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

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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."

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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.

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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.