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
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I must never allow the world to evangelize me
August 3
“I must never allow the world to evangelize me, so that I forget God’s power and wisdom and look to worldly power and wisdom. Jesus gives us the Church, our guiding light on the journey… whose mission it s to urge us continually on the journey to God."
-Sister Briege McKenna
Jesus Christ past, present, and future
August 2
Feast of St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811 – 1868)
“We must keep in mind that the Holy Eucharist, is Jesus Christ past, present, and future; that the Eucharist is the last development of the Incarnation and mortal life of our Savior, that in the Eucharist Jesus Christ gives us every grace; that all truths tend to and end in the Eucharist; and that there is nothing more to be added when we have said, ‘The Eucharist,’ since it is Jesus Christ.”
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
Fit for paradise
August 1
Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696 – 1787)
“Contradictions, sickness, scruples, spiritual aridity, and all the inner and outward torments are the chisel with which God carves His statues for paradise.”
-St. Alphonsus Liguori
I surrender to your divine will
July 31
Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491 – 1556)
“Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. You have given me all that I have, all I am, and I surrender to your divine will. Give me only your love and your grace. With this I am rich enough, and I have no more to ask."
-St. Ignatius of Loyola
Faith stands firm
July 30
Feast of Saint Peter Chrysologus
“There are three things through which faith stands firm, devotion abides and virtue endures: prayer, fasting, and mercy. Let no one cut these three apart – they are inseparable."
-St. Peter Chrysologus
Serve others with joy
July 29
Feast of Saint Martha
“Martha and Mary were sisters, related not only by blood but also by religious aspirations. They stayed close to our Lord and both served Him harmoniously when He was among them.”
-St. Augustine
Do you listen for His voice?
July 28
"He gave me courage to practice mental prayer. I say courage, because I know nothing in the world that requires more of this."
-St. Teresa of Avila
The tree of the cross bears fruit
July 27
“The tree of the cross bears fruit in every season and in every land.”
-St. Therese Couderc
How can I show them my gratitude today?
July 26
Feast of St. Joachim and St. Ann, Parents of Mary
“Joachim and Ann, how blessed a couple! All creation is indebted to you. For at your hands the Creator was offered a gift excelling all other gifts: a chaste mother, who alone was worthy of Him."
-St. John Damascene
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