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Sunday, July 20, 2025

One Thing Necessary

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The Mind of the Legislator

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Growing Season

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Christ the Eternal Priest

Christ the Eternal Priest

Lord Jesus,
sanctify all your priests
and configure them
to your Sacred and Priestly Heart.
Give to your Church
new and holy priests,
who will imitate your divine love
and shepherd your people with care.


Mary, Virgin and Mother

Mary, Virgin and Mother
We fly to your patronage,
O holy Mother of God;
despise not our petitions
in our necessities,
but deliver us from all evil,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.


Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph
Pray for us!
"St. Joseph was
an ordinary sort of man
on whom God relied
to do great things."
--St. Josemaria Escriva


Saint Barnabas

Saint Barnabas
Pray for us!
"...Joseph,
also named by the apostles Barnabas
(which is translated
son of encouragement)..."
--Acts 4:36


Saint Bruno

Saint Bruno
Pray for us!
"Only those who have experienced
the solitude and silence
of the wilderness
can know the benefit and divine joy
they bring to those who love them."
--St. Bruno
(1030-1101)


Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi
Pray for us!
"You should never let anyone
leave your presence in sadness."
--St. Francis of Assisi
(1181-1226)


Saint Philip Neri

Saint Philip Neri
Pray for us!
"A servant of God
ought always to be happy."
--St. Philip Neri
(1515-1595)


Saint John Francis Regis

Saint John Francis Regis
Pray for us!
"No violence of cold, no snows...,
no mountains, or torrents...,
could be an obstacle to his zeal."
--comment of a contemporary
of St. John Francis Regis
(1597-1640)


Saint John Mary Vianney

Saint John Mary Vianney
Pray for us!
"Our faults
are like grains of sand
next to the great mountain
of the mercies of God."
--St. John Vianney
(1786-1859)


Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Pray for us!
"The value of life does not depend
upon the place we occupy;
it depends upon the way
we occupy that place."
--St. Thérèse of Lisieux
(1873-1897)


Saint André Bessette

Saint André Bessette
Pray for us!
"It is with the smallest brushes
that the Artist paints
the most exquisitely
beautiful pictures."
--St. André Bessette
(1845-1937)


Blessed Charles de Foucauld

Blessed Charles de Foucauld
Pray for us!
"The absence of risk
is a sure sign
of mediocrity."
--Blessed Charles de Foucauld
(1858-1916)


Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pray for us!
"The higher we go,
the better we shall hear
the voice of Christ."
--Blessed Pier Girogio Frassati
(1901-1925)


Saint John Paul II

Saint John Paul II
Pray for us!
"Up to the evening of your life
remain in wonder and gratitude
for that mysterious call
which one day echoed
in the depths of your spirit:
Follow me!”
--Blessed John Paul II
(1920-2005)



Keep smiling!

“I’m not a man who constantly thinks up jokes. But I think it’s very important to be able to see the funny side of life and its joyful dimension and not to take everything too tragically. I’d also say it’s necessary for my ministry. A writer once said that angels can fly because they don't take themselves too seriously. Maybe we could also fly a bit if we didn’t think we were so important.”

--Pope Benedict XVI



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