Saint Quote of the Day: 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.

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Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Peter Gonzales

If you love me, follow me! If you cannot follow me, forget me!

– Saint Peter Gonzales to family and friends who wanted him to return to a worldly life.

Saint Peter Gonzales' patronage: Sailors; mariners.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint David Uribe-Velasco

If I was anointed with the holy oil that makes me minister of the Most High, why not be anointed with my blood in defense of the souls redeemed with the blood of Christ? What happiness to die in defense of the rights of God! To die before not knowing the Vicar of Christ!

– Saint David Uribe-Velasco

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Teresa of the Andes

I wish…I could help you find consolation near the Cross. In its shadow, every kind of bitterness fades. No one has suffered like Jesus has and from His cross, He teaches us to bear with every pain in silence and in resignation. From the cross and with open arms, He invites us, saying; “Come to me all you who are burdened under the weight of suffering and I will give you rest."

– Saint Teresa of the Andes

Saint Teresa of the Andes' patronage: Against disease; against illness; ill people; young people; Santiago, Chile; The Andes.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Gemma Galgani

If I saw the gates of Hell open and I stood on the brink of the abyss, I should not despair, I should not lose hope of mercy, because I should trust in You, my God.

– Saint Gemma Galgani

Saint Gemma Galgani's patronage: Students; Pharmacists; Paratroopers and Parachutists; loss of parents, those suffering back injury or back pain; those suffering with headaches/migraines; those struggling with temptations to impurity; those seeking purity of heart.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

Walk in the way of the Lord with simplicity and do not torment your spirit. You must hate your defects but with a quiet hate, not troublesome and restless.

– Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina's patronage: Pietrelcina, Italy; civil defense volunteers; adolescents; stress relief; January blues; Italy; Malta.

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Francis de Sales

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them.

– Saint Francis de Sales

Saint Francis de Sales' patronage: Authors; Diocese of Baker, Oregon; Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio; Catholic press; Diocese of Columbus, Ohio; confessors; deaf people; deafness; Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware; educators; journalists; teachers; writers.