March 3rd
St Katherine Drexel (1858-1955), Virgin, Foundress; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"The patient and humble endurance of the cross -- whatever nature it may be -- is the highest work we have to do."

St Bernard (1090-1153), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Fontaine-les-Dijon, France; Feast day August 20th

"The tongue of a detracter is a three-edged sword.  With one of these edges it destroys the reputation of a neighbour; with the second, it wounds the souls of those who listen to the detraction; and with the third, it kills the soul of the detracter by depriving him of the divine grace."

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

"As the singing of the nightingale in the wood surpasses that of all other birds, so the voice of Mary is far superior to that of all the other saints."