Dominican Patroness for 2009
"Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes."
Saint Dominic
"In a sacrilege, we find a special type of deformation, namely the violation of a sacred thing by treating it with irreverence." (Summa. II Q. 99, Art. 2)
St. Catherine of Siena
"By humble and faithful prayer, the soul aquires, with time and perseverance, every virtue."
St. Thomas Aquinas
Bl. Jane of Aza
St. Martin de Porres
"Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven."
St. Rose of Lima
"Compassion is preferable to cleanliness: with a little bit of soap I can clean my bed, but think of the flood of tears I would require to clean from my soul the stain that harshness against this unfortunate would leave."
St. Peter the Martyr
