17th January – St. Anthony Abbot
The days are coming when men will go mad; and, when they meet a man who has kept his senses, they will rise up against him, saying, “You are mad, because you are not like us
category: reflections
16th January – St. Joseph Vaz
For when we look at the lives of those who have faithfully followed Christ, we are inspired with a new reason for seeking the city which is to come.
15th January – St. Paul the Hermit
You ought not seek your own interests but those of another. It is indeed profitable for you to cast off the burden of the flesh to follow the Lamb but it is also profitable for the rest of your brethren that they may be the more instructed by your example - Saint Paul the Hermit
14th January - St. Felix of Nola
Martyrdom without bloodshed is enough for Him if mind and faith are ready to suffer and are fervent towards God.
13th January – St. Hilary
The chief service I owe you, O God, is that every thought and word of mine should speak of you.
11th January - St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Planted in the courts of your Lord, you blossomed beautifully with virtue.
10th January – St. Gregory of Nyssa
If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus show ourselves to be worthy bearers of his name.
9th January - Saint Adrian of Canterbury
Write my name down also, for I am a Christian and I die gladly for Christ God - 9th January - Saint Adrian of Canterbury
8th January – St. Apollinaris the Apologist
We therefore grossly deceive ourselves in not allotting more time to the study of divine truths.
7th January – St. Raymond of Peñafort
Look then on Jesus, the author and preserver of faith: in complete sinlessness he suffered, and at the hands of those who were his own, and was numbered among the wicked.
6th January - Saint André Bessette
Put yourself in God’s hands; He abandons no one.
4th January - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Do what we can and God will do the rest
3rd January - The Most Holy Name of Jesus
At the name of Jesus, every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:10-11)
2nd January – St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen
A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship and he who plants kindness, gathers love.
1st January 2025 - Most Holy Mary, Mother of God
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38)