Join us for a novena to our patron saint ~

The Novena

Starts June 4. Ends June 13.

1. PRAY the Novena

2. Go to DAILY MASS
Mass will be held at 9am in the chapel of the
Holy Family Friary
19697 Redwood Road
Castro Valley, CA

Mass will be offered for the Institute and its benefactors.

3.Go to HOLY HOUR
Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Vespers and Benediction start at 7PM in the chapel of Holy Family Friary

4. Go to Mass on the the Feast of Saint Anthony.
JUNE 13th
12pm Mass at
St. Margaret Mary Church
1219 Excelsior Ave
Oakland, CA

Download printable copy of Novena

O wonderful St. Anthony, glorious on account of the fame of your miracles, and through the condescension of Jesus in coming in the form of a little child to rest in your arms, obtain for me of His bounty the grace which I ardently desire from the depths of my heart . . (state your intention).

You who were so compassionate toward miserable sinners, regard not the unworthiness of those who pray to you, but the glory of God that it may once again be magnified by the granting of the particular request (state your intention) which I now ask for with persevering earnestness. Amen.

(Pray the daily prayer, as listed below, and return here for closing prayers.)

Regular closing prayers

Pray one Our Father,
one Hail Mary, and
one Glory Be, in honor of St. Anthony.

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

Day One

O holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy while on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena (state your intention). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so, you are the saint of miracles. O gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms, and thee gratitude of my heart will always be yours.

Regular closing prayers.

Day Two

O miracle-working St. Anthony, remember that it never has been heard that you left without help or relief anyone who in his need had recourse to you. Animated now with the most lively confidence, even with full conviction of not being refused, I fly for refuge to thee, O most favored friend of the Infant Jesus. O eloquent preacher of the divine mercy, despise not my supplications but, bringing them before the throne of God, strengthen them by your intercession and obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena (state your intention)

Regular closing prayers.

Day Three

O purest St. Anthony, who through your angelic virtue was made worthy to be caressed by the Divine Child Jesus, to hold him in your arms and press him to your heart. I entreat you to cast a benevolent glance upon me. O glorious St. Anthony, born under the protection of Mary Immaculate, on the Feast of her Assumption into Heaven, and consecrated to her and now so powerful an intercessor in Heaven, I beseech you to obtain for me the favor I ask in this novena (state your intention). O great wonder-worker, intercede for me that God may grant my request.

Regular closing prayers.

Day Four

I salute and honor you, O powerful helper, St. Anthony. The Christian world confidently turns to you and experiences your tender compassion and powerful assistance in so many necessities and sufferings that I am encouraged in my need to seek you help in obtaining a favorable answer to my request for the favor I seek in this novena (state your intention). O holy St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire.

Regular closing prayers.

Day Five

I salute you, St. Anthony, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity. I salute you, great Saint, cherub of wisdom and seraph of divine love. I rejoice at the favors our Lord has so liberally bestowed upon you. In humility and confidence I entreat you to help me, for I know that God has given you charity and pity, as well as power. I ask you by the love you did feel toward the Infant Jesus as you held him in your arms to tell Him now of the favor I seek through your intercession in this novena (state your intention).

Regular closing prayers.

Day Six

O glorious St. Anthony, chosen by God to preach his Word, you received from Him the gift of tongues and the power of working the most extraordinary miracles. O good St. Anthony, pray that I may fulfill the will of God in all things so that I may love Him, with you, for all eternity. O kind St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire, the favor I seek in this novena (state your intention).

Regular closing prayers.

Day Seven

O renowned champion of the faith of Christ, most holy St. Anthony, glorious for your many miracles, obtain for me from the bounty of my Lord and God the grace which I ardently seek in this novena (state your intention). O holy St. Anthony, ever attentive to those who invoke you, grant me that aid of your powerful intercession.

Regular closing prayers.

Day Eight

O holy St. Anthony, you have shown yourself so powerful in your intercession, so tender and so compassionate towards those who honor you and invoke you in suffering and distress. I beseech you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present necessities and to obtain for me the favor I desire (state your intention). Recommend my request to the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of her Divine Son.

Regular closing prayers.

Day Nine

Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, glory of the Church, pray for our Holy Father, our bishops, our priests, our Religious Orders, that, through their pious zeal and apostolic labors, all may be united in faith and give greater glory to God. St. Anthony, helper of all who invoke you, pray for me and intercede for me before the throne of Almighty God that I be granted the favor I so earnestly see in this novena (state your intention).

Regular closing prayers plus:

May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen.

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

O God, may the votive commemo- ration of blessed Anthony, your confessor, be a source of joy to your Church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance, and deserve to enjoy eternal rewards. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The St. Anthony of Padua Institute invites you

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Dear Friends of the Institute,

While the Institute has been successful in achieving every one of our important milestones in our plan towards starting an authentically Catholic liberal arts college in the Bay Area, we are ever mindful of the challenges facing our grass-roots endeavor. We are grateful for your prayers and material support and would not have been able to put on the various lecture series, nor the Elements of Philosophy and Theology in the Catholic Tradition, nor the Humanae Vitae Conference without them.

However, a venture such as ours is nothing if it does not recognize the source of all Good, which is God, and it is lost if it fails to combine the support of the Church Militant with the power of the Church Triumphant. We, therefore, ask for your prayers and support in the upcoming Novena for the Feast of our principle patron, St. Anthony of Padua, June 4 – June 13. In his life St. Anthony was granted the power of miracles to spread the Truth. We are asking him now to intercede for us and for the people of the Bay Area and the world that we may successfully establish a Catholic college worthy of the name, that we practice the union of Faith and Reason that is the foundation of the New Evangelization, that we humbly make the best use of the resources granted us to promote Truth.

We ask, first and foremost, for your help in petitioning St. Anthony by praying daily during the Novena for us as well as for your own intentions. Please fill out the online form below with your name and intention, which will be placed on the altar each day that our chaplain, Friar Francisco Nahoe, OFM Conv., celebrates the masses of the Novena.

We are eternally grateful for your spiritual and material support in this important venture.

Sincerely,
Institute Faculty and Board Members

Your Intention

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