24th April – Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Woe to me if I should prove myself but a halfhearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned Captain... What made the holy apostles and martyrs endure fierce agony and bitter torments, except faith and especially faith in the resurrection? What is it that today makes true followers of Christ cast luxuries aside, leave pleasures behind and endure difficulties and pain? It is a living faith that expresses itself through love. It is this that makes us put aside the goods of the present in the hope of future goods. It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future - Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen
