January 14
A living love hurts. Jesus, to prove His love for us, died on the Cross. The mother, to give to her child, has to suffer. If you really love one another properly, there must be sacrifice.
-St. Teresa of Calcutta, reported by Malcolm Muggeridge in Something Beautiful for God
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January 13
St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (CA. 310 - CA. 367)
"I am well aware, almighty God and Father, that in my life I owe you a most particular duty. It is to make my every thought and word speak of you."
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"The Church of God needs saints today. This imposes a great responsibility on us. We must become holy, not because we want to feel holy, but because Christ must be able to live His life fully in us."
- Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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"Believe that He loves you, that He wants to help you in the struggles you have to undergo. Believe in His love, His exceeding love, as St. Paul says."
-From a letter of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
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"Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness."
-St. John Chrysostom
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"Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit...and the door which gives access to the other sacraments."
-Catechism of the Catholic Church (no. 1213)
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"The sweet fragrance of Christ noticed among men [is] not in a sudden burst
of flame, but in the constant red-hot embers of virtues such as justice, loyalty, faithfulness, understanding, and cheerfulness."
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"With the help and blessing of God, we shall do all in our power that our new family may be a little cenacle where Jesus may reign over all affections,
desires and actions."
- From a letter of St. Gianna Beretta Molla to her fiancé
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Look up, sweet Babe, look up and see
For love of Thee
Thus far from home
The east is come
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"A man must always be ready, for death comes when and where God wills it."
St. John Neumann
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