February 9
“The perfection of a Christian consists in knowing how to mortify himself for the love of Christ…. Where there is no great mortification there is no great sanctity.”--St. Philip Neri
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Tragedy
February 8 Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin (1869 – 1947)
“If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today.”--St. Josephine Bakhita
Suffering
February 7
“Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God.”--St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Accepting and Serving
February 6
“Someone has said we do not save others by changing and converting and developing them; we redeem them by the love that accepts them and serves them as they are.”--Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit, O.C.D. (Jessica Powers)
St. Agatha
February 5
Feast of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
“She wore the glow of a pure conscience and the crimson of the Lamb’s blood for her cosmetics...Her robe is the mark of her faithful witness to Christ.”
--St. Methodius on St. Agatha
Giving
February 4
“The act and spirit of giving are the best counter to the evil forces in the world today, and giving liberates the individual not only spiritually but materially.”
--Dorothy Day
St. Blaise
February 3
Feast of St. Blaise
O God, deliver us through the intercession of Thy holy bishop and martyr Blaise, from all evil of soul and body, especially from all ills of the throat; and grant us the grace to make a good confession in the confident hope of obtaining Thy pardon, and ever to praise with worthy lips Thy most holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.--From the Novena Prayer to St. Blaise
The Presentation
February 2
Presentation of the Lord
“Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”
--Luke 2:34-35
Blessings
February 1
“When the Lord knows that good health is necessary for our welfare, He sends it to us; and when we need sickness, He sends that too.”
--St. Teresa of Avila
Using Mercy
January 31
Feast of St. John Bosco, Priest (1815 – 1888)
“There must be no hostility in our minds, no contempt in our eyes, no insult on our lips. We must use mercy for the present and have hope fo rthe future, as is fitting for true fathers who are eager for real correction and improvement.”
--St. John Bosco
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