"Let us bind ourselves tightly to the Sorrowful Heart of our Heavenly Mother and reflect on its boundless grief and how precious is our soul." -St. Pio of Pietrelcina

St. Joseph, Guardian of virgins, Pray for us

"Know, O Christian, that the Mass is the holiest act of religion. You cannot do anything to glorify God more, nor profit your soul more, than by devoutly assisting at it, and assisting as often as possible." -St. Peter Julian Eymard

"If you wish to walk securely and be certain of your salvation, if you aspire to a great crown in Heaven that will never fade, love and honor Mary, and strive to make her known, loved, and honored by others." -St. Joseph Cafasso

St. Joseph, Guardian of the Redeemer, Foster father of the Son of God, Diligent protector of Christ, Pray for us

God the Father makes a rare appearance in this window depicting the Baptism of Jesus in St. Frederick's Catholic Church in Verndale, Minnesota. I visited this church back in July.

St. John is sometimes depicted holding a chalice with a dragon in it to reference the story of when he drank poison and lived. He did this in order to convert the high priest of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. St. John the Evangelist, pray for us.

"I believe that the true time of St. Joseph has not arrived yet: after two thousand years we started only now to glimpse something of the mystery in which he is immersed." -St. Jose Manyanet

It is, in fact, possible to appreciate traditional methods of creating artwork while still liking some examples of images made via modern technology.

September 15 is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Afflicted Mother, pray for us

"All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O patriarch St. Joseph. This shall be my motto in life and in death." -from a prayer composed by Pope St. Pius X

“The cross is the school of love.”  -St. Maximilian Kolbe

"The white crown of purity or the red crown of martyrdom?" "Both."

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Sighing Dove, Fount of tears, Sea of bitterness, Pray for us

St. Matthew is sometimes depicted with moneybags, referring to his occupation before he was called by Jesus. "[Jesus] said to him, 'Follow me.' And he got up and followed him." St. Matthew the Apostle, pray for us

"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." -Matthew 16:24 September 21 is the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle

St. Joseph was meant to be a companion in purity for Mary, and, for this reason, he was to "surpass all the saints and angels, and the very cherubim themselves, in that eminent virtue of virginity." -St. Francis de Sales

Jesus has been crowned with thorns, that we may be crowned in Heaven with a crown of precious stones. -Dionysius the Carthusian