27th April – Saint Zita of Lucca
A servant girl is not pious, if she is not industrious; work shy piety is sham piety - Saint Zita of Lucca
A servant girl is not pious, if she is not industrious; work shy piety is sham piety - Saint Zita of Lucca
Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state; but if you and I begin to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made - Saint Peter of Alcantara
Do not become a disciple of one who praises himself, in case you learn pride instead of humility.
Woe to me if I should prove myself but a halfhearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned Captain.
I am a servant of Christ, my God, and trusting in Him, I have come among you voluntarily, to bear witness concerning the Truth. Nothing in this inconstant life can weaken my resolve to serve God - Saint George
I do not try, Lord, to attain Your lofty heights, because my understanding is in no way equal to it. But I do desire to understand Your truth a little, that truth that my heart believes and loves.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, let us be appreciative, grateful and thankful to God for His love for us, as we listen attentively to His words, as we wholeheartedly accept His words, as we truly follow Him, and as we sincerely live out His words and His love in our world.
When it was clear that Agnes would die, her community became distressed, and she told them, “If you loved me, you would be glad because I am about to enter the glory of my Spouse. Do not grieve over my departure—I shall not lose sight of you. You will find that I have not abandoned you.”
Today, today! I will not leave anything for tomorrow, starting now I will be Christian. I will become a Christian today because tomorrow I could be dead and may forfeit my chance of salvation - Saint Expeditus.
No, I enjoy life; but love of life does not make me afraid to die. There is waiting for me something better: eternal life, given to the person who has lived well on earth – St. Apollonius the Apologist when asked by the Roman senate at his trial if he wanted to die
You yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind - Titus 2:7
However much we suffer for the love of Jesus Crucified, it is but little.
If I have achieved anything in my life….it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God - Servant of God Dorothy Day
My dear brothers and sisters, as we are reminded by Jesus Himself in today’s gospel reading to be His witnesses in the world, let us do so by truly repenting of our sins, by renewing our lives, and by sincerely obeying and keeping God’s commandments.
My body is broken and spent, and, when I would take any nourishment, I want such kind of food as is necessary to support me; and have a perfect aversion and loathing to what I have. But I hope that God, who knows all things, when he shall have taken me out of this world, will bring my persecutors to repentance - Saint Martin I.