21st February – St. Peter Damian
He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.
category: reflections
20th February - St. Francisco Marto & St. Jacinta Marto
I am thinking about God, Who is so sad because of so many sins! If only I could give Him joy - St. Francisco Marto
19th February – St. Boniface of Lausanne
Loving God and Father, help us to stand firm in You and always keep our eyes and hearts on You like St. Boniface of Lausanne. May we serve You faithfully no matter what trials we face and grow in loving You as we draw others to Your service. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
18th February – St. Simeon
No, never, in all eternity, will I renounce Christ, nor sacrifice to idols.
17th February – Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
Impart to us, O Lord, in kindness the filial devotion with which the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order venerated so devoutly the Mother of God and led your people to yourself. Amen!
15th February - St. Louise de Marillac
I irrevocably resolve to love and serve Him with greater fidelity and to give myself entirely to Him.
14th February - Saints Cyril & Methodius
However tired and physically worn out I am, I will go with joy to that land; with joy I depart for the sake of the Christian faith - Saint Cyril
13th February – St. Catherine de Ricci
You are rewarded not according to your work or your time, but according to the measure of your love.
12th February – St. Julian the Hospitaller
I was ill and you comforted me….. As often as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for me. (Matthew 25:26,40)
11th February - Our Lady of Lourdes
Pray to God for sinners. Kiss the earth as a sign of penitence for sinners!
10th February – St. Scholastica
I asked you and you would not listen, so I asked my God and He did listen.
8th February - Saint Josephine Bakhita
Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know Him. What a great grace it is to know God
7th February – Blessed Pope Pius IX
The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.
6th February – St. Paul Miki and Companions
Like my Master I shall die upon the cross. Like Him, a lance will pierce my heart so that my blood and my love can flow out upon the land and sanctify it to His name.
5th February – St. Agatha
Jesus Christ, Lord of all things! You see my heart, you know my desires. Possess all that I am. I am Your sheep. Make me worthy to overcome the devil.