“O Glorious St. Anthony, Pray for us!”
Join us on Sunday, June 11, in honor of our Parish Patron Saint, St. Anthony of Padua.
We will have Mass at 10.00 a.m. (English, Spanish and Polish). This day we will have only one Mass. This day we will also have the Procession with the Blessed Sacrament inside the Church (The Feast of Corpus Christi)
Thank you for your help and cooperation.
We look forward to seeing you at the feast of Saint Anthony.
Fr. Jacek Leszczynski OFMConv.
June 13th is the Feast of our Patron, St. Anthony of Padua. We will honor St. Anthony by praying his Novena from June 2 to 10. You will find detailed program below by downloading this file.
Saint Anthony, The Mule Story...
There was one man, Bonvillo, by name, who wasn’t impressed with St. Anthony’s persuasive ways. He said to him, “you, who hold fish spellbound, let’s see if you can do the same to my mule.”
A challenge was made. The heretic would starve his mule for three days. At the end of that time, Saint Anthony would stand on one end of the square, holding the Eucharist, and Bonvillo on the other, with a pail of the animal’s favorite fodder. If the mule went to Saint Anthony first, the heretic would stop persecuting Christians.
The mule was starved for three days. Meanwhile the St. Anthony fasted and prayed for three days. On the third day, St. Anthony celebrated Mass at the local church. After the Mass, he took a consecrated Host with him out into the square.
The square was packed with heretics on one side, and those who had been converted on the other. Bonvillo, the heretic, had his mule by his side. He tempted the animal with the pail of fodder that was to be the bait.
At the given time, St. Anthony went to one corner of the square, with the Eucharist in his hand. The heretic went off to the other side, with the pail of delicious smelling food in his hands. He tried to lure the mule with the food, while St. Anthony gave the animal a little sermon.
Then Saint Anthony said, “Creature of God, in His name, I command you to come here to adore Him, so that it will give truth to all, of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist.”
The mule ignored his owner and the food, and went instead over where St. Anthony held the Body of Christ. Then it knelt down on both legs, and lowered his head in reverence. The heretic Bonvillo followed the example of his mule. He went down on his knees, head bowed to the ground, in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. He was converted back to the faith.
A challenge was made. The heretic would starve his mule for three days. At the end of that time, Saint Anthony would stand on one end of the square, holding the Eucharist, and Bonvillo on the other, with a pail of the animal’s favorite fodder. If the mule went to Saint Anthony first, the heretic would stop persecuting Christians.
The mule was starved for three days. Meanwhile the St. Anthony fasted and prayed for three days. On the third day, St. Anthony celebrated Mass at the local church. After the Mass, he took a consecrated Host with him out into the square.
The square was packed with heretics on one side, and those who had been converted on the other. Bonvillo, the heretic, had his mule by his side. He tempted the animal with the pail of fodder that was to be the bait.
At the given time, St. Anthony went to one corner of the square, with the Eucharist in his hand. The heretic went off to the other side, with the pail of delicious smelling food in his hands. He tried to lure the mule with the food, while St. Anthony gave the animal a little sermon.
Then Saint Anthony said, “Creature of God, in His name, I command you to come here to adore Him, so that it will give truth to all, of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist.”
The mule ignored his owner and the food, and went instead over where St. Anthony held the Body of Christ. Then it knelt down on both legs, and lowered his head in reverence. The heretic Bonvillo followed the example of his mule. He went down on his knees, head bowed to the ground, in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. He was converted back to the faith.
