March 15th
St Louise de Marillac (1591-1660), Widow, Foundress; Oise, France

"Love the poor and honor them as you would honor Christ Himself."

"Certainly, it is the great secret of the spiritual life to abandon to God all that we love by abandoning ourselves to all that He wills."

Saint Abraham (d. 360), Hermit; Mesopotamia

"Most merciful God, look down on my weakness; assist me with Thy grace, that Thy name may be glorified.  Despise not the works of Thy own hands."


St Leonard of Port Maurice (1676-1771), Confessor; Porto Maurizio, Italy; Feast day November 27th

"O you deluded people, what are you doing?  Why do you not hasten to the churches to hear as many Masses as you can?  Why do you not imitate the angels, who, when a Holy Mass is celebrated, come down in myriads from Paradise and take their stations about our altars in adoration to intercede for us?"

St Philip Neri (1515-1595), Confessor; Firenze, Italy; Feast day May 26th

"With prayer we ask graces from God; in the Holy Mass we constrain God to give them to us."