Saint of the Day
St. Pantaleon (4th century)
The son of a rich pagan, Pantaleon was instructed in Christianity by his mother. He studied medicine and became the physician to Emperor Maximianus. He was denounced as a Christian by envious colleagues, but he resisted the temptations offered him to apostatize. He was subjected to atrocious tortures from which he was miraculously immune, and was finally decapitated.
Reflections from the Saints
Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.
– St. Philip Neri