Do
you wish to study to your advantage? Let devotion accompany all your
studies. Consult God more than your books. Ask Him to make you
understand what you read. Never begin or end your study except by
prayer. Science is a gift of God. Do not consider it merely the work
of your own mind and effort.
--
Saint Vincent Ferrer
Saint
Vincent Ferrer's patronage:
brick makers; builders; Calamonaci, Italy; Casteltermini, Agrigento,
Italy; construction workers; fishermen (Brittany); Leganes,
Philippines; diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain; orphanages (Spain);
pavement workers; plumbers; and tile makers
