Passive Purification - Fr. Gabriel "In order not to resist the divine action, we should remember that God generally purifies souls through the ordinary circumstances of life. In the life of every Christian, every apostle, every religious, there is always a measure of suffering

"In all things discern the Providence and Wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks." - St. Teresa of Avila

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (One hundred days indulgence once a day; Leo XIII., March 15, 1884)

The Miraculous Medal "Our Blessed Lady appearing in the year 1832 to Catharine Labouré, a Sister of Charity, showed her the pattern of the Medal now universally known as the "Miraculous Medal', because of the many wonders which it has pleased almighty God to work by its means in

St. Sylvester, Abbott (1267) He left the world after seeing the decaying corpse of a relative. He retired into a desert and devoted himself to penance and meditation. St. Benedict advised him in a vision to found the Order of Sylvestrines. He died at the age of ninety.

"Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance." - Thomas a Kempis

The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved by St. Leonard of Port Maurice "Look in to the Old and New Testaments, and you will find a multitude of figures, symbols and words that clearly point out this truth: very few are saved. In the time of Noah, the entire human race was

"Avoid sloth, bad company, dangerous conversations, and games; remembering that time passes and never returns, that you have a soul, and that if you lose your soul, you lose all." - St. Leonard of Port Maurice

St. Leonard of Port Maurice (1751) Franciscan promoter of the devotions to the Blessed Sacrament, the Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Conception. He erected nearly six hundred Stations of the Cross throughout Italy. His preaching caused extraordinary conversions everywhere.

"According to tradition, in particular the teaching of St. Gregory the Great, often quoted by St. Thomas, the four hinges of the twoleafed door symbolize the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. Their name 'cardinal' comes from the Latin

"Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I thank Thee for having firmly set my feet on the rock of the Faith and directed my steps on the pathway of salvation. Open now Thy arms wounded on the cross to receive my soul, which I offer in sacrifice to the glory of Thy Name." - St. Catherine

St. Catherine of Alexandria (305) She was noted for her beauty and intelligence. She rebuked the Emperor Maximian for tormenting the Christians, and he, filled with admiration for her learning, assembled from all parts the most learned men, to bring her to the worship of idols.

"We should never miss saying a De Profundis for the Holy Souls every night." - Rev. R.F. Clarke

"It greatly behooves the soul to have patience and constancy in all the tribulations and trials which God sends it, whether they come from without or from within, and are spiritual or corporal, great or small. It must take them all as from His hand for its healing and its good,

"If thou wilt be perfect, sell thy will." - St. John of the Cross

"Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent." - St. John of the Cross

"Seek by reading and you will find by meditating. Knock by praying, and it will be opened to you in contemplation" - St John of the Cross

"Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction." - St. John of the Cross

St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church (1591) Born in Old Castile in 1542, he took the name of John of the Cross on entering the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. He helped St. Teresa to reform her Order - it was through him that she introduced the primitive

St. Chrysogonus, Martyr (303) After having been imprisoned and tortured, he was taken to Aquilea by the order of Diocletian, and there he was beheaded and thrown into the sea. His name is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass. A basilica was dedicated to him at Rome in Trastevere.

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