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Anthony was born Ferdinand in the year of Our Lord 1195, to a noble family in Lisbon, Portugal. At a young age he entered the Augustinians and was ordained a priest, but ten years later he left to become a Franciscan, hoping to die a martyr’s death by preaching to the Saracens. He took the name Anthony in honor of St. Anthony the Abbot, and even tually ended up in Italy. Anthony was quiet and humble, but one day he was prevailed upon to preach, and he stunned all present with his wisdom and eloquence. He went on to earn the title “Hammer of the Heretics” for his preaching against error. Anthony also worked many miracles: he purified poisoned food with a simple sign of the cross, caused a donkey to kneel before the True Presence, bilocated, and famously preached a sermon to the fishes near Padua. Considered a saint during his own lifetime, Anthony died at just thirty-six years of age, in the year of Our Lord 1231, and was canonized the very next year. At the exhumation of the body about thirty years later, St. Bonaventure found Anthony’s tongue perfectly preserved, as if still ready to preach another mighty sermon. Among many other patronages, Anthony is best known for helping to find lost items.
AT Padua, St. Anthony, a native of Portugal, confessor of the Order of Minorites, illustrious for the sanctity of his life, his miracles, and his preaching.
At Eome, on the Ardeatine road, the birthday of St. Felicula, virgin and martyr, who was delivered to the judge for refusing to marry Flaccus and to sacrifice to idols. As she persevered in the confession of Christ, he confined her in a dark dungeon without food, and afterwards caused her to be racked until she expired. She was then cast into a sewer; but St. Nicomedes buried her on the road just mentioned.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Fortunatus and Lucian.
At Byblos, in Palestine, St. Aquilina, virgin and martyr, at the age of twelve years, under the emperor Diocletian and the judge Volusian. For the confession of the faith she was buffeted, scourged, pierced with red-hot bodkins, and being struck with the sword, consecrated her virginity by martyrdom.
In Abruzzo, St. Peregrinus, bishop and martyr. For the Catholic faith he was thrown into the river Pescara by the Lombards.
At Cordova, in the persecution of the Arabs, St. Fandila, a priest and monk, who underwent martyrdom by decapitation for the faith of Christ.
In Cyprus, St. Triphyllius, bishop.
℣. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
℟. Thanks be to God.