17th January – St. Anthony Abbot
The days are coming when men will go mad; and, when they meet a man who has kept his senses, they will rise up against him, saying, “You are mad, because you are not like us
The days are coming when men will go mad; and, when they meet a man who has kept his senses, they will rise up against him, saying, “You are mad, because you are not like us
For when we look at the lives of those who have faithfully followed Christ, we are inspired with a new reason for seeking the city which is to come.
You ought not seek your own interests but those of another. It is indeed profitable for you to cast off the burden of the flesh to follow the Lamb but it is also profitable for the rest of your brethren that they may be the more instructed by your example - Saint Paul the Hermit
Martyrdom without bloodshed is enough for Him if mind and faith are ready to suffer and are fervent towards God.
The chief service I owe you, O God, is that every thought and word of mine should speak of you.
So my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ today, let us once again meditate on the importance and significance of the Sacrament of Baptism in our lives as Catholic Christians and strive to utilize its fruits to proclaim and live out the Gospel of Christ in our world today.
Planted in the courts of your Lord, you blossomed beautifully with virtue.
If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus show ourselves to be worthy bearers of his name.
Write my name down also, for I am a Christian and I die gladly for Christ God - 9th January - Saint Adrian of Canterbury
We therefore grossly deceive ourselves in not allotting more time to the study of divine truths.
Look then on Jesus, the author and preserver of faith: in complete sinlessness he suffered, and at the hands of those who were his own, and was numbered among the wicked.
So my brothers and sisters in Christ, it is time as stated by Prophet Isaiah in today’s First Reading to rise up in splendor, because our light (Jesus Christ) has come, and His glory has shone upon us. Hence, let us go out into the world and manifest our Lord to all in our thoughts, words and actions by totally trusting in God and constantly worshiping Him.
Put yourself in God’s hands; He abandons no one.
Do what we can and God will do the rest
At the name of Jesus, every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:10-11)