✧ ✧ ✧ The list of human concerns for which Anthony is the patron is amazingly varied. St. Anthony of Padua has been known as the patron of lovers and of marriage, as a helper in time of birth or as a help against infertility. He was called upon against fevers, against diabolic powers, and against plagues among cattle. He was honored as the patron of mariners as well as of those who live in mountainous areas.
The array of wonders attributed to A…