Just as the Church is not an autocracy, neither is she a democracy. The Church belongs to Jesus Christ. She is his Church. She is Christ’s Mystical Body, made up of many members. We have no authority to refashion her teachings to fit more comfortably with the world.
📅 21 June 1591
St Aloysius Gonzaga dies at age 23 while caring for plague victims in Rome. He is the patron of Catholic youth and students, renowned for his extraordinary purity and dedication to prayer.
Angelus — Pope Leo XIV
27). He draws a parallel between what we hear "in private," namely, what is in the secret of our hearts, and what we are called to proclaim to everyone. He reminds us that proclaiming the Gospel is first and foremost a sharing of a personal encounter with him, which is unique to each of us. The strength of any apostolate, in fact - beyond techniques and tools - comes from the work of the Holy Spirit within us and from the authenticity of our response.
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📅 11 February 1858
Our Lady appears for the first time to St Bernadette Soubirous at the grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. She would appear 18 times in total, and Lourdes became one of the greatest pilgrimage sites in the world.
"Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children."
— St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Father and Doctor of the Church
"May the Blessed Virgin Mary help me to live a holy life and die a holy death. Then at the last instants of my life, may she come to my assistance and lead me to heaven.”–"
— St. Dominic Savio
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