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 Read the rest…
Tag Archives: Christ
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 Read the rest…
Grace
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 Read the rest…
Am I Catholic?
June 25
“If you’re a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches, and the climate makes no difference.”
-Flannery O’Connor Read the rest…
Prepare the Way of the Lord
June 24
Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist
“Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.”
-Matthew 3: 3 Read the rest…
The Pharisees I see
June 23
“My daughter, I see more Pharisees among the Christians than there were around Pilate.”
-St. Margaret of Cortona Read the rest…
Self-Sacrifice
June 22
Feast of St. Paulinus of Nola (355-431)
What I have I give thee; we will go to Africa, and I will give myself for your son.”
–St. Paulinus of Nola to a widow
whose only son was taken into
slavery by the son-in-law
of a Vandal king Read the rest…
What is my “Hammer”?
June 23
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
“I am but a crooked piece of iron and have come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.”
-St. Aloysius Gonzaga Read the rest…
Finding Joy in the Cross
June 20
“I could not be happy without the Cross – I could not lay it down for all the world would give. With the Cross I am happy but without it would be lost.”
–Blessed Mary of the Cross MacKillop Read the rest…
Safe Against Error
June 19
“The soul that journeys in the light and the truth of the Faith is safe against all error.”
–St. Frumentius, Bishop Read the rest…
