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Title: Saint Anthony


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Saint Anthonys Bread Apostolate
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Whats It All About?
  • Its all about the Works of Mercy and they are
    the basis for the Apostolate!
  • Let us start with what Jesus said
  • Matthew 2534 "Then the King will say to those at
    his right hand, 'Come, O
  • blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
    prepared for you from the foundation
  • of the world for I was hungry and you gave me
    food, I was thirsty and you gave
  • me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I
    was naked and you clothed
  • me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in
    prison and you came to me.'
  • Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when
    did we see thee hungry and
  • feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?' And
    the king will answer them, 'Truly,
  • I say to you, as you did it to one of the least
    of my brethren, you did it to me.'
  • Works of mercy is the willingness to help anyone
    in time of need especially
  • through pardon or reconciliation. It is a
    habitual preference of the human will.
  • Mercy differs from compassion, for it is putting
    our kind disposition into
  • practice through our readiness to assist another
    child of the Creator.
  • There are seven practices of charity toward our
    neighbor, based on Christ's
  • prophecy of the Last Judgment that will determine
    each person's final destiny

3
What is the Mission of Saint Anthonys Bread
Apostolate?
  • The Pilgrims of St. Anthony are people in shared
    harmony, celebrating God's love personified in
    St. Anthony of
  • Padua. They include the people of God and all
    those who live and promote the values of
    spiritual wholeness and
  • healing sound evangelization and catechesis and
    Christian charity, living the Corporal and
    Spiritual Works of
  • Mercy.
  • Convert the Sinner Of course, the Holy Spirit
    actually does the converting, but we participate
    by pointing those
  • we know toward God.
  • Instruct the Ignorant This assumes that we are
    not ignorant. It puts the burden of learning on
    us, so we can
  • instruct those who have misconceptions about God.
  • Counsel the Doubtful Love of others starts with
    concern for their souls. By helping others have
    faith, we
  • increase our faith.
  • Comfort the Sorrowful In a fallen world, there
    is much sorrow. By taking the time to comfort
    those who grieve
  • and suffer, we help them to see God in the world.
  • Bear Wrongs Patiently This is perhaps the
    toughest issue for most of us, but it goes
    directly to Christ. "Turn the
  • other cheek."

4
Just what to you do at Saint Anthonys Bread
Apostolate
  • Feed the hungry in emergency situations and
    through our private Food Pantry.
  • Allow for emergency assistance to children,
    through the Child Protective Services of
  • Schenectady County, contributing to the "good and
    welfare" of God's helpless, little ones.
  • We do this with clothing, food, educational needs
    such as supplies, and more The
  • caseworker will tell us what is needed.
  • Catechizing through Adult Education Programs,
    Training Seminars, Retreats, Training of
  • persons in service to the Altar of Christ through
    the General Instruction of the Roman
  • Missal, both youth and adult.
  • Adult Bible Study, Days of Reflection, Prayer
    and Worship Services for the Edification of
  • the People of God.
  • Working the streets of Schenectady County as
    Pilgrims of Saint Anthony, assuring
  • those in need of guidance, by offering direction
    toward public services, family support
  • matters, and childrens needs, by directing the
    people of God toward the HOW TO
  • approach of self-reliance and self-assurance.

5
How do we attempt to accomplish our goals?
  • WE ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS THROUGH OUR
  • Love for the Lord in the Eucharist.
  • Willingness to learn Holy Scripture
    Reconciliation and penance which is a way of life
    for each
  • Pilgrim.
  • Communal and the blessed Solitude of Prayer.
  • Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother
    of God and Invoking Saint Michael the Archangel
    as our Protector.
  • Being "Brother and Sister" to all of God's
    Creation by living the Corporal and Spiritual
    Works of
  • Mercy directed to us by Jesus himself.
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