Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Catherine of Bologna

Sometimes the devil inspires souls with an inordinate zeal for a certain virtue or some special pious exercise, so that they will be motivated by their passion to practice it more and more. This temptation is more to pride rather than virtue....Sometimes, on the other hand, the devil coaches souls to do less than they can really do. This temptation is more to false humility...In both cases, the devil's goal is to make the soul discouraged when the virtue is found to be unattainable; and to be wearied and disgusted if his efforts are below his abilities. The soul ends up neglecting everything. It is necessary to overcome the one snare as the other.

– Saint Catherine of Bologna

Saint Catherine of Bologna's patronage: Bologna; Against temptations; Artists; Liberal arts.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint John of God

If we look forward to receiving God’s mercy, we can never fail to do good so long as we have the strength. For if we share with the poor, out of love for God, whatever He has given to us, we shall receive according to His promise a hundredfold in eternal happiness. What a fine profit, what a blessed reward! With outstretched arms He begs us to turn toward Him, to weep for our sins, and to become the servants of love, first for ourselves, then for our neighbors. Just as water extinguishes a fire, so love wipes away sin.

– Saint John of God from a letter

Saint John of God's patronage: Booksellers; heart patients; hospitals; nurses; the sick; the dying and firefighters.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Teresa Margaret (Redi) of the Sacred Heart

I have been thinking about the text that was preached on Sunday, the unforgiving servant. We come to the great King of Heaven with empty hands, in debt to Him for everything: life itself, and grace, and all the gifts He lavishes on us. Yet all we can say is, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all I owe,’ while all the time we could never pay anything towards the remission of our own debts, if God did not put into our hands the means to do so. And then, how often do we go away and refuse pardon for some slight fault in our neighbors, withholding our love, remaining aloof, or even nursing a grievance against them, and building up grudges that cool charity.

– Saint Teresa Margaret (Redi) of the Sacred Heart

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Colette of Corbie

My eyes, I have filled with Jesus upon Whom I have fixed them at the Elevation of the Host at Holy Mass and I do not wish to replace Him with any other image.

– Saint Colette of Corbie

Saint Colette of Corbie's patronage: Against eye disorders; against fever; against headaches; against infertility; against the death of parents; craftsmen; expectant mothers; Poor Clares; servants; sick children; women seeking to conceive; Corbie, France; Ghent, Belgium.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint John Joseph of the Cross

How do you think that with a bone only three fingers high we should understand the meanings of the designs of God?

– Saint John Joseph of the Cross

Saint John Joseph of the Cross' patronage: Ischia, Italy

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Augustine of Hippo

We should be displeased with ourselves when we commit sin, for sin is displeasing to God. Sinful though we are, let us at least be like God in this, that we are displeased at what displeases Him. In some measure then you will be in harmony with God’s will, because you find displeasing in yourself what is abhorrent to your Creator.

– 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 Katharine Drexel

The Eucharist is a never-ending sacrifice. It is the Sacrament of love, the supreme love, the act of love.

– Saint Katharine Drexel

Saint Katharine Drexel's patronage: Philanthropy; racial justice.

Trivia note: Saint Katharine Drexel was the second canonized saint to have been born in the United States and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen.