April 28th
St Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962), Confessor; Magenta, Italy; Feast day April 28th
"If one were to consider how much Jesus has suffered, one would not commit the smallest sin."
Ven. Louis of Granada (1505-1588), Confessor; Granada, Spain
"Remember that Our Lord and Saviour, at His coming into this world, disdained to possess riches, which are the object of your desires. On the contrary, He so loved poverty that He chose for His Mother not a rich and powerful queen, but a poor and humble Virgin. He willed to be born, not in a palace, but in a bleak stable, the manger of which, covered with a little straw, was His only couch....
"Man cannot freely rise to God and the contemplation of His beauty while he is breathless in the pursuit of riches. A heart filled with material and earthly pleasures can never know spiritual and divine joys. No; it is impossible to unite what is false with what is true; what is spiritual with what is carnal; what is temporal with what is eternal; they can never dwell together in one heart."
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
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."
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."
Friday, April 26, 2013
April 26th
St Bernard (1090-1153), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Fontaine-les-Dijon, France; Feast day August 20th
"God has two feet, one of justice and the other of mercy. We must embrace both, lest justice separated from mercy should cause us to despair, or mercy without justice should excite in us presumption."
St Mary Magdalena de Pazzi (1566-1607), Virgin; Florence, Italy; Feast day May 29th
"If I am in contemplation, God is helping me; if I assist my neighbor, I am helping God."
St Ambrose (340-397), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Present day Trier, Germany; Feast day December 7th
"If strength is wanting, pray to God and He will give it to you."
St Bernard (1090-1153), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Fontaine-les-Dijon, France; Feast day August 20th
"God has two feet, one of justice and the other of mercy. We must embrace both, lest justice separated from mercy should cause us to despair, or mercy without justice should excite in us presumption."
St Mary Magdalena de Pazzi (1566-1607), Virgin; Florence, Italy; Feast day May 29th
"If I am in contemplation, God is helping me; if I assist my neighbor, I am helping God."
St Ambrose (340-397), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Present day Trier, Germany; Feast day December 7th
"If strength is wanting, pray to God and He will give it to you."
Thursday, April 25, 2013
April 25th
St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Roccasecca, Italy; Feast day March 7th
"In recalling to mind the life and actions of the saints, walk in their footsteps as much as possible, and humble yourself if you can not attain to their perfection."
St Alphonsus (1696-1787), Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Marianella, Naples; Feast day August 2nd
"Blessed are the actions enclosed between two Hail Marys."
St Vincent de Paul (1580-1660), Confessor, Priest, Founder; Gascony, France; Feast day July 19th
"Prayer teaches us the need of laying before God all our necessities, of corresponding with His grace, of banishing vice from our heart and of establishing virtue in it."
St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Roccasecca, Italy; Feast day March 7th
"In recalling to mind the life and actions of the saints, walk in their footsteps as much as possible, and humble yourself if you can not attain to their perfection."
St Alphonsus (1696-1787), Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Marianella, Naples; Feast day August 2nd
"Blessed are the actions enclosed between two Hail Marys."
St Vincent de Paul (1580-1660), Confessor, Priest, Founder; Gascony, France; Feast day July 19th
"Prayer teaches us the need of laying before God all our necessities, of corresponding with His grace, of banishing vice from our heart and of establishing virtue in it."
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
April 24th
St Fidelis of Sigmarengen (1577-1622), Martyr; Sigmarengen, Germany; Feast day April 24th
"Pardon my enemies, O Lord: blinded by passion, they know not what they do. Lord Jesus, have pity on me. Mary, mother of Jesus, assist me."
St Bernard (1090-1153), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Fontaine-les-Dijon, France; Feast day August 20th
"The deceitful charms of prosperity destroy more souls than all the scourges of adversity."
St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Virgin, Doctor of the Church; Avila, Spain; Feast day, October 15th
"I have noticed that all persons who have true devotion to St Joseph and tender him special honor, are very much advanced in virtue, for he takes great care of souls who recommend themselves to him; and I have never asked of him anything which he did not obtain for me."
