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 20, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Anselm of Canterbury


Saint Anselm of Canterbury



God often works more by the life of the illiterate seeking the things that are God's, than by the ability of the learned seeking the things that are their own.

Saint Anselm of Canterbury



Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux


Saint Thérèse of Lisieux



For me, prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trial as well as joy; finally, it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus.

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux


Saint Thérèse of Lisieux's patronage: Florists; foreign missions; missionaries; pilots; against tuberculosis; AIDS sufferers; illness; loss of parents; Australia; France; Russia; Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska; Diocese of Fresno, California; Diocese of Juneau, Alaska; Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado.



Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Vincent de Paul





He who allows himself to be ruled or guided by the lower and animal part of his nature, deserves to be called a beast rather than a man.

Saint Vincent de Paul


Saint Vincent de Paul's patronage: Against leprosy; Brothers of Charity; Sisters of Charity; charitable societies; charitable workers; charities; horses; hospitals; hospital workers; lepers; lost articles; prisoners; volunteers; spiritual help; Saint Vincent de Paul Societies; Vincentian Service Corps; Madagascar; diocese of Richmond, Virginia.



Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Apollonius the Apologist


Saint Apollonius the Apologist



No, I enjoy life; but love of life does not make me afraid to die. There is waiting for me something better: eternal life, given to the person who has lived well on earth.

Saint Apollonius the Apologist when asked by the Roman senate at his trial if he wanted to die



Monday, April 16, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint John of Damascus


Saint John of Damascus



All who ask receive, those who seek find, and to those who knock it shall be opened. Therefore, let us knock at the beautiful garden of Scripture. It is fragrant, sweet, and blooming with various sounds of spiritual and divinely inspired birds. They sing all around our ears, capture our hearts, comfort the mourners, pacify the angry, and fill us with everlasting joy.

Saint John of Damascus


Saint John of Damascus' patronage: Pharmacists; icon painters; theology students.



Sunday, April 15, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Bernadette of Lourdes


Saint Bernadette of Lourdes



The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words, 'Come all you who are sick, I will restore your health.'

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes


Saint Bernadette of Lourdes' patronage: Bodily ills; illness; Lourdes, France; people ridiculed for their piety; poverty; shepherdesses; shepherds; sick people; sickness.


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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Peter Chrysologus


Saint Peter Chrysologus



He is The Bread sown in the Virgin, leavened in the Flesh, molded in His Passion, baked in the furnace of the Sepulcher, placed in the Churches, and set upon the Altars, which daily supplies Heavenly Food to the faithful.

Saint Peter Chrysologus


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