April 27th
St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Roccasecca, Italy; Feast day March 7th

"All sin proceeds from self-love, for we never commit sin without coveting some gratification for self."

Ven. Louis of Granada (1505-1588), Confessor; Granada, Spain

"Be patient in bearing persecution, for the patient endurance of affronts is the touchstone of true humility.  Never despise the poor and abject, for their misery should move us to compassion rather than contempt.  Be not too eager for rich apparel, for humility is incompatible with a love of display.  One who is too solicitous about his dress is a slave to the opinions of men, for he certainly would not expend so much labor upon it if he thought he would not be observed.  Beware, however, of going to the other extreme and dressing in a manner unsuited to your position.  While claiming to despise the approbation or notice of the world, many secretly strive for it by their singularity and exaggerated simplicity.  Finally, do not disdain humble and obscure employments.  Only the proud seek to avoid these, for the  man of true humility deems nothing in the world beneath him."