John 15:1,4

I am the true vine; and my Father is the husbandman. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me. (John 15:1,4; Douay Rheims Bible)

Matthew 26:14-16

Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests. And said to them: What will you give me, and I deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver. And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him. (Matthew 26:14-16, Douay Rheims Bible)

Luke 14:11

Every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted. (Luke 14:11, Douay Rheims Bible)

Martyrdom for Christ

“I prefer to die rather than renouncing my faith.” (St Jacques Berthieu, Priest and Martyr)

Micah 7:19

Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, and have mercy on us: he will put away our iniquities: and he will cast all

Isaiah 1:18

If your sins be as scarlet, they shall be madewhite as snow: and if they be red as crimson,they shall be white as wool. (Isaiah 1:18, Douay Rheims Bible)

“No offence?”

Everyone is so worried about offending some human being… virtually nobody is talking about the fact that with the levels of sin that are going on right now, God is offended by them. (Fr Chad Ripperger)

Mark 7:8, 12

The Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients. And they asked [Jesus]: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands? But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you

The Beginning of True Virtue

The beginning of true virtue is most ardently to desire it, and to ask it of God with the utmost assiduity and earnestness, preferring it with all the saints to kingdoms and thrones. (Fr Butler)

Sins

The less men concentrate on their own shortcomings, the more interested they become in the sins of others. They seek to criticise, not to correct. Unable to excuse themselves, they are ready to accuse others. (St Augustine)