The life of a Christian

 

The life of a Christian, the saint observes poetically, happens on earth like the majestic rainbow spreads itself from one point to another in the sky. There are various colours in the rainbow, but fire red and pale blue are predominant.

Similarly, the life of a good Christian is coloured by virtues that are covered and illuminated by the sparkling love of God and love for one's neighbour.

Love must accompany all of the virtues, since, notes Saint Anthony with domestic images, "as the table is poor and unadorned without bread, so are the virtues without love."

This is the intuition that has always accompanied the great saints, from Saint Paul to Saint Theresa of Lisieux, who John Paul II proclaimed Doctor of the Church, to Saint Anthony, "I understood that the Church had a Heart and that this Heart was lit by Love. I understood that only Love made the members of the Church act [ . . . ] I understood that Love closes in itself all the Vocations, that Love was everything."

 Our Saint has left us with a great legacy of teachings, and has set us a glorious example of charity, of what it means to be there for the poorest of the poor.

Thanks to you, dear donors, our Saint’s charitable efforts can achieve a great deal in the world: we can assist those suffering loneliness and deprivation in those parts of the world where our help is most needed. In the Saint’s name, we reach out to the remotest, most forsaken corners of the world, forsaken even by hope itself. This has been made possible through the solidarity of countless friends. At the heart of each project is Saint Anthony’s driving force.

This is why we act with the will to promote the well-being of every person, to restore them dignity and the power to forge a brighter future for themselves.

Note: And This is what I intend to do with the Anthonians of the Philippines, as its founder in this country I go our in search for the poorest of the poor in the mountains and slamps.