22nd March - St. Lea of Rome
Who will praise the blessed Lea as she deserves? She exchanged her rich attire for sackcloth, and ceased to command others in order to obey all. She spent her nights in prayer, and instructed her companions through her example rather than through protests and speeches. And she looked forward to her arrival in heaven in order to receive her recompense for the virtues which she practiced on earth. Hence, I tearfully beg you to refrain from seeking the favors of the world and to renounce all that is carnal. It is impossible to follow both the world and Jesus. Let us live a life of renunciation, for our bodies will soon be dust and nothing else will last any longer - St. Jerome
