Ornaments of Grace – St. Pope John XXIII

…two blind men came after him crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he got to the house, the blind men caught up with him. Jesus said to them, “Are you confident I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they told him. At that he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your…

Ornaments of Grace – Fr. Augustus Tolton

Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. Matthew 7:24-25 Fr. Augustus Tolton,…

Ornaments of Grace – Jack Jezreel

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, for fear they may collapse on the way.” Matthew 15:32     In the New Testament,…

Ornaments of Grace – St. Nicodemus

Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to the childlike…” Luke: 10:21     Little children usually trust their parents completely. This trust is deep, so a…

Ornaments of Grace – St. Marianne Cope

He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor; the lives of the poor he shall save. Psalm 72:13 Barbara Cope, born in Germany in 1838, emigrated with her family to Utica, New York. Her father, a farmer, fell ill when Barbara was in grade school. Since he was unable to care for his…

Ornaments of Grace – St. Hildegard of Bingen

Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I continually thank my God for you because of the favor he has bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, in whom you have been richly endowed with every gift of speech and knowledge. 1 Corinthians 1:3-5 Hildegard was the tenth child of a…