June 5
"Cease fighting. Lay down your arms, for we are told in Scripture not to render evil for good but to overcome evil by good."
- St Winfrith Boniface, to his armed companions who wanted to fight their attackers in a mission land
June 4
"Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 12:17
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 12:17
June 3
"Why are you so sad? This [is] nothing to the joys you have taught us to look forward to."
- St James Buzabaliawo, an Ugandan soldier who was martyred with St Charles Lwanga and 20 others, to a grief stricken Father Lourdel, SMA, whom they passed by on the way to the place where they suffered their martyrdom
June 2
"I say to you, not even in Israel have I found faith as great as this!"
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Luke 7:9b
June 1
"The harvest is rich but the laborers are few. Ask, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Luke 10:2, also Matthew 9: 37-38
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May 31
"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Magnificat, Luke 1: 46-47 [-55]
May 30
"If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me."
- St Joan of Arc, when asked if she knows if she was in God's grace during her trial
May 29
"The chalice that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those whom it has been prepared."
- Jesus Christ our Lord to the brothers James and John, Mark 10:40
May 28
"But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 10:31
May 27
"No one is good but God alone."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 10:18b
May 26
"Be humble and obedient and the Holy Spirit will teach you."
- St Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratory, when asked on how to pray
May 25
"You don't need them in order to serve him."
- St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, to a fellow nun who asked why Mary Magdalene had the gift of ecstasies while she and others do not.
May 24
"From the beginning of creation, God made them male and female."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 10:6
May 23
"Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 9:41
May 22
"For whoever is not against us is for us."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, Mark 9:40
May 21
"The Oblates are the specialists of difficult missions."
- Pope Pius XI
May 20
"If you can! Everything is possible to one who has faith."
- Jesus Christ our Lord to the father of a possessed young man, Mark 9:23
May 19
"God fashioned man with his own hands [that is, the Son and the Holy Spirit] and impressed his own form on the flesh he had fashioned, in such a way that even what was visible might bear the divine form."
- CCC 704 quoting St Irenaeus.
- CCC 704 quoting St Irenaeus.
"What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of yours? You follow me."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 21:22
May 17
"Feed my lambs ... Tend my sheep ... Feed my sheep ... Follow me."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 21: 15-17, 19
May 16
"[The Scapular] is the badge of salvation, a shield in time of danger, and a pledge of special peace and protection."
- The Blessed Virgin Mary, presenting the Brown Scapular to St Simon Stock
"I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 17:15
May 14
"This I command you: love one another."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 15:17
May 13
"Say the Rosary every day, to bring peace to the world and the end of the war."
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Fatima
May 12
"So that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me."
May 11
"I came from the Father and have come into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father."
"Withdraw your heart from the world before God takes your body from it."
- John of Avila
May 9
"Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve but your grief will become joy."
May 8
"... when He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you to all truth."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 16:13a
May 7
"And when he comes, he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 16:8
May 6
"The hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God."
May 5
"Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 14:23
May 4
"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first."
- The Lord Jesus Christ, John 15:18
May 3
"Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us."
- Philip to our Lord Jesus Christ, John 14:8
May 2
"Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God."
- St Athanasius, at the Council of Nicaea [c 325]
May 1
"Saint Joseph is a man of great spirit. He is great in faith, not because he speaks his own words, but above all because he listens to the words of the Living God. He listens in silence. And his heart ceaselessly perseveres in the readiness to accept the Truth contained in the word of the Living God."
- Blessed Pope John Paul II
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April 30
"Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."
- Jesus Christ our Lord, John 14:27c
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April 29
"To the servant of God ... every place is the right place, and every time is the right time."
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April 19, 2013
"For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink."
- Jesus Christ, our Lord and Friend, John 6:55
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April 18, 2013
"There is waiting for me something better: eternal life, given to the person who has lived well on earth."
- St Apollonius the Apologist
March 24, Palm and Passion Sunday
"I tell you, if they keep silent, the rocks will cry out!"
- Jesus our Lord, during the Triumphal entry to Jerusalem, Luke 19:40
March 23
"Since all things lie open to His eyes and ears, let us hold Him in awe and rid ourselves of impure desires to do works of evil, so that we may be protected by His mercy from the judgment that is to come. Which of us can escape His mighty hand?"
- Pope St Clement
March 22
"We firmly believe and confess without reservation that there is only one true God, eternal infinite [immensus] and unchangeable, incomprehensible, almighty and ineffable, the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit; three persons indeed, but one essence, substance or nature entirely simple."
- Lateran Council IV
March 21
"If people would do for God what they do for the world, my dear people, what a great number of Christians would go to Heaven! But if you dear children, had to pass three or four hours praying in a Church, as you pass them at a dance or in a cabaret, how heavily the world would press upon you."
