9th September – St. Peter Claver
Seek God in all things and you shall find God by your side.
category: reflections
8th September - The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today this created world is raised to the dignity of a holy place for Him who made all things. The creature is newly prepared to be a divine dwelling place for the Creator.
6th September – St. Eleutherius
Since the child is among the servants of God, the devil dares not approach him.
5th September - St. Teresa of Calcutta
It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.
4th September – St. Rosalia
I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of [Monte] delle Rose and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ.
3rd September – St. Pope Gregory the Great
Obedience is the only virtue that plants the other virtues in the heart and preserves them after they have been planted.
2nd September – St. Ingrid of Sweden
Why should we mourn when those who have left us have suffered no loss, but have rather gained all?
1st September - Blessed Michael Ghebre
The truth will make you free.
30th August – Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
You want something to remember me by. I have no memento to give you, apart from an invitation to holiness.
29th August - The Passion of St. John the Baptist
Therefore, because John shed his blood for the truth, he surely died for Christ.
28th August - St. Augustine
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
27th August - St. Monica
One thing there was, for which I desired to remain still a little longer in this life, that I should see you a Catholic Christian before I died.
26th August - St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars
It is pleasant to hear about Jesus; more pleasant to listen to Jesus Himself speaking.
25th August – St. Louis IX
Fix your whole heart upon God, and love Him with all your strength, for without this no one can be saved or be of any worth.
23rd August – St. Rose of Lima
Without the burden of afflictions, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.