Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Angela Merici

The surest means of salvation is to do each day of our lives what we should wish to have done at the hour of our death.

– Saint Angela Merici

Saint Angela Merici's patronage: Bodily ills; disabled people; handicapped people; illness; loss of parents; physically challenged people; sick people; sickness.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Augustine of Hippo

No one can begin a new life, unless he repent of the old.

– Saint Augustine of Hippo

Saint Augustine of Hippo's patronage: Brewers; diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan; printers; city of Saint Augustine, Florida; diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida; sore eyes; diocese of Superior, Wisconsin; theologians; diocese of Tucson, Arizona.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Ambrose of Milan on the Baptism of the Lord

The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by the flesh of Christ which knew no sin, might have the power of Baptism.

– Saint Ambrose of Milan

Saint Ambrose of Milan's patronage: Bee keepers; bees; bishops; candlemakers; chandlers; domestic animals; French Commissariat; geese; learning; livestock; Milan, Italy; police officers; schoolchildren; students; wax melters; wax refiners.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Raymond of Penyafort

The preacher of God’s truth has told us that all who want to live righteously in Christ will suffer persecution...the only exception to this general statement is, I think, the person who either neglects, or does not know how, to live temperately, justly and righteously in this world.

– Saint Raymond of Penyafort

Saint Raymond of Penyafort's patronage: Attorneys; barristers; canon lawyers; lawyers; medical record librarians.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint André Bessette

Practice charity with your neighbor—and this doesn’t mean only to give money to the poor. There are many ways to practice charity. We could, for example, keep ourselves from examining our neighbor’s conscience. There is also visiting the sick, who often do not need money, but who need good advice to help them get closer to God.

– Saint André Bessette

Saint André Bessette's patronage: Family caregivers in Canada

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint John Nepomucene Neumann

A man must always be ready, for death comes when and where God wills it.

– Saint John Nepomucene Neumann

NOTE: Saint John Nepomucene Neumann is the first United States bishop to be canonized.

Saint John Nepomucene Neumann's patronage: Catholic education

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself.

– Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton's patronage: Death of children; in-law problems; loss of parents; opposition of Church authorities; people ridiculed for their piety; Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana; Apostleship of the Sea; widows; State of Maryland; Catholic schools.