- St John Vianney
March 20
"Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; for the King hath greatly desired thy beauty. With thy comeliness and thy beauty, set out, proceed prosperously, and reign."
- Psalm 45: 11, 12
March 19
'The faults of the children are not always imputed to the parents, especially when they have instructed them and given them good example. Our Lord, in His wondrous Providence, allows children to break the hearts of devout fathers and mothers. Thus the decisions your children have made don't make you a failure as a parent in God's eyes. You are entitled to feel sorrow, but not necessarily guilt. Do not cease praying for your children. God's grace can touch a hardened heart. Commend your children to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. When parents pray the Rosary, at the end of each decade they should hold the Rosary aloft and say to her, "With these beads bind my children to your Immaculate Heart", she will attend to their souls.'
- St Louise de Marillac
March 18, 2013
"Withdraw you heart from the world before God takes your body from it."
- Blessed John of Avila
March 17, 2013
"This Creed is the spiritual seal, our heart's meditation and ever-present guardian; it is, unquestionably, the treasure of our soul."
- St Ambrose
March 16, 2013
"My Lord and my God, take from me everything that distance me from you. My Lord and my God, give me everything that brings me closer to you. My Lord and my God, detach me from myself to give my all to you."
- St Nicholas of Flue
March 15, 2013
"I will worship towards Thy holy temple: and I will give glory to Thy name. Alleluia.
- Psalm 137:2
March 14, 2013
"When I am before the Blessed Sacrament I feel such a lively faith that I can't describe it. Christ in the Eucharist is almost tangible to me ... When it is time for me to leave, I have to tear myself away from His sacred presence."
- St Anthony of Claret
March 13, 2013
"This synthesis of faith was not made to accord with human opinions, but rather what was of the greatest importance was gathered from all the Scriptures, to present the one teaching of the faith in its entirety. And just as the mustard seed contains a great number of branches in a tiny grain, so too this summary of faith encompassed in a few words the whole knowledge of the true religion in the Old and the New Testaments."
- St Cyril of Jerusalem
- St Cyril of Jerusalem
March 12, 2013
"For though languages differ throughout the world, the content of the Tradition is one and the same. The Churches established in Germany have no other faith or Tradition, nor do those of the Iberians, nor those of the Celts, nor those of the East, of Egypt, of Libya, nor those established at the centre of the world ..."
- St Iranaeus, Adversus haereses
March 11, 2013
"The believer's act [of faith] does not terminate in the propositions, but in the realities [which they express]."
- St Thomas Aquinas
March 10, 2013
"Consequently, methodical research in all branches of knowledge, provided it is carried out in a truly scientific manner and does not override moral laws, can never conflict with the faith, because the things of the world and the things of faith derive from the same God. The humble and persevering investigator of the secrets of nature is being led, as it were, by the hand of God in spite of himself, for it is God, the conserver of all things, who made them what they are."
- Gaudium et Spes
March 9, 2013
"I have found David my servant, with My holy oil have anointed him; for My hand shall help him, and My arm shall strengthen him. The enemy shall have no advantage over him, and the son of iniquity shall not hurt him."
- Psalm 88: 21-23
March 8, 2013
"Behold a great priest who in his days pleased the Lord, and was found righteous; and in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world."
"Belief in the Eucharist is a treasure we must seek by submissiveness, preserve by piety, and defend at any cost. Not to believe in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest of misfortunes."
- St Peter Eymard
March 6, 2013
"It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others. Working together, each in its own way, under the action of the Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.
March 5, 2013
"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete."
"The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his Creator."
March 3, 2013
"Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."
March 2, 2013
"The more Christian and conscious people are of their dignity and vital role in the church, the more they urgently feel the need for priests who are truly priests.
- Pope John Paul II
March 1, 2013
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; it is Yahweh's doing, and we marvel at it."
- Psalm 118: 22-23
February 28, 2013
"The saints judge nations, and rule over the people: and the Lord their God shall reign for ever. Rejoice in the Lord; ye just, praise becometh upright.
- Wisdom 3:8; Psalm 32.1
February 27, 2013
"The certainty that the divine light gives is greater than the certainty than that which the light of natural reason gives."
- St Thomas Aquinas
February 26, 2013
'Question the beauty of the earth, question the beauty of the sea, question the beauty of the air distending and diffusing itself, question the beauty of the sky ... question all these realities. All respond: "See, we are beautiful." Their beauty is a profession [confessio]. These beauties are subject to change. Who made them if not the Beautiful One [Pulcher] who is not subject to change?'
February 25, 2013
"Christ said, 'I am the truth'; he did not say, 'I am the custom'.
- St Toribio
February 24, 2013
“You recall that one and the same word of God extends throughout Scripture, that it is one and the same Utterance that resounds in the mouths of all the sacred writers, since He who was in the beginning God with God has no need of separate syllables; for He is not subject to time.”
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