{"product_id":"saint-anthony-7-day-glass-candle","title":"Saint Anthony 7 Day Glass Candle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Finder of Lost Things. The Friend of the Poor. The Saint Who Delivers.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a prayer that Catholics around the world know by heart, in a dozen languages, passed down from grandmothers to grandchildren across centuries: \u003cem\u003eTony, Tony, look around — something’s lost and must be found.\u003c\/em\u003e It is not a formal prayer. It is not a liturgical prayer. It is the prayer of someone who has lost their keys, their wallet, their document, their ring — and who knows, with the easy familiarity of long devotion, exactly which saint to call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat familiarity is the measure of Saint Anthony of Padua. He is not a distant or formal saint. He is the saint you argue with, the saint you bargain with, the saint whose statue gets turned upside down by frustrated devotees who need him to pay attention. He is beloved with the kind of love that includes exasperation — because he is trusted with the kind of trust that expects results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony of Padua was a Franciscan friar of the thirteenth century, a preacher of extraordinary power, a man whose care for the poor was legendary in his own lifetime. He died at thirty-five and was canonized less than a year later — one of the fastest canonizations in the history of the Church — because the miracles began immediately. They have not stopped. He is one of the great miracle workers of the Catholic tradition, petitioned across every culture that has ever touched Catholicism, for everything from lost keys to lost loves to impossible situations that need a miracle and need one now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSaint Anthony 7 Day Glass Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e carries his warm, powerful, utterly reliable intercession through seven full days of burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTraditional Petitions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding lost objects — his most universal patronage, known across every Catholic culture in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding lost people — missing persons, lost relationships, those who have drifted away and need to be found\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove and marriage — in Latin American and Portuguese folk tradition, one of the primary saints petitioned for finding a spouse and blessing a relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe poor and the hungry — petitioned for provision, relief from poverty, and the needs of those who have nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePregnant women and safe delivery — petitioned in some traditions for protection during pregnancy and childbirth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafe travel and the protection of travelers on their journeys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiracles — one of the great miracle workers of the Catholic tradition, petitioned when a miracle is genuinely needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bread of Saint Anthony — the tradition of donating bread to the poor in his name in exchange for his intercession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Work This Candle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome to Saint Anthony with the easy familiarity he invites — he is not a saint who requires formality. Write your petition naming exactly what is lost and what you need him to find: the object, the person, the love, the opportunity, the miracle. Place it beneath the candle. Dress the top of the glass with Saint Anthony oil or a blessing oil. His colors are brown and white, the colors of the Franciscan habit. His feast day is June 13th, celebrated with particular fervor in Portugal, Brazil, and throughout Latin America — a powerful day to begin a working with him. If you are petitioning for something found, consider making a promise to donate bread or food to someone in need when he delivers — the Bread of Saint Anthony tradition is one of the most beautiful acts of reciprocal devotion in the folk Catholic world. Light the candle and speak to him plainly. If he seems slow, the tradition gives you permission to tell him so. He can take it. He has been delivering for eight hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach candle is approximately 8 inches tall and burns for up to 7 days. Prepared with care at KC Conjure \u0026amp; Botanica.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46811601797281,"sku":"KCC-CANDLES-STANTHONY","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/5583\/0177\/files\/BUBBLE-22803_960x960_66eef353-f740-44af-98c4-1160679cb236.jpg?v=1785798390","url":"https:\/\/kcconjure.com\/products\/saint-anthony-7-day-glass-candle","provider":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}