Spiritual Life of St.Anthony
All throughout Anthony's life, he lived in a very spirtual world. His parents had a different plan for him, than he had for himself. They wanted him to become a doctor, but his passion was in preaching to others. When his life took an exciting turn, and he became part of the Franciscans, he realized that if he wanted to succeed he needed to listen to the plan God had for him. His parents' and family's opinions were well considered, but in the end, it was his destiny to preach. Anthony, much like Jesus, loved to teach those who didn't have a lot of faith in Jesus, or just didn't even believe in him at all. The feeling of knowing that you could change someones perspective of living, to the right way, meant everything to him. He truely cared about others, and wanted them to ask for forgiveness and enter Heaven when they pass. Once Anthony passed, he became the Saint you would pray for if you have lost a person or thing. The reason why he's known as the Patron saint of lost items ands missing persons comes from a legend about his life. When a novice stole Anthony's Psalter, Anthony prayed for it's return. The theif not only brought the book back, but re-entered the order. Since then, whenever there was a missing person or missing article, people would pray to St.Anthony and he would assist them as much as he could.