St. Anthony's Catholic Church and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission

Today’s Soul Food

"So we are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight."

— 2 Corinthians 5:6-7

"Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head." — St. Charles Borromeo

Please join us for our first Saturday Mass at 9am and sing the Divine Mercy chaplet at 8:30 tomorrow, September 7. Bring a friend! There will be refreshments served afterwards.

Today’s Soul Food

"Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen."

— Hebrews 11:1

"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee." — St. Augustine

Today’s Soul Food

"This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

— Psalm 118:24

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." — St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Today’s Soul Food

"For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.""

— Isaiah 30:15a

"If then we have angels, let us be sober, as though we were in the presence of tutors; for there is a demon present also." — St. John Chrysostom

Today’s Soul Food

"For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?"

— Romans 8:29-31

“A man does not climb a mountain in great bounds, but by taking slow, steady steps.” — Pope St. Gregory the Great

Today’s Soul Food

"Therefore, we are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal."

— 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

"I am sent not only to love God but to make Him loved. It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love Him." — St. Vincent de Paul

Our faith formation classes begin next weekend.
Click here to register online https://form.jotform.com/242307619096056
Or stop by the parish office during our office hours.

Today’s Soul Food

"Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee. Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock."

— Isaiah 26:3-4

"Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul." — St. Teresa of Avila - Teresa of Jesus

Today’s Soul Food

"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."

— Isaiah 12:2

"It is in the company of Jesus that you work for the glory of God." — St. John Baptist de la Salle

Today’s Soul Food

"I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching."

— 2 Timothy 4:1-2

"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams." — St. Augustine

Today’s Soul Food

"Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to thee! Do not hide thy face from me in the day of my distress! Incline thy ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!"

— Psalm 102:1-2

Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day's work that He charges you with, and He will give you the power to accomplish it. — St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Today’s Soul Food

"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said, "Who then can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "For human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.""

— Matthew 19:23-26

"In everything, whether it is a thing sensed or a thing known, God Himself is hidden within." — St. Bonaventure

Today’s Soul Food

"Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began. I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word."

— John 17:3-6

"When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus." — St. Rose of Lima

Today’s Soul Food

"And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."

— Revelation 12:1

Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.
—St. Maximilian Kolbe

Today’s Soul Food

"Finally, all of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble. Do not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but, on the contrary, a blessing, because to this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing."

— 1 Peter 3:8-9