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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Monday, June 4, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Boniface


Saint Boniface by Cornelis Bloemaert, c. 1630



Let us pray the gracious defender of our life, the only sure refuge of those in trouble, that His right hand may keep us safe amidst these dens of wolves, and that He may guard us from harm, so that the footsteps of apostates walking in darkness may not be found, where should be the beautiful feet of those who carry the peaceful light of the gospel, but that the most gracious Father and God may help us to gird up our loins, with bright candles in our hands, and that He may enlighten the hearts of the heathen to gaze at the glorious gospel of Christ. Amen.

Saint Boniface from a prayer attributed to him


Saint Boniface's patronage: Brewers; file-cutters; tailors; Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada; Diocese of Fulda, Germany; Germany; Prussia.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Church Father and Doctor of the Church


"Saint Peter Chrysologus", School of Guercino, 17th Century. PD-1923



God appeals to us in his mercy to avoid having to punish us in his severity. Listen to the Lord’s appeal: In me, I want you to see your own body, your members, your heart, your bones, your blood. You may fear what is divine, but why not love what is human? You may run away from me as the Lord, but why not run to me as your father? Perhaps you are filled with shame for causing my bitter passion. Do not be afraid. This cross inflicts a mortal injury, not on me, but on death. These nails no longer pain me, but only deepen your love for me. I do not cry out because of these wounds, but through them I draw you into my heart. My body was stretched on the cross as a symbol, not of how much I suffered, but of my all-embracing love. I count it no less to shed my blood: it is the price I have paid for your ransom. Come, then, return to me and learn to know me as your father, who repays good for evil, love for injury, and boundless charity for piercing wounds.

Saint Peter Chrysologus from a sermon


Saint Peter Chrysologus' patronage: Against fever; against mad dogs.

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Justin Martyr


Saint Justin Martyr



As by the Word of God, Jesus our Savior was made Flesh and had both Flesh and Blood for our salvation, so also the food which has been blessed by the word of prayer instituted by Him is both the Flesh and Blood of Jesus Incarnate.

Saint Justin Martyr


Saint Justin Martyr's patronage: Apologists; lecturers; orators; philosophers; speakers.



Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Bede the Venerable On "The Visitation"


"The Venerable Bede Translates John" by James Doyle Penrose (1862-1932), PD-Art-1923



"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior". With these words Mary first acknowledges the special gifts she has been given. Then she recalls God’s universal favors, bestowed unceasingly on the human race.

When a man devotes all his thoughts to the praise and service of the Lord, he proclaims God’s greatness. His observance of God’s commands, moreover, shows that he has God’s power and greatness always at heart. His spirit rejoices in God his savior and delights in the mere recollection of his creator who gives him hope for eternal salvation.

These words are often for all God’s creations, but especially for the Mother of God. She alone was chosen, and she burned with spiritual love for the son she so joyously conceived. Above all other saints, she alone could truly rejoice in Jesus, her savior, for she knew that he who was the source of eternal salvation would be born in time in her body, in one person both her own son and her Lord.

Saint Bede the Venerable


Saint Bede the Venerable's patronage: Lectors; English writers and historians.



Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Joan of Arc


"Saint Joan of Arc", engraving from Figaro Illustre magazine, 1903. PD-Art-1923



If I am not, may God place me there; if I am, may God so keep me. I should be the saddest in all the world if I knew that I were not in the grace of God. But if I were in a state of sin, do you think the Voice would come to me? I would that every one could hear the Voice as I hear it.

Saint Joan of Arc at her trial responding to a question about whether she believed herself in a state of grace.


Saint Joan of Arc's patronage: Captives; France; imprisoned people; martyrs; opposition of Church authorities; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; rape victims; soldiers; WACs; WAVES; Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service; Women’s Army Corps.



Monday, May 28, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Ursula Ledóchowska


Saint Ursula Ledóchowska in St. Petersburg, 1907.



Holiness does not demand anything great, beyond the ability of the person. It depends on God's Love; every daily act can be transformed into an act of love.

Saint Ursula Ledóchowska


Saint Ursula Ledóchowska's patronage: Sieradz, Poland; Pniewy, Poland; Polish girls; Orphans; Educators.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, Early Church Father


Saint Irenaeus of Lyons



Error, indeed is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced more true than truth itself.

Saint Irenaeus of Lyons


Saint Irenaeus of Lyons' patronage: Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama.