O Father, in your Truth (that is to say, in your Son, humbled, needy and homeless)
you have humbled me. He was humbled in the womb of the Virgin,
needy in the manger of the sheep, and homeless on the wood of the Cross.
Nothing so humbles the proud sinner as the humility of Jesus Christ’s humanity.
St Anthony of Padua
(a painting of St. Anthony and the Christ Child / artist, Unknown /Julie Cook / 2021)
“The man who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks in different languages.
These different languages are different ways of witnessing to Christ,
such as humility, poverty, patience, and obedience;
we speak in those languages when we reveal in ourselves these virtues to others.
Actions speak louder than words…
it is useless for a man to flaunt his knowledge of the law if
he undermines its teaching by his actions.
But the apostles spoke as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.
Happy the man whose words issue from the Holy Spirit and not from himself!
We should speak, then, as the Holy Spirit give us the gift of speech.
Our humble and sincere request to the Spirit for ourselves should be
that we may bring the day of Pentecost to fulfillment,
insofar as he infuses us with his grace, by using our bodily senses
in a perfect manner and by keeping the commandments. ”
St. Anthony of Padua
Excerpt From
Witness of the Saints, p. 492
Here is the link to a small story about me, St. Anthony and the image of the painting
I’ve chosen for today…
cookiecrumbstoliveby 
Did you ever think of taking it to Antique Road show?
No but I’d love a painting expert to look at it
I know little of the Saints except what I glean from you, so I’m sure I would never have noticed nor given any thought to this picture, but you are well blessed for finding that diamond in the rough. It is beautiful.
Lovely message Julie. Good companion to something I read earlier today that really stuck, “complaining is not one of the fruits of the spirit.” So true, really hit home!
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