14th November – St. Laurence O’Toole
“I thank God that I have not a penny in the world to dispose of,” said Laurence O’Toole on his deathbed when someone asked him if he had a will.
category: reflections
13th November - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Prayer is powerful! It fills the earth with mercy, it makes the Divine clemency pass from generation to generation; right along the course of the centuries wonderful works have been achieved through prayer.
12th November - St. Josaphat of Polotsk
If I am counted worthy of martyrdom, then I am not afraid to die.
11th November – St. Martin of Tours
Lord, if your people still have need of my services, I will not avoid the toil. Your will be done.
9th November - The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Today is the birthday of this church, an occasion for celebration and rejoicing. We, however, ought to be the true and living temple of God.
8th November - Saint Elizabeth of Trinity
With Jesus, I would like to spend my life. Laying close to his Heart, makes me happy here on Earth.
7th November – St. Willibrord
There is no God but one, who created heaven and earth, the seas and all that is in them and those who worship Him, in true faith, will possess eternal life - St. Willibrord.
6th November – Blessed Anthony Baldinucci
He carried all he needed in a bag on his back and walked with a pilgrim staff. When asked why he walked barefoot, Anthony replied: “That God may be moved by my sufferings to touch the hearts of my hearers.”
5th November - St. Elizabeth
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
4th November – St. Charles Borromeo
If a tiny spark of God’s love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out. Keep the stove tightly shut so that it will not lose its heat and grow cold. In other words, avoid distractions as well as you can.
2nd November - All Souls Day
The practice of recommending to God the souls in Purgatory, that He may mitigate the great pains which they suffer, and that He may soon bring them to His glory, is most pleasing to the Lord and most profitable to us.
1st November - All Saints
When we commemorate the saints we are inflamed with another yearning: that Christ our life may also appear to us as he appeared to them and that we may one day share in his glory.
31st October - St. Wolfgang
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity - St. Therese of Lisieux
30th October – St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
You must strive with all possible care to please God in such a manner as neither to do nor behold anything, without first consulting Him, and in everything to seek Him alone and His glory.
29th October – St. Gaetano Errico
Let us kindle the love of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in the hearts of all people.