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Examples of the Saints, our predecessors - Their teaching
story0726-Temptations do not defile souls who love God
“Where were You, O my divine Spouse, she said, when I saw myself in such a terrible situation? – I was with you, answered Our Lord.”
story1011-Mary, Queen of Heaven and Mother of all people, cannot be overly honored
Revelation from Heaven to confirm devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
story1229-Saint Louis and the miraculous host.
Faith of saint Louis in the words of Jesus Christ.
story0410-The death of Saint Peter in Rome.
The greatest glory in this world is to be treated like Jesus Christ Himself. He gave His life for love of us; let us generously give Him ours to prove our love.
story0602-Devotion of Saint Theresa for the Heart of Jesus
When St. Therese sees an image of Jesus, she is deeply moved to think of Jesus’ love for her.
story0702-Conversion of Ignatius of Loyola
Wounded, not knowing what to do and bored to death during his convalescence, Ignatius asked for a novel to distract himself. Amadis and other books of chivalry, so profane and dangerous, were famous in those days, and the most honest people delighted in them.
story0727-Only the virtue for which one must fight hard is real
The Saint replied, “I think that the one of whom you complain has made more progress in virtue in a few months, than this other one, whom you praise so much, has made in a year.”
story0103-God enlightens every man coming into this world
God gives the grace of faith to those who sincerely seek the truth.
story0411-Pius VII and the tailor.
As the branches and twigs of the tree are intimately linked to the trunk and cannot subsist without it, so it is with the clergy with regard to the Holy See.
story0604-Confidence we must have in Jesus
The greatest sin of man can never reach the measure of God’s mercy which is infinite like His love.
story0703-Example of God’s mercy
At these words the penitent gave a great cry, which marked both his astonishment and his gratitude to the God of mercies, and at the same moment he fell dead.
story0728-A champion of gentleness
Anger, as he said, was the passion that it cost him most to overcome.
story1019-Great esteem of the Saints for the Rosary
The Saints performed wonders through the power of the rosary.
story0106-Christian in secret.
Jesus Christ says in the Gospel: “Whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in Heaven; but whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My heavenly Father.”
story0421-The Manichean and the Catholic hermit.
The Saints knew how to win the hearts of heretics and sinners by their charity. Harshness and intolerance would have produced the opposite effect. Our Lord would say to us, “Go and do likewise.” We must be tolerant of those who are not members of the Church; for though they are in error, they are our brothers.
story0605-A specialty of the Heart of Jesus: the conversion of sinners
A specialty of the Heart of Jesus: the conversion of sinners
story0704-Faith, the sustainer of the martyrs
As the young man was being led to the place of torture outside the city, his mother, fearing that he would not complete his glorious sacrifice, cried out to him from the ramparts, “My son, remember the living God; arm yourself with constancy and strength; lift your heart high, and look up to Him who reigns in heaven.”
story0729-Persevering prayer
“Go, replied the bishop, and continue to do what you are doing. For it is impossible that a son, wept over with so many tears, should ever perish.” This word restored confidence to the poor mother, who welcomed it as if it had come from the mouth of God Himself.
story1024-Devotion to the Blessed Virgin frees us from worldly frivolities
If we want to join our good Mother in Heaven, we must detach ourselves from the world.
story0116-Constantine the Great and the Labarum.
We will become victorious against our enemies, if in danger we arm ourselves with the sign of the cross. The sign of the cross is a source of blessing.
story0422-Pius IX and the painter.
It is not Christian to refuse help to one’s neighbor because he is not of the same religion or nationality.
story0501 – Origin of the devotion of the month of Mary
To keep young people on the right track, Saint Philip of Neri inaugurates the month of Mary.
story0606-Jesus always loves the sinner
“Jesus Christ loves you not ‘despite’ but ‘because of’ your misery.”
story0706-Patience and mortification of Saint Francis de Sales
One of his penitents having written to him that she was accustomed, to be delivered from her headaches, to recite an Our Father in honor of the crown of thorns of Our Lord…
