Today is the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. To help a demonized woman, he wrote St. Anthony’s Brief. The text, which is derived from Revelation 5:5, can be carried as a blessed sacramental.
Ecce Crucem Domini!
Fugite, partes adversae!
Vicit Leo de tribu Juda,
Radix David! Alleluia!
Behold the Cross of the Lord!
Flee, ye adversaries!
The Lion of the tribe of Judah,
The Root of David has conquered! Alleluia!
Francisco de Zurbarán
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