Quote/s of the Day – 8 June – Readings: First: Second Corinthians 1: 18-22,
Psalm: Psalms 119: 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, Gospel: Matthew 5: 13-16
“You are the salt of the earth …
You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:13,14
“Let us contend with all earnestness,
knowing that we are now called to the combat.
Let us run in the straight road,
the race that is incorruptible.”
St Clement of Alexandria (150-215)
Father of the Church
“Be joyful and keep your faith and your creed.”
St David of Wales (c 542-c 601)
Bishop
“All the darkness in the world
cannot extinguish the light
of a single candle.”
St Francis of Assisi (c 1181-1226)
“If you are what you should be,
you will set the whole world on fire!”
St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Doctor of the Church
“Think well.
Speak well.
Do well.
These three things,
through the mercy of God,
will make a man go to Heaven.”