30th April - Saint Pius V
You are the salt of the earth! You are the light of the world! See to it that the people are edified by your example, by the purity of your lives, by the moderation of your conduct, and the brilliance of your holiness! God does not ask of you mere ordinary virtue. He demands downright perfection - Saint Pope Pius V.
Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman declared that: “St Pius V was stern and severe, as far as a heart burning and melted with divine love could be so … Yet such energy and vigour as his, were necessary for the times. He was a soldier of Christ in a time of insurrection and rebellion, when in a spiritual sense, martial law was proclaimed.”
