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Published on 22 December 2018

Merry Christmas to all the friends of the great family of St. Anthony from the friars of the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua, Italy!

The Christmas wishes of Fr. Giancarlo Zamengo, General Director of the ‘Messenger of Saint Anthony’ magazine.

Christmas 2018

Heartfelt wishes to all the friends of the Great Family of Saint Anthony. Through St. Anthony we enter into the deep mystery of Christmas: that small child the Saint holds in his arms is the gift that God makes to “those he loves”.

It is a moving thing to behold this ‘gaze’ of God on all of us, a God who has not come to condemn or frighten us, but to remind us of just how much we are loved, sought after and desired by him.

Let us welcome Jesus into our lives with trust so that He may transform them into a gift of love for those we love.

A Merry Christmas from the ‘Messenger of Saint Anthony’ and the friars of his Basilica in Padua!

 

Fr. Giancarlo Zamengo
General Director of the ‘Messenger of Saint Anthony’