Catherine McAuley
October 22

No virtue is perfect without prudence.

Catherine McAuley

September 18

God can provide, God did provide. God will provide.

M Cornelia Burke

September 17

That ship alone can reach safety which in time of calm prepares for the storm.

M Frances Warde

September 16

Recreation contributes much towards giving new vigour to the spirit.

M Frances Warde

September 15

A strong and lively faith is the solid foundation of all virtue.

Catherine McAuley

September 14

We should be shining lamps, giving light to all around us.

Catherine McAuley

September 13

Recognising that one could give handouts week after week….Catherine used her inheritance to offset the causes of poverty, sickness and ignorance.

M Joanna Regan

September 12

I bless and praise our good God who has so favoured me.

M Vincent Haire

September 11

It matters little what our talents are; some have one, others five, the only thing is whether we have faithfully traded.

M Patricia O’Neill

September 10

Catherine somehow understood that most poor were not responsible for their own misery.

Joanna Regan

September 09

Sometimes a zephyr, sometimes a mighty gale – God’s spirit can nudge our timid choices, strengthen our frail resolve, reverse any misdirected course.

Doris Gottemoeller

September 08

We should have the most tender devotion to the blessed Mother of our Redeemer.

Catherine McAuley

September 07

The progress of a society is tied to its ability to hope.

Helen Amos

September 06

Being poor and living with the poor, Catherine was not merely a kind benefactor, but a friend.

M Carmel Bourke

September 05

It is better to relieve a hundred imposters if there be such, than to suffer one really distressed person to be sent away empty.

Mary de Chantal McCann

September 04

We must begin to recognise the involvement of God in our human community and culture.

Marie Chin

September 03

It is God’s will that everyone called to his service should be happy.

Catherine McAuley