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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Friday, April 27, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Ignatius of Loyola


Saint Ignatius of Loyola -- by Peter Paul Rubens



Let each one remember that he will make progress in all spiritual things only insofar as he rids himself of self-love, self-will, and self-interest.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola


Saint Ignatius of Loyola's patronage: Basque country; Jesuit Order; Jesuits; retreats; soldiers; Spiritual Exercises (by Pope Pius XI).



Thursday, April 26, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Peter Canisius


Saint Peter Canisius



Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were, to be in collusion with the Church's enemies and in conformity with the open foes of our faith.

Saint Peter Canisius


Saint Peter Canisius' patronage: Catholic press; Germany; writers of Catechisms.



Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint John Mary Vianney


Saint John Mary Vianney



When we are before the Blessed Sacrament, instead of looking about, let us shut our eyes and our mouth; let us open our heart: our good God will open His; we shall go to Him, He will come to us, the one to ask, the other to receive; it will be like a breath from one to the other. What sweetness do we not find in forgetting ourselves in order to seek God! The saints lost sight of themselves that they might see nothing but God, and labor for Him alone; they forgot all created objects in order to find Him alone. This is the way to reach Heaven.

Saint John Mary Vianney from his writing "On the Real Presence"


Saint John Mary Vianney's patronage: Priests; confessors; Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa; Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota; diocese of Kansas City, Kansas; diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana; diocese of Kamloops, British Columbia; Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney.



Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Mark the Evangelist


Saint Mark



And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it.

Saint Mark the Evangelist from “The Gospel According to Saint Mark” 16:20


Saint Mark the Evangelist's patronage: Against impenitence; attorneys; barristers; captives; Egypt; glaziers; imprisoned people; insect bites; lions; notaries; prisoners; scrofulous diseases; stained glass workers; struma; Diocese of Venice, Florida; Venice, Italy.



Monday, April 23, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier


Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier



The Blessed Sacrament is the first and supreme object of our worship. We must preserve in the depths of our hearts a constant and uninterrupted, profound adoration of this precious pledge of Divine Love.

Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier


Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier's patronage: Travelers.



Sunday, April 22, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Peter Damian


Saint Peter Damian



Saint George was a man who abandoned one army for another: he gave up the rank of tribune to enlist as a soldier for Christ. Eager to encounter the enemy, he first stripped away his worldly wealth by giving all he had to he poor. Then, free and unencumbered, bearing the shield of faith, he plunged into the think of the battle, an ardent soldier for Christ. Clearly what he did serves to teach us a valuable lesson: if we are afraid to strip ourselves of out worldly possessions, then we are unfit to make a strong defense of the faith. Dear brothers, let us not only admire the courage of this fighter in heaven's army, but follow his example. Let us be inspired to strive for the reward of heavenly glory. We must now cleanse ourselves, as Saint Paul tells us, from all defilement of body and spirit, so that one day we too may deserve to enter that temple of blessedness to which we now aspire.

Saint Peter Damian from a sermon


Saint Peter Damian's patronage: Faenza, Italy; traceurs; freerunners.



Saturday, April 21, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Epiphanius of Salamis


Saint Epiphanius of Salamis



We believe in one Catholic and Apostolic Church, and in one Baptism of repentance, and in the resurrection of the dead and the just judgment of souls and bodies, and in the kingdom of heaven, and in eternal life. But those who say that there was a time when the Son or the Holy Spirit was not, or was made out of nothing or of another substance or essence, who say the Son of God or the Holy Spirit is liable to change or to becoming different, these people the Catholic and Apostolic Church, your Mother and ours, anathematizes; and again we anathematize those who do not confess the resurrection of the dead, and all heresies which are not consistent with this, the true faith.

Saint Epiphanius of Salamis