My mother-in-law did. I lived with my mother-in-law for five years. She was staunch Italian and believed in ghosts and Jesus. No one, and my daughters will second this, ever brought the spirit world closer to us than my mother-in-law.
For five years, whenever she lost something, I watched her pray to St. Anthony and remain calm for weeks and months, confident she’d find it. One time, she lost a gold bracelet my father-in-law had given her. He passed away and this made her really sad. It was the dead of winter when she lost it. She prayed to St. Anthony like she always did, then let it go. Do you believe five months later my sister found it in her driveway when the snow melted? And that wasn’t the only time. Getting up there in years, she lost a lot of things around the house. She’d say her prayer and pretty soon she’d find the lost object. One time it was $300, so I figured I’d better pay attention – she had something here.
About a month ago my husband lost a ring that he had made with diamonds and rubies that she had given him before she died. He was beside himself. Now, normally when my husband is upset about something, I am too. This time I was strangely peaceful. I did what Mom B always did. I prayed to St. Anthony. I didn’t get upset over the loss. I just knew he’d find that ring.
Weeks were going by. He figured out that he lost it at a gas station while getting gas. He went back there to inquire about it. The owner was wonderful and promised to look for it as the snow melted. My husband had given up all hope after going back to the station to ask again two or three times. He would always tell me it’s gone forever. I did feel sorry for him, but I remained strangely peaceful.
Ten minutes ago he texted me with a picture of the ring. It fell off in his iPad bag and he found it while cleaning. What can I say?
And so, as another day goes by, there’s definitely power in things unseen, and I have written.
St. Anthony, St. Anthony look around, my XYZ has been lost and has to be found!
Such a prayer! I have used it so many times and with confidence! It always works. Lately with my mind slipping I have been using it more frequently. Right now I am looking for some gold earrings. I probably put them in a pocket of something… time to start chanting again!
Here’s to grandmothers and all the wisdom they have left us.
I was very pleased to find this site.