He Forgives All:

God has done for us what we cannot do for ourselves.…He forgives all, and he heals all. He redeems and restores all those who turn to him and repent of their wrongdoing with their whole heart. Hang on to this truth. Place your hope in God, not in your own righteousness.

“How deep is our Faith?”:

In today’s Gospel the crowd ridiculed Jesus because they did not believe that He could raise the dead. Our faith in God will not be deep if our attitudes and behaviours are too logical, too practical and too self-centered. Do we dare to trust God enough to perform miracles for us?

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Not all of us are expected to die a martyr's death, but we are all called to the pursuit of Christian virtue.

- Venerable Pope Pius XII (on the Canonization of Saint Maria Goretti)

Brothers and sisters: You are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.

- St. Paul, Romans 8:9

For unity, activity, and the choice of means, reliance should be had upon the bond of charity in the Holy Spirit, and upon His inspirations.

- Father Isaac Hecker, founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (1819 - 1888)