Basilica of St. Louis, King
Basilica of St. Louis, King
“Si je n’y suis [en la grâce de Dieu], Dieu m’y mette; et, si j’y suis, Dieu m’y tienne! Je serais le plus dolente de monde si je savais ne pas être en la grâce de Dieu”
— Jeanne d’Arc

Today’s Feast Days

7 July

Anthony Fantosati
(1842–1900)
Bishop, Martyr, Missionary, Vicar Apostolic
Benedict XI
(c. 1240–1304)
Pope
Máel Rúain
(791)
Abbot-Bishop
Palladius
(c. 408–c. 457/461)
Bishop, Missionary
Peter To Rot
(1912–1945)
Martyr
Willibald
(c. 700–c. 787)
Bishop, Missionary, Pilgrim

El amor ni mira respetos ni guarda terminos de razón en sus discursos, y tiene la misma condición que la muerte: que así acomete los altos alcazares de los reyes como las humildes chozas de los pastores y cuando toma entera posesión de una alma, lo primero que hace es quitarle el temor y la vergüenza.

(Love is influenced by no consideration, recognises no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death: that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it.)

Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)

Spanish novelist, poet and playwright

“Sancho Panza”—El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Primera parte) (1605)

“Sancho Panza”—The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha (Part One) (1605)