“Tribulations, if we bear them patiently for the love of
God, appear bitter at first, but they grow sweet, when one gets accustomed to
the taste.”
--Saint Philip Neri
"It is the Risen Lord, present among us, who protects and guides the Church, and
continues to fill her with hope through the love 'poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us' (Rom 5:5). It is up to us to
be docile listeners to his voice and faithful ministers of his plan of
salvation, mindful that God loves to communicate himself, not in the roar of
thunder and earthquakes, but in the “whisper of a gentle breeze” (1 Kings
19:12) or, as some translate it, in a “sound of sheer silence.” It is this
essential and important encounter to which we must guide and accompany all the
holy People of God entrusted to our care."
--Pope Leo XIV, Address to Cardinals, May 10, 2025
"The Guardian of the Redeemer taught Jesus the carpenter's trade, but
above all he set him the most valuable example of what Scripture calls
the 'fear of God', the very beginning of wisdom, which consists in
religious submission to him and in the deep desire to seek and always
carry out his will. This, dear friends, is the true source of blessing
for every person, for every family and for every nation."
--Pope Saint John Paul II, Homily, May 1, 2000