From the writings of Thomas à Kempis: A good and safe journey they have who carry Jesus and Mary in their hearts; who have them always on their lips and bless them; who call on them aloud and feel jubilation in their hearts; who invoke them with their eyes, have…
“Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, Who…
“Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts.” -Saint Philip Neri From Saint Padre Pio’s letter to Anita Rodote, on February 6, 1915: How good the Lord is to everyone; but He is even more so to those who have a true…
“The soul’s true greatness is in loving God and in humbling oneself in His presence, completely forgetting oneself and believing oneself to be nothing, because the Lord is great, but He is well-pleased only with the humble, He always opposes the proud.” -The Blessed Virgin Mary, in private revelation given…
Our Lady of Medjugorje, in private revelation given to Marija Pavlovic-Lunetti, on November 25, 2020: Dear children! This is a time of love, warmth, prayer, and joy. Pray, little children, for little Jesus to be born in your hearts. Open your hearts to Jesus, Who gives Himself to each of…
(from a talk given by Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, on June 13, 1977) To be a co-worker is a gift from God. It is not simply a title. It means to be an active co-worker with Christ. The name of “Mother Teresa” is frequently referred to in our work,…
(from the Fourth Memoir of Sister Lúcia of Fátima) First Apparition On May 13, 1917, while I was playing with Jacinta and Francisco on the top of the ascent of Cova da Iria, building a little wall of stones around a thicket, suddenly we saw a flash like lightning. “We…
Saint Peter Julian Eymard: Offer to Jesus Christ the homage of your whole being. Present to Him in detail the homage of each one of your soul’s faculties: of your mind, to know Him better; of your heart, to love Him; of your will, to serve Him; of your body…
(from a homily by Pope Francis, on June 29, 2020) We need lives that show the miracle of God’s love. Not forcefulness, but forthrightness. Not palaver, but prayer. Not speeches, but service. Do you want a prophetic Church? Then start serving and be quiet. Not theory, but testimony. We are…
(a historical document commonly attributed to Don Antonio Valeriano, and written around 1556; a translation by Father Real Bourque) Here is the account, in its proper order, of how quite recently, miraculously, there appeared the Perfect Virgin Holy Mary, Mother of God, our Queen, at the Tepeyac Hill, known as…