Quiet Moment

Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Those wounds which were scattered over the body of Our Lord were all united in the single heart of Mary. — St. Bonaventure

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus If you wish to possess Jesus Christ and to dwell in his Sacred Heart, you must have no other desire and be content with him alone. — St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Stay very close to Our Lady. If you do this, you can do great things for God and the good of people. — St. Teresa of Kolkata

Optional Memorial of St. Norbert, Bishop O priest! Take care lest what was said to Christ on the cross be said to you: “He saved others, himself he cannot save!” — St. Norbert

Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr Let us preach the whole of God’s plan to the powerful and the humble, to rich and to poor, to men of every rank and age, as far as God gives us the strength. — St. Boniface

Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time We cultivate charity in the habit of humility. — St. John Bosco

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Soul of Christ, sanctify me; body of Christ, save me; blood of Christ, inebriate me. — Anima Christi

Optional Memorial of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs Blessed Virgin Mary The martyrs were bound, imprisoned, scourged, racked, burnt, rent, butchered — and they multiplied. — St. Augustine

Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr No right-minded man forsakes truth for falsehood. — St. Justin

Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary She is his mystical channel, his aqueduct, through which he causes his mercies to flow gently and abundantly. — St. Louis de Montfort