February 23
Feast of St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr (D. 155)
“Leave me as I am. The one who gives me strength to endure the fire will also give me strength to stay quite still on the pyre, even without the precaution of your nails.”
--St. Polycarp at his martyrdom
February 22
Chair of St. Peter
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.”--Matthew 16:18
February 21
Feast of St. Peter Damien, Bishop and Doctor (1007 – 1072)
“In serenity, look forward to the joy that follows sadness. Hope leads you to that joy and love enkindles your zeal.”
--St. Peter Damien
February 20
“He did not say: You will not be troubled; you will not be tempted; you will not be distressed. But He said: You will not be overcome.”--St. Julian of Norwich
February 19
“For I will only your well-being, and whatever I give, I give it so that you may reach the goal for which I created you.”--Our Lord to St. Catherine of Siena
February 18
“God said: ‘Why do you never stop asking to taste of My delights, yet you refuse the tribulations?’”
--St. Margaret of Cortona