St Fidelis of Sigmarengen (1577-1622), Martyr; Sigmarengen, Germany; Feast day April 24th
"Pardon my enemies, O Lord: blinded by passion, they know not what they do. Lord Jesus, have pity on me. Mary, mother of Jesus, assist me."
St Bernard (1090-1153), Confessor, Doctor of the Church; Fontaine-les-Dijon, France; Feast day August 20th
"The deceitful charms of prosperity destroy more souls than all the scourges of adversity."
St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Virgin, Doctor of the Church; Avila, Spain; Feast day, October 15th
"I have noticed that all persons who have true devotion to St Joseph and tender him special honor, are very much advanced in virtue, for he takes great care of souls who recommend themselves to him; and I have never asked of him anything which he did not obtain for me."
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
April 23rd
St Adalbert (956-997), Bishop, Martyr; Bohemia; Feast day April 23rd
"It is an easy thing to wear the mitre and a cross; but it is a most dreadful circumstance to have an account to give of a bishopric to the Judge of the living and the dead."
St Gregory the Great (540-604), Confessor, Pope, Doctor of the Church; Rome, Italy; Feast day March 12th
"By the other virtues we give to God what belongs to us; by obedience we give Him ourselves."
St Coletta (1380-1447), Virgin; Picardy, France; Feast day March 6th
"The renunciation of self-will is more meritorious than the sacrifice of all the riches of the world."
St Adalbert (956-997), Bishop, Martyr; Bohemia; Feast day April 23rd
"It is an easy thing to wear the mitre and a cross; but it is a most dreadful circumstance to have an account to give of a bishopric to the Judge of the living and the dead."
St Gregory the Great (540-604), Confessor, Pope, Doctor of the Church; Rome, Italy; Feast day March 12th
"By the other virtues we give to God what belongs to us; by obedience we give Him ourselves."
St Coletta (1380-1447), Virgin; Picardy, France; Feast day March 6th
"The renunciation of self-will is more meritorious than the sacrifice of all the riches of the world."
Monday, April 22, 2013
April 22nd
St Tharba (d. 341), Martyr; Persia; Feast day April 22nd
"Most impudent of men, how could you again entertain such a dishonest thought? For me courageously to die is to live; but life, purchased by baseness, is worse than any death."
St Epipodius (d. 177), Martyr; Lyon, France; Feast day April 22nd
"You, after having defiled yourselves with pleasures like brute beasts, find nothing at last but a sorrowful death; whereas we, when you destroy us, enter into eternal life."
"I confess that Jesus Christ is God, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit. It is but reasonable that I should resign my soul to Him who has created me and redeemed me. This is not losing my life, but changing it into a better."
St Alexander (d. 177), Martyr; Lyon, France; Feast day April 22nd
"The God Whom I adore, and Who alone is the Almighty and Eternal God, I trust will give me grace to confess Him to my last breath, as the guardian of my faith and resolution."
St Tharba (d. 341), Martyr; Persia; Feast day April 22nd
"Most impudent of men, how could you again entertain such a dishonest thought? For me courageously to die is to live; but life, purchased by baseness, is worse than any death."
St Epipodius (d. 177), Martyr; Lyon, France; Feast day April 22nd
"You, after having defiled yourselves with pleasures like brute beasts, find nothing at last but a sorrowful death; whereas we, when you destroy us, enter into eternal life."
"I confess that Jesus Christ is God, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit. It is but reasonable that I should resign my soul to Him who has created me and redeemed me. This is not losing my life, but changing it into a better."
St Alexander (d. 177), Martyr; Lyon, France; Feast day April 22nd
"The God Whom I adore, and Who alone is the Almighty and Eternal God, I trust will give me grace to confess Him to my last breath, as the guardian of my faith and resolution."
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