31st August - St. Aristides of Athens
Christians appeal to those who wrong them and make them friendly to themselves.
category: reflections
August 29th - The Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Through his birth, preaching and baptizing, he bore witness to the coming birth, preaching and baptism of Christ, and by his own suffering he showed that Christ also would suffer.
28th August - St. Augustine
He loves Thee too little, who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.
27th August - St. Monica
Nothing is far from God. (And) There is no place that is far from God.
26th August - St. Elisabeth Bichier
Virginity, is nothing in the eyes of God, without the humility of spirit, which is virginity, itself.
25th August – St. Louis IX
Become not fainthearted, in adversity. Become not elevated, in the days of prosperity.
24th August – St. Bartholomew
Once you begin to believe there is help out there, you will know it to be true - St. Bartholomew
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 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.