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
The U.S. Department of Justice released a memo last week directing the executive branch to expand religious liberty protections, particularly in the areas of parental rights and religious autonomy, to comply with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
SP asks: “What is the link between environmentalism and the New Age?”
July 28
“He gave me courage to practice mental prayer. I say courage, because I know nothing in the world that requires more of this.”
-St. Teresa of Avila
July 27
“The tree of the cross bears fruit in every season and in every land.”
-St. Therese Couderc
July 26
Feast of St. Joachim and St. Ann, Parents of Mary
“Joachim and Ann, how blessed a couple! All creation is indebted to you. For at your hands the Creator was offered a gift excelling all other gifts: a chaste mother, who alone was worthy of Him.”
-St. John Damascene
July 25
“Our soul ought to be a closed sanctuary where God alone acts.”
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
