April 14
"How often I have failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer."
--St. Teresa of Avila, her Life (paraphrase)
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April 13, 2018
April 13
"Mary, Queen of Peace, is close to the women of our day because of her motherhood, her example of openness to others’ needs, and her witness of suffering."
--From an address of Pope St. John Paul II, “Women: Teachers of Peace”
April 11, 2018
April 11
St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr (1030-1097)
“The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians.”
--A maxim of Tertullian
April 9, 2018
April 9
“Love has a hem to her garment
That reaches the very dust.
It sweeps the stains
From the streets and lanes,
And because it can, it must.”
--Anonymous poem,
beloved by St. Teresa of Calcutta,
describing St. Fabiola
April 6, 2018
April 6
“However severe God’s guidance may seem to us at times, it’s always the guidance of a Father who is infinitely good, wise, and kind.”
--Traditionally attributed to St. Julie Billiart
April 5, 2018
April 5
St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419)
“You must open the interior eyes of your soul on this light, on this heaven within you, a vast horizon stretching far beyond the realm of human activity.”
--From a letter of St. Vincent Ferrer
April 4, 2018
Blessings
February 1
“When the Lord knows that good health is necessary for our welfare, He sends it to us; and when we need sickness, He sends that too.”
--St. Teresa of Avila
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