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, June 15, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint John Regis





If you only knew me, you would give me much more than that.

Saint John Regis after being struck by a man whom he had admonished for being drunk.


Saint John Regis' patronage: Kansas City, MO; marriage; illegitimate children; lacemakers; medical social workers.


Thursday, June 14, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Germaine Cousin


Saint Germaine Cousin, PD-Art



Dear God, please don’t let me be too hungry or too thirsty. Help me to please my mother. And help me to please you.

Saint Germaine Cousin from a prayer attributed to her


Saint Germaine Cousin's patronage: Abandoned people; abuse victims; against poverty; disabled people; girls from rural areas; illness; impoverishment; loss of parents; shepherdesses; sick people; unattractive people; physical therapists; victims of child abuse.


Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Basil the Great, Church Father and Doctor of the Church


Saint Basil the Great, PD-Art



Happy is he who night and day entertains no other care and anxiety but how he may be able to render a satisfactory account of his life when he stands before the Judge.

Saint Basil the Great


Saint Basil the Great's patronage: Cappadocia; hospital administrators; monks; reformers; Russia.


Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church


Saint Anthony of Padua, PD-Art



Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.

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; travelers; watermen.


Monday, June 11, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Faustina Kowalska, Apostle of Divine Mercy


Saint Faustina Kowalska, Apostle of Divine Mercy



Oh, how great is the goodness of God, greater than we can understand. There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over which the heavens are astounded. Let our judgment of souls cease, for God’s mercy upon them is extraordinary.

Saint Faustina Kowalska


Saint Faustina Kowalska's patronage: World Youth Day 2016; Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.


Sunday, June 10, 2018

Saint Quote: Saint Dominic de Guzman


Saint Dominic de Guzman, PD-1923



One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world.

Saint Dominic de Guzman


Saint Dominic de Guzman's patronage: Astronomers; astronomy; falsely accused people; scientists; Dominican Republic; prelature of Batanes-Babuyanes, Philippines; diocese of Bayombong, Philippines; Picpus Fathers; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo Indian Pueblo; Valletta, Malta.



Saturday, June 9, 2018

Saint Quote of the Day: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church


Saint  Thomas Aquinas, an altarpiece in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, by Carlo Crivelli (15th century), PD-1923



The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

Saint Thomas Aquinas


Saint Thomas Aquinas' patronage: Academics; against storms; against lightning; apologists; book sellers; Catholic academies; Catholic schools; Catholic universities; chastity; colleges; learning; lightning; pencil makers; philosophers; publishers; scholars; schools; storms; students; theologians; universities; University of Vigo.