16th January – St. Joseph Vaz
If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor.
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15th January – St. Arnold Janssen
Prayer is the source of all strength. Without it, we can do nothing.
12th January - St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
Prayer ought to carry over into our thoughts, our words and our actions.
13th January – St. Hilary
The Word was made flesh so that flesh might be made holy - St. Hilary
The Baptism of Our Lord
My dear brothers and sisters, as the Father said to each one of us, as He did to Jesus: You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased," let us be reminded that we are God's beloved children and let us please Him by fighting the temptations that come our way, by being reborn as His sons and daughters, by becoming true and faithful members of Christ body, who are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in the Christ’s mission in the Catholic Church.
10th January - St. Gregory of Nyssa
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.
9th January - St. Tommaso Reggio
I want to become a saint, cost what it may, living my life in accordance with the two cornerstones of Christianity: prayer and self-discipline - St. Tommaso Reggio
8th January – St. Apollinaris the Apologist
We, therefore, grossly deceive ourselves, in not allotting more time, to the study of divine truths. It is not enough barely to believe them and let our thoughts, now and then, glance upon them.
7th January – St. Raymond of Peñafort
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.
6th January – St. André Bessette
God is love and he loves us; that is the heart of the Christian faith.
5th January – St. John Neumann
Good is never accomplished except at the cost of those who do it, truth never breaks through except through the sacrifice of those who spread it.
The Epiphany of Our Lord
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as our Lord is shown and manifested to us today in Solemnity of the Epiphany, let us manifest our love, faith, hope and trust in Him by re-discovering Christ in our lives; by offering ourselves and gifts to Him in proclaiming God’s kingdom on earth; and by being obedient to God in our apostolate of establishing His kingdom here and living out the gospel of Christ.
1st January - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
From Mary we learn to surrender to God's Will in all things.
31st December - St. Sylvester I
All actions should begin and end with God, with a focus solely on divine honor and holy law.
30th December - St. Anysia
I am a servant of Jesus Christ, and I am going to the Lord’s assembly - St. Anysia