Who said this?
"Let there be light."
God (Genesis 1:3)
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Philippians 4:13
Christmas
25th of December
of lost things.
Who is St. Anthony of Padua?
This prophet was swallowed by a great fish after fleeing from God's command to preach to Nineveh.
Jonah
"Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
The repentant thief on the cross (Luke 23:42)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son…”
John 3:16
Mother Mary's Assumption
August 15
Of animals and ecology
St Francis Xavier
This prophet was thrown into a den of lions after continuing to pray to God despite a royal decree forbidding it.
Daniel
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Cain (Genesis 4:9)
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5
Mary Mackillop's feast day
August 8th
of students and scholars
St. Thomas Aquinas
This prophet was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind with a chariot and horses of fire.
Elijah
“My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.”
Jairus (Mark 5:23)
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?”
Psalm 27:1
St Alphonsa's feast day
July 28
of musicians and singers
St. Cecilia
This prophet saw the Lord seated on a throne and cried, “Here am I! Send me."
Isaiah
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua - 24:15
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
Jeremiah 17:9
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle.
January 25
of cooks, homemakers, and domestic workers
St. Martha
This prophet was commanded by God to marry Gomer, whose unfaithfulness became a symbol of Israel’s unfaithfulness to God.
Hosea