Saint of the Day
St. Rita of Cascia (1386-1457)
After eighteen years of abuse, Rita became a nun soon after her husband and sons died. When she asked God to suffer like Christ, a thorn from a crucifix struck her on the forehead; she suffered and bled for fifteen years. She ate little more than the Eucharist for the last four years of her life.
Reflections from the Saints
By the effective exercise of only one virtue, a person may attain to the height of all the rest.
– St. Gregory Nazianzen