+ You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. (2 Tim. 2:3-4). For when no one exercises in the wrestling school, how shall he [or she] win and...

+ Blessed Feast of the Martyrs  Do you desire to be like the martyrs? Be like Abel was, or Isaac, or Stephen, who chose for themselves the way of the righteous life. First of all, overcome the evil one by your good acts by living well, and when He, your...

+ For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps (1 Peter 2:21). He hung on the Cross for you and still did not want to be an avenger for Himself. Why do you want to take...

+  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...

+ “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.” –...