Quote/s of the Day – 11 July – St Pius I, Pope (Died c 154) Martyr – 1 Peter 5:1-4; 5:10-11, Matthew 16:13-19 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/
“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:16
“It is He Who is our peace.”
St Paul Ephesians 2:14
“And hence, all men everywhere, whether bond or free, who believe in Christ and recognise the Truth in His Own Words and those of His Prophets, know they shall be with Him in that land and inherit everlasting and incorruptible good.”
St Justin Martyr (c100-165) Father of the Chucrh
“What is that joy which no-one can take from you, other than your Lord Himself, Whom no man can take from you? … So examine your conscience, brethren – if righteousness reigns there, if you want, desire and wish the same thing for everyone as for yourself, if there is peace in you, not only with your friends but equally with your enemies, then know that the Kingdom of Heaven, which is to say Christ the Lord, abides in you.”
St Caesarius of Arles (470-543) Bishop, Father of the Church
O Lord, our God! By St Alcuin (c735-804)
O Lord, our God, Who has called us to serve Thee, in the midst of the world’s affairs, when we stumble, catch and hold us; when we fall, lift us up; when we are hard pressed with evil, deliver us; when we turn from what is good, turn us back!; and bring us at last to Thy glory. Amen
Quote/s of the Day – 14 April – St Justin Martyr (c100-165) Martyr, Layman, Father of the Church, first Christian Philosopher, Apologist, Orator, Teacher, Writer, Missionary.
“To yield and give way, to our passions, is the lowest slavery, even as to rule over them, is the only liberty.”
“And hence, all men everywhere, whether bond or free, who believe in Christ and recognise the Truth in His Own Words and those of His Prophets, know they shall be with Him in that land and inherit everlasting and incorruptible good.”
St Tiburtius of Rome (Died 3rd Century) Martyr, Layman St Maximus of Rome (Died 3rd Century) Martyr, Layman St Valerian of Trastevere (c177-c229) Martyr, Layman, brother of St Tiburtiusabove and husband of St Cecilia (Martyrs). The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Rome, on the Appian Way, the birthday of the Holy Martyrs, Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, who suffered in the time of the Emperor, Alexander and the Prefect, Almachius. The first two being converted to Christ by the exhortations of the blessed Cecilia and Baptised by Pope St Urban, were beated with rods and decapitated for the True Faith. But Maximus, the Chamberlain of the Prefect, moved by their constancy and encouraged by the vision of an Angel, believed in Christ and was scourged with leaded whips until he expired.” Their Life and Death: https://anastpaul.com/2024/04/14/saints-of-the-day-14-april-st-tiburtius-st-valerian-and-st-maximus-died-3rd-century-martyr-layman/
St Bernard of Tiron (1046-1117) Monk, Abbot, Founder of the the Tiron Abbey and the Tironensian Order. St Bernard had a deep devotion to the Passion of Christ, teaching and instruction his disciples in the love of the Holy Cross. The Roman Martyrology reads: “In the Monastery of Tiron near Chartres in France, Saint Bernard, Abbot, who on several occasions gave himself up to a hermit life in the woods and on the Island of Chausey but also dedicated himself to instructing and guiding the disciples, who in great numbers, flocked to him.” St Bernard’s Life: https://anastpaul.com/2022/04/14/saint-of-the-day-14-april-st-bernard-of-tiron-c-1046-1117/
St Domnina of Terni St Frontone (2nd or 4th Century) Abbot Bl Hadewych O.Praem. (c1150-c1200) Nun
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