January 31st
St John Bosco (1815-1888), Confessor, Founder; Piedmont, Italy

"This was the method that Jesus used with the apostles.  He put up with their ignorance and roughness and even their infidelity.  He treated sinners with kindness and affection that caused some to be shocked, others to be scandalized and still others to hope for God's mercy.  And so He bade us to be gentle and humble of heart."

The Cure of Ars (1786-1859), Confessor; Dardilly, France

"When we speak to Jesus with simplicity and with all our heart, He does like a mother who holds her child's head with her hands and covers it with kisses and caresses."