聖安多尼司鐸‧巴都亞（聖師）
聖人約在1195年，出生於葡萄牙里斯本的一個貴族家庭。1212年加入聖奧思定會；晉鐸後，1221年因受方濟會摩洛哥殉道者的感動，轉入方濟會，以準備往非洲傳教。
聖人曾航行前往非洲，不料中途受颶風所阻，轉往意大利。後來在法國及意大利各地講道，駁斥異端。
聖人口才與理論卓越，有「聖經活櫃」之稱；許多人因他而回頭歸正。他是方濟會第一位神學家，教授會士們神學。他所撰寫的講道辭，內容充實，文詞優美。他後來常駐巴都亞，以講道重整該巿風氣，解散欠債者監獄，又關顧窮人。聖人於1231年在巴都亞安逝。1946年，被尊為教會聖師。
聖人不單是葡萄牙的主保，也是航海主保、窮人的主保、尋找失物者的主保等。
人們遺失了物品，常請聖安多尼代禱，大概與以下軼事有關：聖安多尼平日常用的一本聖詠集，被一個初學修士拿去，聖人遍尋不獲，就祈禱上主，那修士在路上突遇怪事，嚇得跑回來把聖詠集還給聖人。
此外，他也熱愛窮人，樂善好施，後人為向他謝恩，遂向窮人派送麵包，稱為「聖安多尼麵包」。這大概也與以下軼事有關：1890年8月12日，法國婦女路薏絲布非納(Louise Bouffier)無法開啟她麵包店的大門，於是她請聖安多尼祈禱轉求，並許下如果大門可以毫無損壞的開啟，她就會把麵包施捨給窮人。當鎖匠帶著工具前來時，她先用鑰匙再嘗試了一次，大門竟然應聲而開。之後，她便履行承諾，長期施捨麵包給窮人。
集禱經
全能永生的天主，你賜給你的子民一位卓越的宣講者——聖安多尼，又使他樂於幫助有困難的人；藉他的轉求，求你幫助我們善度基督徒的生活，並在一切境遇中，得到你的助佑。因你的聖子、我們的主耶穌基督，他和你及聖神，是唯一天主，永生永王。亞孟。
Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Born in Lisbon, Portugal, St. Anthony (1195-1231) was a Franciscan known for his profound knowledge of theology and rhetorical skills. His preachings carried him from the north of Africa to Italy and France. He is called the “Evangelical Doctor” because he based all that he said on the texts of the Gospels. He died in Padua.
Many people give alms to St. Anthony Bread in thanksgiving to God for blessings received through the prayers of St. Anthony.
In 1888, a woman named Louise Bouffier, who managed a small bakery in the seaside village of Toulon, France, found she could not open the door with her key. While the locksmith went to get his tools, Louise prayed to St Anthony that she would give some of her bakery’s bread to the poor if the door could be opened without force. She tried the lock again and was easily able to let her in. True to her word, Louise gave her bread to the poor of Toulon free of charge.
St. Anthony is invoked as the patron saint of lost things. This attribution comes from an incident where a novice carried off a valuable psalter St. Anthony was using. St. Anthony prayed very hard that the psalter would be found. After seeing an alarming apparition of St. Anthony, the novice returned the psalter.
Collect
Almighty ever-living God, who gave Saint Anthony of Padua to your people as an outstanding preacher and an intercessor in their need, grant that, with his assistance, as we follow the teachings of the Christian life, we may know your help in every trial. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
資料來源 References
https://stanthonyshrine.org/news_at_the_shrine/page/34/
中文內容：《平日彌撒經文》，香港教區禮儀委員會
https://www.ccreadbible.org/Members/Bona/reading/saintbiography/0613-st-antony-of-padua
https://www.facebook.com/WisdomPress/posts/2901835806537310/
English text: Daily Roman Missal, 2011
https://franciscans.sg/the-legend-of-st-anthonys-bread/
https://catholicstraightanswers.com/who-is-st-anthony-and-why-is-he-the-patron-saint-of-lost-things/