January 20
“Happy are you when you are insulted for the sake of Christ, for then God’s Spirit in its glory has come to rest on you.”
-1 Peter 4:14
January 20
“Happy are you when you are insulted for the sake of Christ, for then God’s Spirit in its glory has come to rest on you.”
-1 Peter 4:14
January 19
“Here I stand, knocking at the door. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him, and he with me.”
-Revelation 3:20
From attacks on churches and pregnancy centers to the threat of extreme laws aimed at forcing Christians to perform abortions and gender transition procedures on minors, the U.S. bishops have compiled a comprehensive report on the present state of religious liberty in the United States, the five greatest threats to our freedoms, and why the very lives of religious Americans may be at stake in 2024.
January 18
“Return, says the Lord,
I will not remain angry with you;
For I am merciful,
I will not continue my wrath forever.”
-Jeremiah 3:12
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