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

January 24

“Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan.”

-St. John Chrysostom

January 23

“Not all of us are expected to die a martyr’s death, but we are called to the pursuit of Christian virtue. This demands strength of character…a constant, persistent and relentless effort is being asked of us right up to the moment of our death.”

-Pope Pius XII

January 22

"Be kind to one another, compassionate, and mutually forgiving, just as God has forgiven you in Christ. Be imitators of God as his dear children."

-Ephesians 4:32

January 21

"Take care, my brothers, lest any of you have an evil and unfaithful spirit and fall away from the living God. Encourage one another daily while it is still 'today,' so that no one grows hardened by the deceit of sin."

-Hebrews 3: 12-13