Our daily and ever-satisfiying Bread...

"Holy Mass is an achievement of God, wherein 

He places before our view all the love He has borne us.  

It is, in a certain way, a combination of all the benefits

 bestowed upon us." - St Bonaventure

“Grant that my soul may hunger for You, the 

Bread of Angels, the Refreshment of holy souls,

our daily and ever-satisfying Bread,

which contains all possible sweetness. 

Let my heart ever hunger after You and feed upon 

You, upon whom the angels desire to gaze, and may 

my whole soul be filled with Your sweetness.

May it ever thirst for You, the Fountain 

of eternal light, the Torrent of pleasure,

the Richness of the House of God.

May it ever yearn for You, seek You, find You,

stretch towards You, reach You, meditate upon You,

speak of You, and do all things for the praise 

and glory of Your holy Name, with humility 

and prudence, with love and delight, with 

willingness, affection and perseverance.”

St Bonaventure
Italy ~ 1221 - 1274
Met St Francis of Assisi and 

inspired to become a Franciscan

"Second Founder" of the Franciscans

Bishop, Cardinal
Doctor of the Church
Brilliant teacher, powerful preacher
U of Paris co-ed/close friend of Thomas Aquinas

Feast Day - July 15

Painting: Jan van Eyck

"If you learn everything except Christ, 
you learn nothing.
If you learn nothing except Christ, 
you learn everything." - St Bonaventure

Click here: St. Bonaventure - YouTube (2 mins)

St Bonaventure, pray for us!

"I am not my own"...

 "... Kateri Tekakwitha was devoted 

to the Eucharist and to Jesus Crucified.  
At 4 am she could be seen kneeling outside 
the chapel in the snow waiting for it to open. 

She attended three Masses daily and always managed 

two hours in preparation for Holy Communion 

and two hours in thanksgiving; and she made 

frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament.  

Her motto: 'Who can teach me what is 

most agreeable to God so that I may do it?'" 

Louis Kaczmarek 

Excerpt from: Hidden Treasure, 
The Riches of the Eucharist

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St Kateri Tekakwitha

1656-1680

Daughter of Christian Algonquin mother

and non-Christian Mohawk Chief

Consecrated Virgin

Greatly devoted to the Eucharist and Mary

"Lily of the Mohawks"

Patroness of ecology and the environment

Feast Day - July 14

St Kateri Tekakwitha - YouTube
Click here: Biography of St. Kateri Tekakwitha - YouTube (2 mins)
Click here: Spiritualdirection.com |  A Virgin's Courage - A Retreat Guide on St Kateri (summer 2017)

"I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus.  He must be my only love. The state of helpless poverty that may befall me if I do not marry does not frighten me.  All I need is a little food and a few pieces of clothing. With the work of my hands I shall always earn what is necessary and what is left over I'll give to my relatives and to the poor.  If I should become sick and unable to work, then I shall be like the Lord on the cross.  He will have mercy on me and help me, I am sure."- St Kateri Tekakwitha

St Kateri Tekakwitha, pray for us!

Love: no intermediate agents...

     "For whom is Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament?

For me; because He loves me!" 

 St. Peter Julian Eymard

 

"When a friend desires to prove to his friend 

that he loves him, he tells him so, 

and he presses his hand affectionately. 

When Our Lord wants to show His love for us, 

He does so in person, discarding the intervention 

of any third person, whether angelic or human.

Love suffers no intermediate agents. 

He remains in the Holy Eucharist 

that He may repeat to us incessantly: 

I love you! 

You must see that I love you!'"

St. Peter Julian Eymard

Energy to live great love...

 For Christ's love compels us...  II Cor 5:14

"The Eucharist is support, light and 

consolation in trial and suffering.  

Find in this sacrament the spiritual energy 

to live the great love of Christ 

of which He gave us proof 

when giving us His Body and Blood.” 

Pope Benedict XVI

6/14/2006
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The Lord's Day is the lord of days... 

but also remembering... 

Sts Louis and Zelie Martin 

Parents of St Therese of Lisieux

Patrons:  Marriages, parents, widowers, illness

Beatified:  Pope Benedict XVI (2008)

Canonized: Pope Francis (2015)

Feast day:  July 12

"Soon we'll have the intimate happiness of the family

and its beauty to bring us closer to Him." 

St Louis Martin

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"I want to become a saint; it will not be easy at all. 

I have a lot of wood to chop, and it is hard as stone. 

I should have started sooner, while it was not so 

difficult; but, in any case; 'better late than never." 

 St Zelie Martin

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St Therese wrote about her parents

 to Father Belliere on July 26, 1897:  

"The good Lord has given me a father and a mother 

more worthy of Heaven than (of) earth."

(LT 261)

 Sts Louis and Zelie Martin, pray for us!

Let the wise listen...

    Let the wise listen and add to their learning, 

and let the discerning get guidance." - Proverbs 1:5

"Listen and attend with 

the ear of your heart."

St Benedict of Nursia

Italy ~ 480-547

Priest, twin brother to St Scholastica

Patriarch of Western Monasticism

Motto of Benedictines: 

Ora et Labora ~ Pray and Work

Co-Patron of Europe

Feast Day - July 11

"What, dear brothers, is more delightful than 

the voice of the Lord calling to us?" - St Benedict

"The first degree of humility 

is prompt obedience." - St Benedict

“Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be 

prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.” - St Benedict

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Click here: St. Benedict - YouTube  (2 mins, incl prayer)

Click here: The Saint Benedict Medal | www.sancta.org

6 Things you didn’t know about St. Benedict

St Benedict, pray for us!