August 5
Feast of the Dedication of Saint Mary Major
“Who can put Mary’s high honor into words? She is both mother and virgin. I am overwhelmed by the wonder of this miracle... Let us fear and worship the undivided Trinity as we sing the praise of the ever-virgin Mary, the holy temple of God, and of God Himself, her Son and spotless Bridegroom.”
-St. Cyril of Alexandria
The recent discovery of two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine on the biblical story of the Witch of Endor puts to rest claims by spiritualists that the story proves mediums can summon the dead.
August 4
Feast of St. John Vianney (1786 – 1859)
"The way to destroy bad habits is by watchfulness and by doing often those things that are opposites to one’s besetting sins.”
-St. John Vianney
August 3
“I must never allow the world to evangelize me, so that I forget God’s power and wisdom and look to worldly power and wisdom. Jesus gives us the Church, our guiding light on the journey… whose mission it s to urge us continually on the journey to God."
-Sister Briege McKenna
August 2
Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811 – 1868)
“We must keep in mind that the Holy Eucharist, is Jesus Christ past, present, and future; that the Eucharist is the last development of the Incarnation and mortal life of our Savior, that in the Eucharist Jesus Christ gives us every grace; that all truths tend to and end in the Eucharist; and that there is nothing more to be added when we have said, ‘The Eucharist,’ since it is Jesus Christ.”
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
August 1
Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696 – 1787)
“Contradictions, sickness, scruples, spiritual aridity, and all the inner and outward torments are the chisel with which God carves His statues for paradise.”
-St. Alphonsus Liguori
July 31
Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491 – 1556)
“Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. You have given me all that I have, all I am, and I surrender to your divine will. Give me only your love and your grace. With this I am rich enough, and I have no more to ask."
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
We received this testimony from a woman who reads our blog and wanted to help others who are involved in the New Age. What a powerful witness to the mercy of God!
July 30
Feast of Saint Peter Chrysologus
“There are three things through which faith stands firm, devotion abides and virtue endures: prayer, fasting, and mercy. Let no one cut these three apart – they are inseparable."
-St. Peter Chrysologus
July 29
Feast of Saint Martha
“Martha and Mary were sisters, related not only by blood but also by religious aspirations. They stayed close to our Lord and both served Him harmoniously when He was among them.”
-St. Augustine
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