26th February – St. Porphyry of Gaza
With humility you attract the grace of God.
With humility you attract the grace of God.
St. Callistus Caravario, the missionary to China who died defending the people he loved and served, pray for us!
Patience is the safeguard and pillar of all the virtues.
Hear me declare with boldness, I am a Christian.
Let us intensify our Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving so as to repent of our sins, reconcile ourselves with God, reform our actions and lifestyle and renew our lives in God.
Do not be depressed. Do not let your weakness make you impatient.
If men knew what eternity is, they would do everything to amend their lives - St. Jacinta Marto
Today the Church lays great stress on this truth, confirmed by the history of every man. Remember that “to dust you shall return”. Remember that your life on earth has a limit!
Kneel, my Brethren, do you not see our loving Lord? He will also crown you if, through true devotion to the Blessed Virgin, you imitate her Immaculate purity and her profound humility - St. Alexis
Have you fallen? Pick yourself up. ... Never get discouraged.
Let us pray in today’s Eucharistic celebration for God’s graces, mercies and strength to move from a formal observance of the law, to a more substantial observance of the law that is centered on true love for God and shown daily in our love for our neighbor.
We can only know truth through reason and faith.
We must suffer patiently and persevere in prayer, and in the end, God will grant us His grace.
Redeem your sins by almsgiving, and your iniquities by mercy to the poor.
I am the Immaculate Conception.