January 17

"Know that the experience of pain is something so noble and precious that the Divine Word, who enjoyed the abundant riches of Paradise, yet, because He was not clothed with this ornament of sorrow, came down from Heaven to seek it upon the earth."

-St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi

January 16

"Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family."

-St. Angela Merici

January 15

"I give unceasing thanks to my God, who kept me faithful in the day of my testing. Today I can offer him sacrifice with confidence, giving myself as a living victim to Christ, my Lord, who kept me safe through all my trials."

-St. Patrick

January 14

"Do not surrender your confidence; it will have great reward. You need patience to do God’s will and receive what he has promised."

-Hebrews 10:35-36

January 13

"We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials."

-St. Teresa of Avila

January 12

"Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin. All hope consists in confession. In confession there is a chance for mercy. Believe it firmly. Do not doubt, do not hesitate, never despair of the mercy of God. Hope and have confidence in confession."

-St. Isidore of Seville

January 11

"Good example is the most efficacious apostolate. You must be as 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

January 10

"I find a heaven in the midst of saucepans and brooms."

-St. Stanislaus Kosta

January 9

"God had not chosen her to be holy merely for her own advantage. Rather, the gifts he conferred upon her were to be for the spiritual and physical advantage of her neighbor…Divine power was present and working in her words, so that in a few sentences she could bring consolation to the afflicted and the anxious, calm the restless, pacify the angry, reconcile enemies and extinguish long-standing hatreds and animosities… For this reason, people flocked to Frances from all directions as to a safe refuge."

-From the Life of Saint Frances of Rome

January 8

"If we look forward to receiving God’s mercy, we can never fail to do good so long as we have the strength…With outstretched arms he begs us to turn toward him, to weep for our sins, and to become the servants of love, first for ourselves, then for our neighbors. Just as water extinguishes a fire, so love wipes away sin."

-St. John of God