Pope Pius IX, Vatican Council, Session 2, Jan. 6, 1870, profession of faith: “I, Pius, bishop of the catholic church, with firm faith believe and profess each and every article contained in the profession of faith which the holy RoSaint Quote of the Day (03/26/2016)
St. Francis Xavier, “O Deus! Ego Amo Te”, Prayer composed by him: “Thou art, my God, sole object of my love, Not for the hopes of endless joys above, Nor for the fears of endless pains below, Which those who love thee not must undergo. For me, and such as me, thou deignest to bear The ignominious cross, the nails, the spear; A thorny crown transpierced thy sacred brow, While bloody sweats from every member flow; For me, in tortures thou resign’st thy breath, Embraced me on the cross, and saved me by thy death.”