Summary: <br> <br> St. Anthony of the Desert Novena Day 9<br> Day 9<br> From the Sayings of St. Anthony of the Desert:<br> <br> Abbe Pambo asked Abba Anthony, “What ought I to do?” and the old man said to him, “Do not trust in your own righteousness, do not worry about the past, but control your tongue and your stomach.”<br> <br> “Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Christ.”<br> <br> “This is the Great Work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God and to expect temptation to his last breath.”<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, forever 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>
