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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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Bede the Venerable On "The Visitation"


"The Venerable Bede Translates John" by James Doyle Penrose (1862-1932), PD-Art-1923



"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior". With these words Mary first acknowledges the special gifts she has been given. Then she recalls God’s universal favors, bestowed unceasingly on the human race.

When a man devotes all his thoughts to the praise and service of the Lord, he proclaims God’s greatness. His observance of God’s commands, moreover, shows that he has God’s power and greatness always at heart. His spirit rejoices in God his savior and delights in the mere recollection of his creator who gives him hope for eternal salvation.

These words are often for all God’s creations, but especially for the Mother of God. She alone was chosen, and she burned with spiritual love for the son she so joyously conceived. Above all other saints, she alone could truly rejoice in Jesus, her savior, for she knew that he who was the source of eternal salvation would be born in time in her body, in one person both her own son and her Lord.

Saint Bede the Venerable


Saint Bede the Venerable's patronage: Lectors; English writers and historians.



Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Joan of Arc


"Saint Joan of Arc", engraving from Figaro Illustre magazine, 1903. PD-Art-1923



If I am not, may God place me there; if I am, may God so keep me. I should be the saddest in all the world if I knew that I were not in the grace of God. But if I were in a state of sin, do you think the Voice would come to me? I would that every one could hear the Voice as I hear it.

Saint Joan of Arc at her trial responding to a question about whether she believed herself in a state of grace.


Saint Joan of Arc's patronage: Captives; France; imprisoned people; martyrs; opposition of Church authorities; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; rape victims; soldiers; WACs; WAVES; Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service; Women’s Army Corps.



Monday, May 28, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Ursula Ledóchowska


Saint Ursula Ledóchowska in St. Petersburg, 1907.



Holiness does not demand anything great, beyond the ability of the person. It depends on God's Love; every daily act can be transformed into an act of love.

Saint Ursula Ledóchowska


Saint Ursula Ledóchowska's patronage: Sieradz, Poland; Pniewy, Poland; Polish girls; Orphans; Educators.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, Early Church Father


Saint Irenaeus of Lyons



Error, indeed is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced more true than truth itself.

Saint Irenaeus of Lyons


Saint Irenaeus of Lyons' patronage: Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama.


Saturday, May 26, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Athanasius of Alexandria on the Holy Trinity


Saint Athanasius of Alexandria



We acknowledge the Trinity, holy and perfect, to consist of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this Trinity there is no intrusion of any alien element or of anything from outside, nor is the Trinity a blend of creative and created being. It is a wholly creative and energizing reality, self-consistent and undivided in its active power, for the Father makes all things through the Word and in the Holy Spirit, and in this way the unity of the holy Trinity is preserved. Accordingly, in the Church, one God is preached, one God who is above all things and through all things and in all things [Ephesians 4:6] . God is above all things as Father, for he is principle and source; he is through all things through the Word; and he is in all things in the Holy Spirit.

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria



Friday, May 25, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Philip Neri


Saint Philip Neri



He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably.

Saint Philip Neri


Saint Philip Neri's patronage: Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; Gravina, Italy; Rome, Italy; United States Army Special Forces; laughter; humor; joy.



Thursday, May 24, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi


"Vision of Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi" by Pedro de Moya (ca. 1640)



Prayer ought to be humble, fervent, resigned, persevering, and accompanied with great reverence. One should consider that he stands in the presence of a God, and speaks with a Lord before whom the angels tremble from awe and fear.

Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi


Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi's patronage: Against bodily ills; against sexual temptation; against sickness; sick people; Naples, Italy.