Quiet Moment

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Faith itself is of no avail without charity. For without charity faith can indeed be, but can profit nothing. — St. Augustine

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent God does not require of us the martyrdom of the body; he requires only the martyrdom of the heart and the will. — St. John Vianney

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent When tempted, invoke your angel. He is more eager to help you than you are to be helped! — St. John Bosco

Fifth Sunday of Lent Love begins by taking care of the closest ones — the ones at home. — St. Teresa of Kolkata

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, who does not change. — St. Teresa of Ávila

Optional Memorial of St. Vincent Ferrer, Priest Whoever will proudly dispute and contradict will always stand outside the door. Christ, the master of humility, manifests his truth only to the humble and hides himself from the proud. — St.…

Optional Memorial of St. Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Learning unsupported by grace may get into our ears; it never reaches the heart. But when God’s grace touches our innermost minds to bring understanding, his word which has…

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history. — St. Ignatius of Antioch

Optional Memorial of St. Francis of Paola, Hermit Live in such a way that you bring upon yourselves the blessing of God, and that the peace of God our Father may be with you always. — St. Francis of Paola

Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent Man’s highest life does not consist in self-expression, but in self-sacrifice. — Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson