Summary: <br> St. Anthony of the Desert Novena Day 7<br> Day 7<br> From the Sayings of St. Anthony of the Desert:<br> <br> The brothers praised a monk before Abba Anthony. When the monk came to see him, Anthony wanted to know how he would bear insults, and seeing that he could not bear them at all, he said to him, “You are like a village magnificently decorated on the outside, but destroyed from within by robbers.”<br> A brother said to Abba Anthony, “Pray for me.” The old man said to him, “I will have no mercy on you, nor will God have any, if you yourself do not make an effort and if you do not pray to God.”<br> <br> <br> Dear God,<br> St Anthony of the Desert accepted your call to renounce the world and to love you above all things.<br> He faithfully served you in the solitude of the desert by fasting, prayer, humility and good works.<br> In the Sign of the Cross, he triumphed over the devil.<br> Through his intercession, may we learn to love you better; with all our hearts, all our souls, all our minds, all our strength and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.<br> St Anthony, great and powerful saint, intercede for us also for this special request (mention your request).<br> We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.<br> Amen<br> St. Anthony of the Desert, pray for us.<br> <a href="http://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/st-anthony-desert-novena-mp3-audio-text/">For the entire 9-Day St. Anthony of the Desert Novena Mp3 audio and Text Page </a><br> The sayings of St. Anthony us, as translated by the late <a href="http://www.hmc.ox.ac.uk/people/bward.html">Sr Benedicta Ward SLG </a>, are taken from her <a href="http://amzn.to/2CXYKJ8">The Sayings of the Desert Fathers:</a><br> <br> <br>
