+ Our Lord, in correcting Martha’s state of mind, gives us precious teaching about our dead, for when He said to her: “Your brother shall rise again,” she replied, “I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” And Jesus said, “I...
+ “He who takes compassion on the afflicted is like a man who has an advocate in a court of justice. Just as a person who is in peril at sea amidst a tempest casts his baggage overboard, so too does he who despises the obstacles on...
+ When you give to the poor, the poor person bestows more to you than you to him [the poor], since he [the poor] is your debtor in regard to your salvation. If you clothe the naked, you clothe yourself with righteousness; if you bring the stranger under...
Blessed Feast of St. Peter & Paul We hear in Acts, “The brethren received us [Paul and his travel companions] gladly.” Perhaps some of you will say, “Yes, if I were given the chance to entertain Paul as a guest, I readily and with much eagerness would do this.”...
Blessed Apostles Fast! This is love tp one’s enemies: to make no reply in the face of hatred, to bear the reception of insults patiently, to forgive an insult either inflicted by a hand or stirred up by stinging words. – St. Valerian “Pray for those who offend you....
