Feast of All Saints

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God: blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God: blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
--from the Mass for the Feast of All Saints (Saint Matthew 5. 8-10)
 

Feast of Christ the King

Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world, that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.
--Saint John, Ch.13, v.37 

A good eye

Every creature in the world will raise our hearts to God if we look upon it with a good eye.

--Saint Felix of Cantalice

A day

A day! It has risen upon us from the great deep of eternity, girt round with wonder; emerging from the womb of darkness; a new creation of life and light spoken into being by the word of God.
--E. H. Chapin

Grace

You say grace before meals.  All right.  But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink. 
--G.K. Chesterton

Gratitude

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. 
--G.K. Chesterton

(Thank you, dear friends, for your very nice comments and especially for your prayers. Though I have not responded for a while now, please know that I am most grateful for each and every word. May Almighty God bless you all.) 

Kindness

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. 
--Seneca