November 23
"Far from being like to those great souls who from their childhood practice all sorts of macerations, I made my mortification consist solely in the breaking of my will, restraining a hasty word, rendering little services to those around me without making anything of it, and a thousand other things of this kind.”
-Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
November 22
"Never must our wounded sensibilities make us indifferent or hardhearted...”
-Elisabeth Leseur
November 21
"Good example is the most efficacious apostolate; you must be lighted lanterns and shine like brilliant chandeliers among men. By your good example and your words, animate others to know and love God."
-St. Mary Joseph Rossello
November 20
"As the Lord was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Peter and Andrew casting their nets into the sea. And he said to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.' Immediately they left their nets and followed him."
-Matthew 4: 18, 19-20
November 19
"I guess that is what dying must be like; to be finished and to be able to look back at the struggles of life, and know that God was your constant companion."
- Mother Angelica
November 18
"Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Thy only-begotten Son: That by His coming we may be able to serve Him with purified minds."
- Roman Missal
November 17
"The duty of the moment is what you should be doing at any given time, in whatever place God has put you. Your doing the duty of the moment, your living the nitty gritty, daily routine of ordinary life, can uncover the face of Christ in the marketplace...where you work or play or eat...or wherever."
- Catherine Dougherty
November 16
"Our Lord who saved the world through the cross will only work for the good of souls through the cross."
- St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
November 15
"If man applies the virtues planted in his soul to the right purpose, he will be like God. The image we depict must not be that of one who is unlike God; for one who is harsh and irascible and proud would display the image of a despot. Let us not imprint on ourselves the image of a despot, but let Christ paint his image in us."
- St. Columban
November 14
"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
Praise the Lord with the lyre,
Make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
Sing to him a new song,
Play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts."
- Psalm 33: 1-3
