For love of Christ, Paul bore every burden – Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
The one thing [Paul] feared, indeed dreaded, was to offend God; nothing else could sway him. Therefore, the only thing he really wanted was always to please God. The most…
Devotion must be practiced in different ways – Saint Francis de Sales, bishop
When God the Creator made all things, he commanded the plants to bring forth fruit each according to its own kind; he has likewise commanded Christians, who are the living…
How shall we repay the Lord for all his goodness to us? – Saint Basil the Great, bishop
What words can adequately describe God’s gifts? They are so numerous that they defy enumeration. They are so great that any one of them demands our total gratitude in response….
The sanctity of marriage and the family – From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
In earlier times God met his people in a covenant of love and fidelity. So now the Savior of mankind, the Bridegroom of the Church, meets Christian husbands and wives…
Christ is present to his Church – From the constitution on the sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council
Christ is always present to his Church, especially in the actions of the liturgy. He is present in the sacrifice of the Mass, in the person of the minister (it…
The pure oblation of the Church – Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
We must make oblation to God, and in all things be found pleasing to God the Creator, in sound teaching, in sincere faith, in firm hope, in ardent love, as…
All our love must be for God – Diadochus of Photice, bishop
Anyone who loves God in the depths of his heart has already been loved by God. In fact, the measure of a man’s love for God depends upon how deeply…
Christ lives for ever to make intercession for us – Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop
Christ lowered himself when he emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave. By this condition, Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, though himself ever remaining God, became a…
Saint Anthony receives his vocation – Saint Athanasius, bishop
Anthony gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He kept a careful watch over himself and practiced great austerity. He did manual work because…