July 5
“This is the essential mission of the apostle; to be a living witness to the greatness and beauty of Christianity; especially at the present day, when so many people have concerning religion only false ideas, prejudices, or total lack of understanding.”
-Raoul Plus, S.J.
July 4
“One of the greatest disasters that happened to modern civilization was for democracy to inscribe ‘liberty’ on its banners instead of ‘justice.’ Because ‘liberty’ was considered the ideal it was not long until some men interpreted it as meaning ‘freedom from justice.'"
-Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
July 3
Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle
“Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
-John 20:25
July 2
“Not every labor will produce its desired effect. Only that which is inspired by sound principles and which has a clear vision of the end to be attained will have any chance of success.”
-Father James Alberione
July 1
“It is most laudable in a married woman to be devout, but she must never forget that she is a housewife and sometimes must leave God at the altar to find Him in her housekeeping.”
-St. Frances of Rome
May 26
"How long will the sun and moon, the stars continue to give forth light? Who can tell? Of one thing alone we are sure. In God’s own time – then shall come the Son of Man in great power and majesty to render to each according to his works. The question alone important, the solution of which depends upon how I have spent my life, is the state of my soul at the moment of death. Infinite misery or infinite happiness! There is no half and half, either one or the other."
-St. Katherine Drexel
May 25
"The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when he comes you may see and be utterly satisfied."
-St. Augustine
April 30
Feast of Pope St. Pius V
“… seeing that the Church militant, which God has placed in our hands, in these our times is tossed this way and that by so many heresies, and is grievously troubled and afflicted by so many wars, and by the depraved morals of men, we also raise our eyes, weeping but full of hope, unto that same mountain, whence every aid comes forth, and we encourage and admonish each member of Christ’s faithful to do likewise in the Lord.”
-Pope St. Pius V (on praying the Rosary)
April 29
Feast of St. Catherine of Siena (1347 – 1380)
“You asked for suffering…You were, in effect, asking for love and light and knowledge of the truth. For suffering and sorrow increase in proportion to love. When love grows, so does sorrow … Endure courageously, then."
-From The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena
April 28
Feast of St. Louis Grignion de Montfort (1673 – 1716)
“… the greatest saints, the souls richest in graces and virtues, shall be the most assiduous in praying to our Blessed Lady, and in having her always present as their perfect model for imitation and their powerful aid for help.”
-St. Louis de Montfort
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