Monday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time A glad spirit attains to perfection more quickly than any other. — St. Philip Neri

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass! — Padre Pio

Memorial of St.Piusof Pietrelcina, Priest Pray, hope, and don’t worry. — Padre Pio

Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Our Lord summoned Matthew by speaking to him in words. By an invisible, interior impulse which flooded his mind with the light of grace, the Lord instructed him to walk in his own footsteps.…

Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him,“Follow me.”And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many…

Memorial of Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs Christian perfection consists in three things: praying heroically, working heroically, and suffering heroically. — St. Anthony Mary Claret Sign…

Optional Memorial of St.Januarius, Bishop Hope always draws the soul from the beauty that is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what is perceived. — St. Gregory of Nyssa Sign up to receive Quiet Moments…

Monday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family. — Pope Francis Sign up to receive Quiet Moments Daily

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” —…

Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs  Charity is the bond of brotherhood, the foundation of peace, the mainstay and security of unity, which is greater than both hope and faith, which excels both good works and…