March 2nd
St Angela of the Cross (1846-1932); Virgin, Foundress; Seville, Spain

"The nothing keeps silent, the nothing does not want to be, the nothing suffers all....The nothing does not impose itself, the nothing does not command with authority, and finally, the nothing in the creature is practical humility."


St Gregory the Great (540-604), Confessor, Pope, Doctor of the Church; Rome, Italy; Feast day September 3rd

"As pride is the most evident characteristic of the reprobate, humility is the clearest sign of the elect."

St Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Haute Savoie, France; Feast day, January 29th

"Humble meekness is the virtue of virtues, which our Divine Redeemer has most urgently recommended to us; therefore we must practice it everywhere and at all times."