For God so loved the world, as to give His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in Him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. – Saint John the Apostle

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Saint Augustine of Hippo



Trust the past to the Mercy of God, the present to His Love, and the future to His Providence.

-- Saint Augustine of Hippo

Friday, April 29, 2011

Saint John of the Cross



Those who trust in themselves are worse than the devil!!

-- Saint John of the Cross

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Saint Thomas Aquinas

 
 
Blood that but one drop of has the power to win.......All the world forgiveness of its world of sin.

-- Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Cyprian of Carthage



Let us remember one another in concord and unanimity. Let us on both sides of death always pray for one another. Let us relieve burdens and afflictions by mutual love, that if one of us, by the swiftness of divine condescension, shall go hence the first, our love may continue in the presence of the Lord, and our prayers for our brethren and sisters not cease in the presence of the Father's mercy. 

-- Saint Cyprian of Carthage

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Saint John Vianney



Yes, my dear bretheren, we shall see at the Judgement that the largest section of Christians practiced a religion of whim or caprice only---that is to say, the greatest number of them practiced their religion merely from motives of routine, and very few sought God alone in what they did.

-- Saint John Vianney

Monday, April 25, 2011

Pope Saint Leo the Great



For all, regenerated in Christ, as made kings by the sign of the cross. They are consecrated priests by the oil of the Holy Spirit, so that beyond the special service of our ministry as priests, all spiritual and mature Christians know that they are a royal race and are sharers in the office of the priesthood.

 -- Pope Saint Leo the Great

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Saint Melito of Sardis



The Lord, though He was God, became man. He suffered for the sake of whose who suffer, He was bound for those in bonds, condemned for the guilty, buried for those who lie in the grave; but He rose from the dead, and cried aloud: "Who will contend with me? Let him confront me." I have freed the condemned, brought the dead back to life, raised men from their graves. Who has anything to say against me? I, He said, am the Christ; I have destroyed death, triumphed over the enemy, trampled hell underfoot, bound the strong one, and taken men up to the heights of heaven: I am the Christ.

-- Saint Melito of Sardis from a letter

Friday, April 22, 2011

Saint Peter Julian Eymard



Every time we come into the presence of the Eucharist we may say: This precious Testament cost Jesus Christ His life. For the Eucharist is a testament, a legacy which becomes valid only at the death of the testator. Our Lord thereby shows us His boundless love, for He Himself said there is no greater proof of love than to lay down one's life for one's friends

-- Saint Peter Julian Eymard 

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Saint Francis of Assisi



We adore you and we bless you, Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all the churches which are in the whole world, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

-- Saint Francis of Assisi

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Saint John Vianney



Can the life of a good Christian be anything other than that of a man nailed to the Cross with Jesus Christ?

-- Saint John Vianney

Saint Ignatius of Antioch



Those who lived according to the old order of things have come to a new hope, no longer keeping the sabbath, but the Lord's Day, in which our life is blessed by Him and by His death. 

-- Saint Ignatius of Antioch

Monday, April 18, 2011

Saint Augustine of Hippo



God does not command impossibilities, but by commanding admonishes you do what you can and to pray for what you cannot, and aids you that you may be able. 

-- Saint Augustine of Hippo

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Saint Melito of Sardis



Born as a son,
led forth as a lamb,
sacrificed as a sheep,
buried as a man,
He rose from the dead as a God,
for He was by nature God and Man.
He is all things: He judges, and so He is Law;
He teaches, and so He is Word;
He saves, and so He is Grace;
He begets, and so He is Father,
He is begotten, and so He is Son;
He suffers, and so He is Sacrifice;
He is buried, and so He is Man;
He rises again, and so He is God.
This is Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs Glory for all ages.

-- Saint Melito of Sardis Bishop and Martyr

Friday, April 15, 2011

Saint John Eudes



Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desires, and his disposition live and reign there. All our religious exercises should be directed to this end. It is the work which God has given us to do unceasingly. 

-- Saint John Eudes

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Saint Alphonsus Liguori



True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over.

-- Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Saint Josemaria Escriva



You go to pray; to become a bonfire, a living flame, giving light and heat.

-- Saint Josemaria Escriva

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Saint Francis of Paola



Be peace-loving. Peace is a precious treasure to be sought with great zeal. You are well aware that our sins arouse God's anger. You must change your life, therefore, so that God in His mercy will pardon you. What we conceal from men is known to God. Be converted, then, with a sincere heart. Live your life that you may receive the blessing of the Lord. Then the peace of God our Father will be with you always. 

-- Saint Francis of Paola

Monday, April 11, 2011

Saint Gemma Galgani



If I saw the gates of Hell open and I stood on the brink of the abyss, I should not despair, I should not lose hope of mercy, because I should trust in You, my God. 

-- Saint Gemma Galgani

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Saint John of God



Love the poor tenderly, regarding them as your masters and yourselves as their servants.

-- Saint John of God

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Pope Saint Clement I

 
 
Let us fix our attention on the blood of Christ and recognize how precious it is to God his Father, since it was shed for our salvation and brought the grace of repentance to all the world.

-- Pope Saint Clement I

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman

Right reason, that is, reason rightly exercised, leads the mind to the Catholic faith, and plants it there, and teaches it in all its religious speculations to act under its guidance.

-- Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Saint Peter Chrysologus

 
 
Anyone who wishes to frolic with the devil cannot rejoice with Christ.

-- Saint Peter Chrysologus

Monday, April 4, 2011

Saint Vincent Ferrer



If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God first with all your heart. Ask him simply to fill you with charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire. 

-- Saint Vincent Ferrer

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Saint Isidore of Seville



Reading the holy Scriptures confers two benefits. It trains the mind to understand them; it turns man's attention from the follies of the world and leads him to the love of God. 

-- Saint Isidore of  Seville