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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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Saint Teresa of Avila Quote

Saint Teresa of Avila by Father Juan de la Miseria - PD-1923


If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend. And I clearly see that is we expect to please him and receive an abundance of his graces, God desires that these graces must come to us from the hands of Christ, through his most sacred humanity, in which God takes delight. All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding his life we find that he is the best example.

-- Saint Teresa of Avila



Saint Teresa of Avila's patronage: sickness; against headaches; against heart disease; chess; lacemakers; loss of parents; opposition of Church authorities; Požega, Croatia; those in need of grace; religious; sick people; those ridiculed for their piety; Spain; Talisay City, Cebu; those named Teresa, Theresa, Teresita, Terry, Tessa, Teresina, and Tracy.





Friday, October 13, 2017

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Quote

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre - PD-1923


Every time you hear the clock strike; remember that you are not master of the coming hour; and think at the same time of all that our Saviour endured in order that you might possess eternal life.

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre




Saint Benedict Joseph Labre's patronage: Unmarried men (bachelors); rejects; mental illness; mentally ill people; people rejected by religious orders; insanity; beggars; hobos; the homeless; pilgrims





Thursday, October 12, 2017

Saint Clare of Assisi Quote

Saint Clare of Assisi - PD-1923


Beware of allowing yourself to be cast down by adversity or puffed up by prosperity; faith renders the soul humble in success and constant amid reverses.

-- Saint Clare of Assisi



Saint Clare of Assisi's patronage: Embroiderers; eye disease; eyes; gilders; goldsmiths; gold workers; good weather; laundry workers; needle workers; Santa Clara Indian Pueblo; telegraphs; telephones; television; television writers.





Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Saint Anthony of Padua Quote

Baby Jesus with Saint Anthony of Padua - PD-1923


How many Christians weep over temporal misfortunes, and yet are insensible to the loss of their immortal souls! They avoid going near a corpse, and yet delight daily in the company of sinners.

-- 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; travellers; watermen.




Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Pope Saint John XXIII Quote

Pope Saint John XXIII


Man has the right to live. He has the right to bodily integrity and to the means necessary for the proper development of life, particularly food, clothing, shelter, medical care, rest, and, finally, the necessary social services. In consequence, he has the right to be looked after in the event of ill health; disability stemming from his work; widowhood; old age; enforced unemployment; or whenever through no fault of his own he is deprived of the means of livelihood.

Pope Saint John XXIII from his encyclical "Pacem In Terris"



Pope Saint John XXIII's patronage: Papal delegates; Patriarchy of Venice; Second Vatican Council; Christian unity; Diocese of Bergamo; Sotto il Monte; Valsamoggia; Italian Army





Monday, October 9, 2017

Saint Daniel Comboni Quote

Saint Daniel Comboni - PD-1923
Saint Daniel Comboni


We will have to labor hard, to sweat, to die: but the thought that one sweats and dies for love of Jesus Christ and the salvation of the most abandoned souls in the world, is far too sweet for us to desist from this great enterprise.

Saint Daniel Comboni



Saint Daniel Comboni's patronage: Missionaries; Aid workers; Comboni Missionary Sisters; Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus




Sunday, October 8, 2017

Blessed John Cardinal Henry Newman Quote

Blessed John Cardinal Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais- PD-1923


We have been born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. The Lord Jesus Christ gave His Spirit to His Apostles; they in turn laid their hands on those who should succeed them; and these again on others; and so the sacred gift has been handed down to our present Bishops, who have appointed us as their assistants, and in some sense representatives.




Blessed John Cardinal Henry Newman from his writings