Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Catherine Labouré

When I go to the Chapel, I place myself before the good God and I say to Him: ‘Lord, here I am, give me what You will.’ If He gives me something, I am very pleased, and I thank Him. If He gives me nothing, I still thank Him because I do not deserve anything. And then again, I tell Him all that passes through my mind; I recount my pains and my joys and … I listen. If you listen to Him, He will speak to you also, because with the good God it is necessary to speak and to listen. He will always speak to you if you go to Him simply and sincerely.

– Saint Catherine Labouré

Saint Catherine Labouré's patronage: Miraculous Medal; infirmed people; the elderly; pigeon fanciers; pigeons.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

It is not sinners, but the wicked who should despair; it is not the magnitude of one’s crime, but contempt of God that dashes one’s hopes.

– Saint Peter Damian

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

Saint Quote: Saint John Regis

If you only knew me, you would give me much more than that.

– Saint John Regis after being struck by a man whom he had admonished for being drunk.

Saint John Regis' patronage: Kansas City, MO; marriage; illegitimate children; lacemakers; medical social workers.

Saint Quote: Saint Germaine Cousin

Dear God, please don’t let me be too hungry or too thirsty. Help me to please my mother. And help me to please you.

– Saint Germaine Cousin from a prayer attributed to her

Saint Germaine Cousin's patronage: Abandoned people; abuse victims; against poverty; disabled people; girls from rural areas; illness; impoverishment; loss of parents; shepherdesses; sick people; unattractive people; physical therapists; victims of child abuse.

Saint Quote: Saint Basil the Great, Church Father and Doctor of the Church

Happy is he who night and day entertains no other care and anxiety but how he may be able to render a satisfactory account of his life when he stands before the Judge.

– Saint Basil the Great

Saint Basil the Great's patronage: Cappadocia; hospital administrators; monks; reformers; Russia.

Saint Quote: Saint Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church

Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.

– Saint Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony of Padua's patronage: Against shipwrecks; against starvation; against starving; American Indians; amputees; animals; asses; barrenness; boatmen; Brazil; diocese of Beaumont, Texas; domestic animals; elderly people; expectant mothers; faith in the Blessed Sacrament; Ferrazzano, Italy; fishermen; harvests; horses; Lisbon, Portugal; lost articles; lower animals; mail; mariners; oppressed people; Padua, Italy; paupers; poor people; Portugal; pregnant women; sailors; seekers of lost articles; shipwrecks; starvation; starving people; sterility; swineherds; Tigua Indians; travel hostesses; travelers; watermen.

Saint Quote: Saint Faustina Kowalska, Apostle of Divine Mercy

Oh, how great is the goodness of God, greater than we can understand. There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over which the heavens are astounded. Let our judgment of souls cease, for God’s mercy upon them is extraordinary.

– Saint Faustina Kowalska

Saint Faustina Kowalska's patronage: World Youth Day 2016; Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.