https://revfico.com/ Reflections on spirituality and theology Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:00:00 -0700 22nd-july-st-mary-magdalene-1 https://revfico.com/posts/22nd-july-st-mary-magdalene-1 Just as a woman had announced the words of death to the first man, so also, a woman was the first to announce to the Apostles the words of life - St. Augustine Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:00:00 -0700 21st-july-st-lawrence-of-brindisi-1 https://revfico.com/posts/21st-july-st-lawrence-of-brindisi-1 God is love and all His operations proceedfrom love. For Him all things were created and to Him all things must be subject and God loves all creature, in and because of Christ - St. Lawrence of Brindisi Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:00:00 -0700 20th-july-st-margaret-of-antioch https://revfico.com/posts/20th-july-st-margaret-of-antioch Lord Jesus Christ, since You have granted me to suffer this for Your name's sake, hear my prayer... Whosoever shall write the account of my martyrdom, or read it, or hear it, or remember my name, grant them, Lord, the forgiveness of their sins - St. Margaret of Antioch Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 the-16th-sunday-of-ordinary-time-year-a https://revfico.com/posts/the-16th-sunday-of-ordinary-time-year-a The parable of the wheat and weeds we heard in today’s gospel reading from the gospel of Saint Matthew 13:24-43 challenges us to pay greater attention to our Catholic faith and its teachings today. It reminds us to strengthen and deepen our faith in God so as to fight the temptations of the devil and his followers who are bent on destroying our relationship with God. Also the Fathers of the Church explaining this parable referred to the wheat in this parable as the gospel of God contained in the teachings and ... Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 18th-july-st-camillus-de-lellis-1 https://revfico.com/posts/18th-july-st-camillus-de-lellis-1 Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven - St. Camillus de Lellis Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 17th-july-st-charbel-makhlouf https://revfico.com/posts/17th-july-st-charbel-makhlouf What you think you possess in this world is what possesses you in reality; what you think is under your dominion in the world is what dominates you in reality - St. Charbel Makhlouf Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 the-16th-july-our-lady-of-mount-carmel https://revfico.com/posts/the-16th-july-our-lady-of-mount-carmel Receive, my beloved son, this scapular of thy Order; it is the special sign of my favor, which I have obtained for thee and for thy children of Mount Carmel. He who dies clothed with this habit shall be preserved from eternal fire. It is the badge of salvation, a shield in time of danger, and a pledge of special peace and protection - Our Lady of Mount Carmel to St. Simon Stock Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 15th-july-st-bonaventure-1 https://revfico.com/posts/15th-july-st-bonaventure-1 In everything, whether it is a thing sensed, or a thing known, God Himself is hidden within - St. Bonaventure Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 14th-july-st-kateri-tekakwitha-1 https://revfico.com/posts/14th-july-st-kateri-tekakwitha-1 I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love. I put myself entirely into the hands of Jesus. He will guide me. He knows what is best for me - St. Kateri Tekakwitha Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 13th-july-st-henry https://revfico.com/posts/13th-july-st-henry Christ is the beginning and end of all government - St. Henry. Prayer seemed the chief delight and support of his soul; especially the public office of the church. Assisting one day at this holy function at Strasburg, he so earnestly desired to remain always there to sing the divine praises among the devout canons of that church, that, finding this impossible, he founded there a new canonry for one who should always perform that sacred duty in his name. (Butler’s Lives of the Saints) Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700