'Tis the Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
Saints of the Day
'Tis the festival of Saint Teresa of Kolkata, Religious, M.C. (1910-1997, "Mother Teresa;" A.K.A. Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu), foundress of the Missionaries of Charity (1950, M.C.).
"Observe the panorama of the firmament & the world; measure, if you can, their vastness. Affirm the incredible distinction between the Creator & the created world. At the same time, recognize, confess, & celebrate the unshakable necessity that unites creation with its Creator."Saint Quote o' the Day
—Pope Saint Paul VI (1897-1978, r. 1963-1978; feast: 29 May)
"The reason I was given the Nobel Prize was because of the poor. The prize, however, went beyond appearances. In fact, it awakened consciences in favor of the poor all over the world. It became a sort of reminder that the poor are our brothers & sisters, & that we have a duty to treat them with love."Mother Teresa Quote o' the Day
—Saint Teresa of Kolkata, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"If you want world peace, go home & love your family."
—Saint Teresa of Kolkata, M.C. (1910-1997, feast: 5 September)
"In moments when fever, agony, & pain make it hard to pray, the suggestion of prayer that comes from merely holding the rosary—or better still, from caressing the Crucifix at the end of it—is tremendous!"
—Venerable Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
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