February 25th
St Victorinus and Six Companions (d. 284), Martyrs; Corinth, Greece

"We rather pray that if you have any other more exquisite torment you would inflict it on us.  We are determined never to violate the fidelity which we owe to God, or to deny Jesus Christ our Saviour, for he is our God, from whom we have our being, and to whom alone we aspire." (Spoken to his executioner.)

St John of the Cross (1542-1591), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Fontiveros, Spain; Feast day November 24th

"A soul that is attached to any creature will never attain perfect union with God, even though that soul possess many other virtues."

St Mary Magdalena de Pazzi (1566-1607), Virgin; Florence, Italy; Feast day May 29th

"Say nothing of an absent brother that you would not wish to say in his presence."