Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine,lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.This is the Law and the Prophets. “Enter through the narrow gate;for the gate is wide […]
Today, June 21, is the memorial of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Aloysius was born in 1568 to Italian aristocrats. He was trained from age four as a soldier and courtier, as he was expected to inherit his father privileged status. He lived in Renaissance Italy, a time of violence, blood, and savagery. The effect was too
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Jesus said to his disciples:“Stop judging, that you may not be judged.For as you judge, so will you be judged,and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye,but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?How can you say to
On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples:“Let us cross to the other side.”Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was.And other boats were with him.A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat,so that it was already filling up.Jesus was
Today, June 19, is the memorial of Saint Juliana Falconieri. Juliana, born in 1270, was the only child of the wealthy Florentine noble family named Falconieri. She was the niece of St. Alexis Falconieri, one of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order. All her life, she suffered painful chronic gastric problems. For Juliana,
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Jesus said to his disciples:“No one can serve two masters.He will either hate one and love the other,or be devoted to one and despise the other.You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,what you will eat or drink,or about your body, what you will wear.Is not life
Today, June 18, is the memorial of Saint Marina. Marina was born between the 5th and 7th centuries in Bithynia. Her devoutly Christian family taught her religious values. After the early death of his wife, Marina’s father Eugenius became a monk. He brought along the little Marina to the monastery. To hide his daughter from
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Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.But store up treasures in heaven,where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. “The lamp of the body is
Today, June 17, is the memorial of Saint Emilie de Vialar. Foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition. In 1797, Emilie was born to an aristocratic family. When Emilie was 15, her mother Antoinette died. She then took over the house until she turned 35. During those times, Emilie nurtured a life
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Jesus said to his disciples:“In praying, do not babble like the pagans,who think that they will be heard because of their many words.Do not be like them.Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: ‘Our Father who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name,thy Kingdom come,thy will