"Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." John 20:25
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Full of Love
July 2
"In Ephesians, St. Paul tells us that even before He created the world, God chose us in Him to be holy and blameless in His sight, to be full of love."
-Quoting Ephesians 1:4
Times of Adversity
July 1
"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."
-James 1:2-4
Nothing is Lost
June 30
"Be of good cheer, only work, only strive cheerfully; for nothing is lost. Every prayer of yours, every psalm you sing is recorded. Every alms, every fast is recorded."
-St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Peter and St. Paul
June 29
Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
"Both apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one. Peter went first, and Paul followed. And so we celebrate this day made holy for us by the apostle's blood."
-St. Augustine
Correct Timing
June 28
Feast of St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr (130 - 200)
"Where there is order, there is also harmony, where there is harmony, there is also correct timing; where there is correct timing, there is also advantage."
-St. Irenaeus
The Mother of God
June 27
Feast of St. Cyril of Alexandria , Bishop (D. 444)
"That anyone could doubt the right of the holy Virgin to be called the Mother of God fills me with astonishment. Surely she must be the Mother of God if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, and she gave birth to him! Our Lord's disciples may not have used those exact words, but they delivered to us the belief those words enshrine, and this has also been taught us by the holy fathers."
- St. Cyril of Alexandria
Young Women of Grace Program Takes Louisiana by Storm!
Our Lady of Fatima School in Lafayette, Louisiana, just graduated the largest Young Women of Grace class yet - 50 girls!
Brenda Dooley, our indefatigable Regional Coordinator in Louisiana, spearheaded the program for the parish. She served under the guidance and direction of Father Michael Russo, pastor, and Stephanie Supple, the parish administrator. Four women from the school, all of whom facilitated Women of Grace studies in the past at the parish, generously volunteered to facilitate the girl's study. It was coordinated throughout the 2017-2018 school year and culminated with a graduation event and reception on May 18, 2018.
Only in Heaven
June 26
"How often have I thought that I may owe all the graces I've received to the prayers of a person who begged them from God for me, and whom I shall know only in heaven."
- St. Therese of Lisieux
Being Catholic
June 25
"If you're a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches and the climate makes no difference."
- Flannery O'Connor