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Well what you learn when you post on here! Now I am a good Catholic girl so should have remembered to pin the devil but I lapsed,,,,that will teach me!

Purple thank you for the explanation, I am going to book mark this. Not so sure that he will help with the Ernie numbers unless of course you give some of the winnings to has Order.

CC that's an idea, I haven't won a thing for years! (only ever had £50 a couple of times but came in very handy when the cheques arrived. My son has had £100 worth since he was 8 and not a smell of a win!)

Lizx

Hi Bridget, I googled, and copied and pasted this;

Nearly everywhere St. Anthony is asked to intercede with God for the return of things lost or stolen. Those who feel very familiar with him may pray, "Tony, Tony, turn around. Something's lost and must be found."

The reason for invoking St. Anthony's help in finding lost or stolen things is traced back to an incident in his own life. As the story goes, Anthony had a book of psalms that was very important to him. Besides the value of any book before the invention of printing, the psalter had the notes and comments he had made to use in teaching students in his Franciscan Order.

A novice who had already grown tired of living religious life decided to depart the community. Besides going AWOL he also took Anthony's psalter! Upon realizing his psalter was missing, Anthony prayed it would be found or returned to him. And after his prayer the thieving novice was moved to return the psalter to Anthony and return to the Order which accepted him back. Legend has embroidered this story a bit. It has the novice stopped in his flight by a horrible devil brandishing an ax and threatening to trample him underfoot if he did not immediately return the book. Obviously a devil would hardly command anyone to do something good. But the core of the story would seem to be true. And the stolen book is said to be preserved in the Franciscan friary in Bologna.

In any event, shortly after his death people began praying through Anthony to find or recover lost and stolen articles. And the Responsory of St. Anthony composed by his contemporary, Julian of Spires, O.F.M., proclaims, "The sea obeys and fetters break/And lifeless limbs thou dost restore/While treasures lost are found again/When young or old thine aid implore."

Hi Bridget - seems appropriate for where you live - when I've lost something I mutter 'Pin the devil'!!!

St Jude (the saint of hopeless causes) is a good one to call upon too!!
I always find it funny when schools are called 'St Judes'

Glad you found it.

important receipt and looked every where for it today. I had it last night and put it somewhere safe and lo and behold it wasn't there this morning! I have emptied cupboards and draws, I have pulled out furniture and then had to clean the skirtings befor I oput them back!
I have sead my prayers, I have done eb=verything i could think of, even to emptying the black bage full of rubish. so I sadi even more prayers and was very cross, I finally decided I was losing whatever common sense I had and decided to make a coffee. Now this is really true..as I went back into the sitting room there on the table that holds the phone and printer was just one piece of paper inside a shop folder , and yes you have guessed it is what I have been looking for.,,,,this place I am living in is very spooky and I lived her for about 6 months and had my 4th birthday here and very unexpectedly I found myself back here for work reasons and had my 64th birthday here....
It was a convent when I was first here and and now it is small appartments, there are only 12 flats here......