August 10
Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
“I tell you again and again, my brethren, that in the Lord’s garden are to be found not only the roses of His martyrs. In it there are also the lilies of the virgins, the ivy of wedded couples, and the violets of widows.”
-St. Augustine on the Feast of St. Lawrence
August 9
Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein (1891 – 1942)
"The way of faith gives us more than the way of philosophical thought: it gives us God, near to us as person, who loves us and deals with us mercifully, giving us that security which human knowledge cannot give. But the way of faith is dark."
-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
August 8
Feast of St. Dominic, Priest (1170 – 1221)
“I knew him as a steadfast follower of the apostolic way of life. There is no doubt that he is in heaven, sharing in the glory of the apostles themselves.”
-Pope Gregory IX about St. Dominic
August 7
“It is not wrong to want to live better; what is wrong is a style of life which is presumed to be better when it is directed toward 'having' rather than 'being.'”
-Pope Saint John Paul II
August 6
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
“Jesus goes before us to show us the way, both up the mountain and into heaven, and – I speak boldly – it is for us now to follow him with all speed, yearning for that heavenly vision that will give us a share in his radiance, renew our spiritual nature and transform us into his likeness, making us forever sharers in his Godhead and raising us to heights as yet undreamed of.”
-Anastasius of Sinai, Bishop
August 5
The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major
“Mary, Mother of God, we salute you. Precious vessel, worthy of the whole world’s reverence, you are an ever-shining light, the crown of virginity, the symbol of orthodoxy, an indestructible temple, the place that held him whom no place can contain, mother and virgin. Because of you the holy gospels could say: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”
-Saint Cyril of Alexandria
August 4
Feast of St. John Vianney (1786 – 1859)
“The way to destroy bad habits is by watchfulness and by doing often those things that are opposites to one’s besetting sins.”
-St. John Vianney
August 3
“Most cradle Catholics have gone through, or need to go through, a second conversion which binds them with a more mature love and obedience to the Church.”
-Dorothy Day
August 2
“All too often a clear conscience is simply the result of a bad memory.”
-Anonymous
Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696 – 1787)
“All holiness and perfection of soul lies in our love for Jesus Christ our God, who is our Redeemer and our supreme good. It is part of the love of God to acquire and to nurture all the virtues which make a man perfect.”
-St. Alphonsus Liguori
