MEANING AND WAY OF ASCRIPTION AT THE ARCICONFRATERNITA OF SANT'ANTONIO DI PADOVA

    The ascription to the Arciconfraternita of St. Anthony of Padua represents a form of public activity in the Catholic and Apostolic Church inspired by the devotion to St. Anthony in order to engage in his own religious formation, in the diffusion of the Antonian devotion and in works of charity and apostolate.

 Appointments

 Each member of the group is invited to take an active part in the Catechesis and the Confraternity Mass, which is celebrated every first Sunday of the month from 9.00 am in the Scoletta del Santo and in the Basilica Antoniana by P. Cappellano, followed by the blessing and distribution of the Bread of Sant 'Antonio. All ascribed are invited to take part to the following processions and functions that take place in the Basilica del Santo wearing a fraternity cloak and medallion:

 1. the Festivity and commemotation of the tongue of the Saint (the first Sunday after February 15th),

 2. the days of the Tredicina in honor of the Saint at the beginning of the month of June each year,

 3. the Festivity of the Saint (June 13th ),

 4. the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception ( December 8th),

 5. the Te Deum in occasion of the anniversary of the election of the Supreme Pontiff.  During the year there are numerous other opportunities to meet at our head office, the Scoletta del Santo, with other Antonian Confraternities who come to Padua on a pilgrimage.

 Spiritual Privileges

 All ascribed, by rescript of the Apostolic Penitentiary, can profit, in the forms established by the Church, the gift of Plenary Indulgence in the following days and festivities of the Liturgical Year:

 1. the day of the ascription,

 2. the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord ( March 25th),

 3. the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( December  8th ),

 4. the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Heaven ( August 15th),

 5. Liturgical commemoration of St. Anthony of Padua ( June 13th),

 6. Liturgical commemoration of the Translation of the Body of the the Saint - Festivity of the Tongue ( February 15th),

 7. Liturgical commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi ( October 4th),

 8 Liturgical commemoration of the Empression of the Stigmata at St. Francis of Assisi (September 17th).

 Moreover, our Father Chaplain will celebrate  three Holy Masses of suffrage for the ascribed   on their return to the Father's House. 

 Information

 All members are regularly informed about the association activities, through the quarterly periodical Arciconfraternita del Santo, which is freely sent by regular mail  and through periodic written notifications sent home or by e-mail.

 Application for registration

 In order to submit to the Board of Directors the Application for Registration, to obtain the required approval, the following documents must be sent:

 1. application in written form on the attached model and signed in the original, showing a concise but explanatory curriculum vitae, which particularly illustrates the reasons for his antonian devotion,

 2. certificate of good customs issued by the parish priest or other priest of the Catholic Church, who personally knows the candidate,3. receipt of payment of € 40.00 on c.c.p. of the Arciconfraternita inclusive of the registration fee of € 25 (twenty-five) and the quota for the current year (€ 15-fifteen) (bulletin c.c.p. attachment); when in possession of the above certification the payments can already be made.

 Attached you will also find a copy of the current statute, while for the presentation of the confraternity signs we invite you to visit the web site of the Arciconfraternita.