Church religious marble Statue Saint Antoine

The person holding the baby Jesus, Statue Saint Antoine, is the saint who blesses the lost. There is a belt around his waist and 35 pieces of exquisite silver ornaments are hung on him. They are called miracles. Each ornament donated by different believers represents a prayer that has not yet been answered or the gratitude that has been answered because of the prayer.

Life experience of Statue Saint Antoine:

Saint Anthony grew up in a wealthy Christian family. Since childhood, he has had a quiet and calm personality and often went to church with his family, which is different from the young people who despised faith at that time. When St. Anthony was about eighteen to twenty years old, his parents died one after another, and he handed over his huge wealth and only sister to him. Once, when St. Anthony was walking on the road, he repeatedly thought about how the apostles abandoned everything and followed the Lord. St. Anthony walked into the church while thinking about these things. At that time, someone was reading the Gospel. It was Jesus who said to the rich young man: “If you are willing to be a perfect man, you can sell what you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure. In the sky; you have to come and follow me.” These words deeply inspired St. Anthony to keep part of his property to his sister and sell the rest to the poor. Soon after, I heard another sentence saying: “You don’t have to worry about it, there must be a road to the mountain, and the moment is enough.” Statue Saint Antoine gave up all his property and entrusted his sister to respected and reliable virgins. , Then enter the monastic life.

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Thoughts from Statue Saint Antoine:

Statue Saint Antoine believes that the body must be despised in order to preserve the soul. Therefore, we should devote all our time to the soul, reduce the care of the body, and self-denial. However, dealing with the body alone fails to complete the spiritual life, and we need to deal with sin further. Statue Saint Antoine believes that the way to deal with sin is to meditate on your sin and God’s judgment.

While dealing with the flesh and sin, the loneliness of the soul is also a level that cannot be ignored. Statue Saint Antoine advocates independent practice. Only by staying quiet and alone for a long time can we see the darkness in the soul more deeply. Even so, Statue Saint Antoine also urged the brothers to confess their sins to each other. Therefore, St. Anthony’s spiritual thinking on dealing with sin not only emphasizes personal examination but also emphasizes the need to face each other with brothers in order to have a healthy spiritual life.

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