Cruciform bead.


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 08
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    This one-week Ecumenical Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua, similar to one previously sold, features a simple carved bone cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and carved round bone beads used as the Week Beads.  The Invitatory and Cruciform Beads are fish, carved from bone (symbolizing the Legend that Anthony preached to the fish, simply for the glory of preaching God's Word).  Small silver rounds and carved round bone beads and spacers accent the Chaplet.  A heart, carved from bone is placed between the Invitatory and Cruciform bead, symbolizing God's love for us.


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 04
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    This one-week Anglican Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a simple carved quartz cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and clear (with AB coating) glass fish beads used as the Week Beads (symbolizing the Legend that Anthony preached to the fish, simply for the glory of preaching God's Word).  The Invitatory and Cruciform Beads are lovely white cat's eye ovals.  Small silver lined clear glass spacers and white cat's eye hearts accent the Chaplet.

    The Roman Catholic version of the Chaplet of St. Anthony is composed of thirteen sets of three beads each.  On the first bead of each set is said the Our Father, on the second the Hail Mary, and on the third the Glory be to the Father.  At the end the Miraculous Responsory is recited.

    The Miraculous Responsory (by St. Bonaventure)

    If miracles thou vain would see;
    Lo, error, death, calamity.
    The leprous stain, the demon flies,
    From beds of pain the sick arise.

    The hungry seas forgo their prey,
    The prisoner's cruel chains give way;
    While palsied limbs and chattels lost
    Both young and old recovered boast.

    And perils perish, plenty's hoard,
    Is heaped on hunger's famished board;
    Let those relate who know it well,
    Let Padua of her patron tell.

    The hungry seas forgo their prey,...

    Glory be the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

    The hungry seas forgo their prey,...

    V. Pray for us, blessed Anthony,
    R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

    Let us Pray:  O God, let the votive commemoration of Blessed Anthony, Thy confessor, be a source of joy in Thy Church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance, and may deserve to possess eternal joy.  Through Christ our Lord.  Amen


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 10
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    This traditional Roman Catholic Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a San Damiano Cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and lovely blue glass oval beads and spacers.  Small silver rounds accent the Chaplet.


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    Item No: St. Anthony of Padua 02
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    This traditional Roman Catholic Chaplet commemorating St. Anthony of Padua features a San Damiano Cross, a medal of St. Anthony, and lovely blue glass oval beads and spacers.  Small silver rounds accent the Chaplet.