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The Shrine of St. Anthony

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The Shrine of St. Anthony

The Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD is a place of pilgrimage and retreat center run by the Franciscan Friars Conventual.

We are the official Shrine to St. Anthony for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

09/10/2026

Exciting update! Due to increased demand, on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, we will now have three priests available for Confession. You have the opportunity for confession Monday through Saturday from 11-11:50 a.m. at the Shrine. Stop by and receive God's mercy in this Sacrament!

09/09/2026

Join us Friday, September 11 following noon Mass as we pray the Rosary at the 9/11 Memorial here at the Shrine. We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries as we gather to remember this tragic event, ask for God's comfort, and honor the fallen.

09/08/2026

Both St. Francis and St. Anthony were known for miracles that mirrored those of great figures from Old and New Testament times.

St. Francis was travelling along and the man who was leading his donkey became terribly thirsty. St. Francis stopped and touched the ground, and immediately a spring gushed forth. This reminds us of Moses who provided water for the Chosen People in the desert by striking the rock with his rod.

With St. Anthony, it was a question of a group of friars asking him to help them find a source of water for their friary. He prayed for a while, and a spring gushed up at his feet which provided water for the friars’ needs but it was also famous for the healings that were obtained by those who drank it with faith.

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This is the year of St. Francis for this is the 800th anniversary of his death. This reflection is about St. Anthony, for on Tuesday we seek his intercession in a special way. It is intended to show how he was a true disciple of St. Francis.

09/06/2026

In the Gospel today, we hear about how members of the community should settle disputes that might arise. The advice given is to work at reconciliation, only escalating the discussion to the next level when it was absolutely necessary.

St. Francis goes one step further. He realized that being a peacemaker often involves humility and a willingness to admit one’s own faults. It might, at times, involve the necessity of suffering injustice, of carrying one’s cross, for the sake of the other. In one of his admonitions he wrote, “Blessed is the servant who bears discipline, accusation, and blame from others as patiently as if they came from himself. Blessed is the servant who when reproved, mildly submits, modestly obeys, humbly confesses, and willingly satisfies. Blessed is the servant who is not prompt to excuse himself and who humbly bears shame and reproof for sin when he is without fault.”

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This year has been dedicated to the memory of St. Francis by Pope Leo because it is the 800th anniversary of his death. We will be giving a short account from his life and ministry each Sunday through this special year.

09/04/2026

Join Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. on this all-day pilgrimage. Pilgrims will have the opportunity to explore the Basilia’s grounds, gather with other pilgrims, hear inspiring words, and pray. Bus tickets are $30. Link below to register.

https://shrineofstanthony.org/dc-pilgrimage-registration

09/02/2026

Chef Ryan Westover, culinary director at the Franciscan Center of Baltimore, and Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv., Minister Provincial of Our Lady of the Angels Province were featured on Midday Maryland on WMAR to promote Wine at the Shrine! Have you securedyour tickets yet? Link below!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wineattheshrine1/2233669

09/01/2026

Both St. Francis and St. Anthony realized that much discord was caused by demons.

In the life of St. Francis, one day he came to the city of Arezzo which was being torn apart by feuds and vendettas. He realized that the source of the discord was that demons had made that city their abode. He thus ordered one of his friars to cast the demons out to bring peace to the city. This scene is depicted in one of the frescoes that are painted in the upper basilica in Assisi.

With St. Anthony, there was a woman in Lisbon who was tormented by demons. She even was going to throw herself into the Tagus River to kill herself. On the way, she stopped at a Franciscan chapel. She fell asleep and saw St. Anthony give her a small piece of parchment on which a Biblical prayer was written. When she awoke, she realized that she had been delivered from her horrible plight. This parchment is called the brief of St. Anthony.

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This is the year of St. Francis for this is the 800th anniversary of his death. This reflection is about St. Anthony, for on Tuesday we seek his intercession in a special way. It is intended to show how he was a true disciple of St. Francis.

08/30/2026

Jesus tells St. Peter in today’s Gospel that his followers must take up their crosses and follow him.

The cross was an especially beloved sign of God’s love to St. Francis and all Franciscans. It was from a cross that Jesus told St. Francis to rebuild his Church. The crib and the cross were seen by St. Francis as the two moments in the life of Christ when we most clearly see how much the Son of God humbled Himself to reach out into our lives and our love. St. Francis was even marked with the sign of the cross, the stigmata, so that, according to the words of St. Bonaventure, the lover might come to resemble the beloved.

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This year has been dedicated to the memory of St. Francis by Pope Leo because it is the 800th anniversary of his death. We will be giving a short account from his life and ministry each Sunday through this special year.

08/25/2026

At the time of St. Francis and St. Anthony, there were a number of so-called reform movements that decided that the Church was evil and therefore should be attacked. St. Francis helped to reform the Church, not be attacking it, but rather by living an example of holiness that invited others to live in the footprints of Christ. He saw the flaws of the Church hierarchy, but he wanted to bring it to conversion not through hate and rejection, but rather by love and example.

St. Anthony likewise used his great learning to encourage people to be faithful to the Church and to our faith. He, like Francis, highly esteemed the sacraments of the Church through which people might experience God’s love and mercy in a profound way.

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This is the year of St. Francis for this is the 800th anniversary of his death. This reflection is about St. Anthony, for on Tuesday we seek his intercession in a special way. It is intended to show how he was a true disciple of St. Francis.

08/23/2026

St. Francis always had the greatest respect for the authority of the Papacy. When he first founded the Order, he and twelve of his companions made a pilgrimage to Rome to obtain the Pope’s blessing for their Order and its First Rule. At first the Holy Father was hesitant to give his permission to St. Francis’ new movement because there were many heretical movements arising at that time and the Pope wondered whether St. Francis might be another one of those heretics.

The night after the Pope met with St. Francis, the Holy Father had a dream that the Lateran Basilica was falling over, and the only one who was holding it up was the poor beggar whom he had met the previous day, St. Francis. He summoned him and approved his way of life, the First Rule of 1209.

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This year has been dedicated to the memory of St. Francis by Pope Leo because it is the 800th anniversary of his death. We will be giving a short account from his life and ministry each Sunday through this special year.

Address

12290 Folly Quarter Road
Ellicott City, MD
21042

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 1pm
Sunday	11am - 1pm

Telephone

(410)5312800

Website

http://www.ShrineofStAnthony.org/

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