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
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In serenity
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
Chief Architect
February 17
Feast of the Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
“In the beginning our Lady was the chief architect of this new order which was founded on the humility of its members, built up by their mutual love, and preserved by their poverty.”
--Legenda de Origine of the Order of Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cruciform
February 16
"One of the favorite images I like to use for describing the Christian life is of a person standing with arms outstretched. One hand, in faith and prayer, touches God; the other hand is extended in service to the neighbor. Thus a person is cruciform, touching God and touching neighbor."--Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Love
February 14
“Love is the key to the mystery. Love by its very nature is not selfish, but generous. It seeks not its own, but the good of others. The measure of love is not the pleasure it gives – that is the way the world judges it – but the joy and peace it can purchase for others.”--Ven. Fulton J. Sheen
Accepting and Serving
February 6
“Someone has said we do not save others by changing and converting and developing them; we redeem them by the love that accepts them and serves them as they are.”--Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit, O.C.D. (Jessica Powers)
Virtue
January 28
St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor (1225 – 1274)
“Whoever wishes to live perfectly should do nothing but disdain what Christ disdained on the cross and desire what he desired, for the cross exemplifies every virtue.”
--St. Thomas AquinasMothers and Sisters
January 27
Feast of St. Angela Merici, Virgin (1470 – 1540)
“Mothers and sisters most dear to me in Christ: in the first place strive with all your power and zeal to be open. With the help of God, try to receive such good counsel that, led solely by the love of God and an eagerness to save souls, you may fulfill your charge.Only if the responsibilities committed to you are rooted in this twofold charity will they bear beneficial and saving fruit.”
--St. Angela Merici
Ministry
January 26
Feast of Sts. Timothy and Titus
“As for you, be steady and self-possessed; put up with hardship, perform your work as an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”
Then I am Strong
January 25
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
“I am content with weakness, with mistreatment, with distress, with persecutions, and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for when I am powerless, it is then that I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:10
