25th August – St. Louis IX
Become not fainthearted, in adversity. Become not elevated, in the days of prosperity.
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24th August – St. Bartholomew
Once you begin to believe there is help out there, you will know it to be true - St. Bartholomew
The 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
My dear brothers and sister, Saint Peter’s with his answer to Jesus in today’s gospel reading "you are the Christ, the Son of the living God" reminds and calls us today to recognize, acknowledge and appreciate God’s redemptive role in our lives and His love, care and blessings to us through Jesus Christ His Son our Lord.
22nd August – The Queenship of Mary
No one has access to the Almighty as His mother has – none has merit such as hers.
21st August - St. Pius X
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven.
20th August - St. Bernard of Clairvaux
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
19th August – St. John Eudes
Faith is a beam radiating from the face of God.
18th August - St. Helena of Constantinople
With faith, let us seek the Cross of Christ, for in it is our salvation.
17th August - St. Clare of Montefalco
I have Jesus Christ crucified within my heart.
The 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
The Canaanite woman in today's gospel reading teaches us that the characteristics of true faithfulness to God are: Prayer, Patience and Perseverance. So let us deepen our faith in God and let it be done for us as we wish by being faithful to God through Prayer, Patience and Perseverance. Hence by so doing, we will come closer to God in our spiritual lives and attain the kingdom of heaven after our lives on earth.
The 15th of August – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary’s Assumption is an event that concerns us precisely because every human being is destined to die.
14th August - St. Maximilian Kolbe
Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers.
13th August – Saints Pontian & Hippolytus
Let us bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
The 12th of August – St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to him.
11th August - St. Clare of Assisi
Love God, serve God; everything is in that.