April 27
“It is no use walking to preach unless we preach as we walk.”
-St. Francis of Assisi
April 27
“It is no use walking to preach unless we preach as we walk.”
-St. Francis of Assisi
April 26
“Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty: ‘Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase.’”
-St. Rose of Lima
April 25
Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life, will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.”
-Mark 8: 34-35
January 31
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest things right and doing it all for love.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
January 30
“Prayer is sowing; contemplation the reaping of the harvest, when the reaper is filled with wonder at the ineffable sight of the beautiful ears of corn, which have sprung before him from the little naked seeds that he sowed.”
-St. Isaak of Syria
January 29
“Always remember to love your neighbor; always prefer the one who tries your patience, who tests your virtue, because with her you can always merit: suffering is Love; the Law is Love.”
-St. Mariam Baouardy
January 28
“A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.”
-St. Bonaventure
January 27
“Never utter in your neighbor’s absence what you would not say in their presence.”
-St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi
January 26
“We should pray hard for the conversion of sinners. In Heaven, there is more joy over the conversion of one sinner than over many just who are saved."
-St. Raphaela Mary
January 25
“Be filled with the Spirit addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs… always and for everything giving thanks in the name of Jesus Christ to God the Father."
-Ephesians 5:18-20