27th September - Saint Vincent De Paul
If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.
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26th September – Saints Cosmas and Damian
St. Gregory of Tours spoke about the twin brothers in this way: “These two physicians cured as many people by their prayers as they did by their medical knowledge, and now in heaven they still care for the sick miraculously.”
25th September - St. Vincent Strambi
How can anyone put on Jesus Christ and imitate His example, if he does not study this Jesus, who must inspire and perfect our faith?
24th September - Martyrs of Chalcedon
The Martyrs of Chalcedon were a group of forty-nine Christians slain in Chalcedon during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Records indicate that the martyrs were members of the choir in the church of Chalcedon.
23rd September - Saint Pius of Pietrelcina
Prayer is the oxygen of the soul. Pray, hope and don't worry. Anxiety doesn't help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer.
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
My brothers and sisters in Christ, as Jesus reminded us in today’s gospel reading to be the last of all and the servant of all, if we wish to be first, let us become better servants and disciples of Christ by becoming true servants of all in our devotedness to God, in our obedience to Him, by being humble and by being honest in our service to Him and in our dealings with others.
21st September – St. Matthew
He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. (Matthew 9:9)
20th September - Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions
This is my last hour of life, listen to me attentively: if I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for my religion and for my God. It is for Him that I die.
19th September – St Januarius
Yes, true hope is only born from the Blood of Christ and blood poured out for him. There is blood which is the sign of death, but there is also blood that expresses love and life. The Blood of Jesus and the blood of the Martyrs, like that of your own beloved Patron St Januarius, is a source of new life - Pope Benedict XVI
18th September – St Joseph of Cupertino
Pray to God, ‘You are the Spirit, and I am only the trumpet, and without your breath I can give no sound.’
17th September – St. Robert Bellarmine
Whoever finds God finds everything, whoever loses God loses everything.
16th September – Saints Cornelius & Cyprian
We must carry out the will of God rather than our own. This is what we pledge to do in the “Our Father”, which we recite every day. What a travesty it would be if, after praying that God’s will be done, we should carry out that will halfheartedly and only because we are obliged to do so - Saint Cyprian
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
My dear brothers and sisters, as Jesus reminds us of the demands of discipleship today, let us answer our call to discipleship better by knowing and acknowledging Christ in our lives; by denying our own desires, interests and needs for the greater glory of God’s name; by taking up our crosses daily and by following Christ as we live out our faith through our works.
14th September – The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Everything is a reminder of the Cross. We ourselves are made in the shape of a cross. You must accept your cross. If you bear it courageously, it will carry you to heaven.
13th September - Saint John Chrysostom
Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent. [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow, but a psycho/spiritual growth away from evil/death and a turning to God/life].