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Some saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, but not in others; but our holy patron St. Joseph has the power to assist us in all cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking. — St.…
St. Cyril of Jerusalem—The Lord is loving unto man …
The Lord is loving unto man, and swift to pardon, but slow to punish. Let no man therefore despair of his own salvation. — St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Ignatius of Loyola—When you look at the crucifix …
When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now. — St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Teresa of Ávila—We always find that those who walked closest to Christ …
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials. — St. Teresa of Ávila
Emmanuel d’Alzon—The more we study the Lord Jesus …
The more we study the Lord Jesus, the better we know him. The better we know him, the dearer we love him. The dearer we love him, the more we wish to imitate him. But in order to imitate him better, we study him again. And thus by the…
St. Teresa of Kolkata—There is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
There is a net of love by which you can catch souls. — St. Teresa of Kolkata
St. Patrick’s Shepherd’s Pie
Not only did St. Patrick work as a shepherd when he was a slave, but he later became an ordained bishop, a shepherd for the Lord. You can remember this on his feast day by making a simple shepherd's pie for dinner and embellishing it with…
St. John Vianney—The way to overcome the devil …
The way to overcome the devil when he excites feelings of hatred for those who injure us is immediately to pray for their conversion. — St. John Vianney
Thomas á Kempis—Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself?
Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself? — Thomas á Kempis
Thomas Merton—This, then, is our desert …
This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent. To trample it down under hope in the cross. — Thomas Merton