7th May - St. Rose Venerini
I feel so nailed to the will of God that nothing else matters, neither death nor life.
category: reflections
6th May - St. Dominic Savio
Everyone must do what he can.
2nd May - St. Athanasius of Alexandria
Christ was made man that we might be made God.
1st May - St. Joseph the Worker
Joseph was an ordinary sort of man on whom God relied to do great things.
30th April - Saint Pius V
God does not ask of you mere ordinary virtue. He demands downright perfection.
29th April - St. Catherine of Siena
Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.
28th April - St. Louis Marie Grignion de Monfort
If we do not risk anything for God we will never do anything great for Him.
22nd April - Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
God's will whatever it may be, this is my joy, my happiness, my peace. I will never be able to thank enough. I cannot say but these words: 'My God, Your Glory'
18th April - Good Friday
Behold, Jesus Christ crucified, who is the only foundation of our hope; He is our mediator and advocate; the victim and sacrifice for our sins.
17th April - Holy Thursday
The central action of being Christians is the Eucharist: gratitude for having been gratified, the joy for the new life that He (God) gives us.
16th April - St. Bernadette
Enjoy God's amazing opportunities bestowed on us. Have faith in Him always.
15th April – St. Paternus of Wales
Saint Paternus, you dedicated your life to the Christian faith by your preaching, charity, and life of mortification…, please pray for us to be dedicated in our call to tirelessly spread the gospel and to inspire others to become powerful forces for good in the world. Amen.
14th April – St. Lydwine of Schiedam
Grief is a portion of one's heritage taken in advance from Purgatory.
12th April – St. Pope Julius I
God, Light and Shepherd of souls, you established St. Julius as Pope over Your Church to feed Your flock by his word and form it by his example. Help us through his intercession to keep the Faith he thought by his word and follow the way he showed by his example. Amen.
11th April - Saint Stanislaus
Saint Stanislaus, your life of virtue, courage, and charity was a gift to the Church of Poland. Please pray for us that we will become true witnesses of Christ and sources of inspiration to others by never backing away from opposition, always preferring persecution over sin, and a holy life over fear of death. Amen!