April 1st
St Hugh (1053-1132), Bishop, Confessor; Grenoble, France

"By prayer, I always find myself stronger."

"Vanity and inordinate affections suffice to damn a soul.  It is only through the divine mercy that we can hope to be saved, and shall we ever cease to implore it?"

"This life is all given us for weeping and penance, not for idle discourses."

Bl Anacleto Gonzalez Flores (1888-1927), Martyr; Jalisco, Mexico

"The country is a jail for the Catholic Church....We are not worried about defending our material interests because these come and go; but our spiritual interests, these we will defend because they are necessary to obtain our salvation."

"I die, but God does not die!"

Padre Pio (1887-1968), Confessor, Stigmatic; Pietrelcina, Italy; Feast day September 23rd

"Confession is the soul's bath.  You must go at least once a week.  I do not want souls to stay away from confession more than a week.  Even a clean and unoccupied room gathers dust; return after a week and you will see that it needs dusting again!"