Saint Ethelwald of Lindisfarne

O Lord, behold and visit this vine which Thy right hand hath planted. Strengthen the weak, relieve the contrite, confirm the strong. Build them up in love, cleanse them with purity, enlighten them with wisdom, […] Read More

Saint Gregory of Sinai

It is natural for the mind to reject what is at hand and dream of something else to come … to build fantasies and imaginings about achievements before he has attained them. Such a man […] Read More

Saint Scholastica

I asked you and you would not listen, so I asked my God and He did listen.

Blessed Rosalie Rendu

The poor will insult you. The ruder they are, the more dignified you must be. Remember,” Our Lord hides behind those rags.

Saint Rabanus Maurus

This is the image of the Savior who, with the position of his limbs, makes sacred for us the most gentle and loving form of the Cross, so that by believing in his Name and […] Read More

Blessed Giussepina Nicoli

I want to serve you faithfully, practising poverty, chastity and obedience, and for love of You to serve the poor.

Saint John Bosco

This was the method that Jesus used with the apostles. He put up with their ignorance and roughness and even their infidelity. He treated sinners with a kindness and affection that caused some to be […] Read More

Blessed Sebastian Valfre

God is not content to see you merely suffering with patience. He wants you to be grateful and to approve what he does. So many of the blessed envy you from heaven and would change […] Read More

Saint Francis de Sales

Do not examine whether what you do is little or much, good or ill, provided it is not sin, and provided that in good faith you will do it for God.

Blessed Nikolaus Gross

The majority of great enterprises result from daily fulfillment of one’s duty in small, everyday things. What is valuable in the doing is our special love for the poor and the sick.