Our Lady, deign to intercede for us sinners with thy divine Son, our Lord, and obtain of Him a blessing for us in our trials and tribulations!--ST. IGNATIUS. 26 Whoever would follow Jesus Christ, must walk in His footsteps, if he would not go astray.--ST. TERESA. 27 Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small.--ST. ALPHONSUS. 28 The trials of life cease to oppress us if we accept them for the love of God.--VEN. LOUIS DE GRANADA. 29 If you wish to take up your abode in the tabernacle of the heavenly kingdom, you must reach there through your good works, without which you can not hope to enter.--ST. BENEDICT. 30 It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.--ST. TERESA. 31 When the afflictions of this life overcome us, let us encourage ourselves to bear them patiently by the hope of heaven.--ST. ALPHONSUS. April 1 TO PUT into practice the teachings of our holy faith, it is not enough to convince ourselves that they are true; we must love them. Love united to faith makes us practise our religion.--ST. ALPHONSUS. 2 Unite all your works to the merits of Jesus Christ, and then offer them up to the eternal Father if you desire to make them pleasing to Him.-- ST. TERESA. 3 God pardons sin; but He will not pardon the will to sin.--ST. ALPHONSUS. 4 It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.--ST. BERNARD. 5 Before engaging in your private devotions, perform those which obedience and your duty toward your neighbor impose upon you in such a manner as to make an abnegation of self.--VEN. LOUIS DE BLOIS. 6 The world is full of inconstancy; its friendship ceases the moment there is no advantage to be expected from us.--BL. JOHN TAULER. 7 There is nothing better to display the truth in an excellent light, than a clear and simple statement of facts.--ST. BENEDICT. 8 Be careful and do not lightly condemn the actions of others. We must consider the intention of our neighbor, which is often good and pure, although the act itself seems blameworthy.--ST. IGNATIUS. 9 He who does not overcome his predominant passion is in great danger of being lost. He who does overcome it will easily conquer all the rest.-- ST. ALPHONSUS. 10 To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.--ST. IGNATIUS. 11 A soul which does not practise the exercise of prayer is very like a paralyzed body which, though possessing feet and hands, makes no use of them.--ST. ALPHONSUS. 12 When you do a good action, have the intention of first pleasing God, and then of giving good example to your neighbor.--ST. ALPHONSUS. 13 The grace of perseverance is the most important of all; it crowns all other graces.--ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. 14