+ Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick (Luke 5:31). Our Instructor, the Word, therefore, is He who heals the unnatural passions of our soul with His counsel and exhortations. The art of healing, strictly speaking,...

+  Blessed Fast of St. Mary  The Virgin Mother diligently held in her heart everything that she had come to know about the Lord, whether from the Lord’s sayings or from His deeds, and she assiduously committed them all to memory so that, when the time should come for preaching...

+ Blessed Fast of St. Mary  “Many people, when they see any of those who are pleasing to God suffering anything terrible, as for example, having fallen into sickness or poverty, are offended, not knowing that to those especially dear to God it belongs to endure these things; since Lazarus...

+ “Where would there be opportunities for struggling for great deeds if we were not allowed injury by our neighbors if they did not offend us? Establish in your heart the following truth: one thing alone is worthy of all our hatred—sin and vice, but towards men nourish exclusively love.” –...