18th December – Saint Gatian of Tours
Our Saviour appeared to Gatian saying, “Fear not! Thy crown is readied and the Saints await thy arrival in Heaven.”
category: reflections
17th December - St. Olympias of Constantinople
I who have helped build so many churches am not in the habit of burning them down - St. Olympias of Constantinople
16th December – St. Albina of Caesarea
For though we are beheaded, and crucified, and exposed to beasts and chains and fire and all other forms of torture, it is plain that we do not forsake the confession of our faith - St. Justin Martyr
14th December - St. John of the Cross
The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.
13th December 2024 – Saint Lucy
Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy Spirit.
12th December 2024 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Know, know for sure, my dearest, littlest and youngest son that I am the perfect and ever Virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the God of Truth, through Whom everything lives, the Lord of all things near us, the Lord of Heaven and earth.
11th December – St. Pope Damasus I
He, I believe, will make Damasus rise again from the dust
10th December - St. Pope Gregory III
The only true riches are those that make us rich in virtue.
9th December - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lady, full and overflowing with grace, all creation receives new life from your abundance.
7th December - St. Ambrose
No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.
6th December - St. Nicholas of Myra
Children, I beseech you to correct your hearts and thoughts, so that you may be pleasing to God. Consider that although we may reckon ourselves to be righteous and frequently succeed in deceiving men, we can conceal nothing from God.
5th December - Blessed Margaret of Citta-di-Castello
For my father and my mother have left me: but the Lord hath taken me up. (Psalm 26:10)
4th December – St. John Damascene
GLUTTONY should be destroyed by self-control; UNCHASTITY by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; AVARICE by compassion for the poor; ANGER by goodwill and love for all men; WORLDLY dejection by spiritual joy…
3rd December – St. Francis Xavier
It is impossible to find a saint who did not take the “two P’s” seriously – Prayer and Penance.
2nd December – St. Bibiana
We worship the true God, and are ready to die rather than to stain our souls by sacrificing to the gods – St. Bibiana.