January 28th
St Peter Nolasco (1189-1256), Confessor, Catalan

"O how sweet it is to die under the protection of Mary!"

St Aelred (1108-1167), Confessor, Scotland, Feast day January 12th

On entering the Cistercian monastery of Rievaulx in Yorkshire:  "It was then, O my God, that I began to taste the comfort, the joy, and profound peace which is found in seeking Thee and serving Thee."