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The Palais du Rosaire, a Lourdes family business founded in 1914, brings together here the devotional items to Saint Anthony of Padua: statues, medals, pictures and rosaries. A great Franciscan preacher of the 13th century, Saint Anthony is one of the most popular saints, known above all as the patron invoked to find a lost object. These items accompany you in your prayer and in trust in his intercession.
Saint Anthony, patron of lost things
If Saint Anthony is invoked to find what is lost, it is because of a famous episode in his life. A novice who had left the friary took the saint's book of psalms with him; Anthony prayed to recover it, and the novice, moved, came back to return it. From this arose the tradition of praying to him as soon as one loses an object, but also to recover peace or a person. To discover how to honour him, see how to honour Saint Anthony of Padua.
The prayer to Saint Anthony to find a lost object
The prayer to Saint Anthony is simple and is said with trust as soon as you are looking for something: "Saint Anthony of Padua, you who found what was lost, help me to find what I am seeking." It is said by entrusting your request to his intercession, not as a magic formula, but as a genuine prayer.
The statue of Saint Anthony
To honour the saint at home, many choose a statue of Saint Anthony. He is depicted in a Franciscan habit, holding the Child Jesus and a lily. A statue finds its place in a prayer corner or on a piece of furniture, as a reminder of his kindly presence.