Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi

The price of Divine Love is not to be appreciated; for it suffices to obtain the Kingdom of Heaven, and the love of Him who has loved us so much merits the highest degree of our love.
+St. Francis of Assisi.

The truly obedient soul looks not to the greater or less difficulty of the order, but to the authority of him who commands, and the merit of obedience.
+St. Francis of Assisi

We must not be wise according to the flesh. Rather we must be simple, humble and pure. We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.
+St. Francis of Assisi

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
+St. Francis of Assisi

Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.
+St. Francis of Assisi

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.
+St. Francis of Assisi

Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.
+St. Francis of Assisi

If we endure things patiently and with gladness thinking on the sufferings of our blessed Lord, and bearing all for the love of Him: herein is perfect joy.
+St. Francis of Assisi

Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul

Our perfection consists in uniting our will so intimately with God's will, that we will only desire what He wills. He who conforms most perfectly to the will of God will be the most perfect Christian.
+St. Vincent de Paul

Be careful to give no credit to yourself for anything; if you do, you are stealing from God, to whom alone every good thing is due.
+St. Vincent de Paul

We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.
+St. Vincent de Paul

Humility and charity are the two master-chords: one, the lowest; the other, the highest; all the others are dependent on them.
+St. Vincent de Paul

Memorial of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Former Abortion Doc: Abortion is “Murder, Society Can’t Go On This Way”
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/12/former-abortion-doc-abortion-is-murder-society-cant-go-on-this-way/

Francis' Message on Church's Concept of Family
"The future of society, and concretely of Italian society, is rooted in the elderly and in young people"
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/francis-message-on-church-s-concept-of-family

Pope Reflects on 'Criminal' Side to Gossip 
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-reflects-on-criminal-side-to-gossip

Our Lady of Sorrows

O tender Mother, unutterable was thy grief in finding thyself deprived of thy dear Son, and then in beholding Him dead in thy arms!
+St. Paul of the Cross 

I compassionate thee, O most sorrowful Mother!
+St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

We consider ourselves a "civilized" nation?

civ·i·lized:
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable.

Thousands of Children Die in the U.S. From Another Chemical Weapon, Abortion 
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/10/thousands-of-children-die-in-the-u-s-from-another-chemical-weapon-abortion/

Brutality of Abortion Continues Even After Babies are Killed in Abortions
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/11/brutality-of-abortion-continues-even-after-babies-are-killed-in-abortions/

Abortion Practitioners Played Catch With Bodies of Babies Killed in Abortion http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/10/abortion-practitioners-played-catch-with-bodies-of-babies-killed-in-abortion/ 

 

Prayers and sacrifice must be used as the most effective spiritual weapons in the war against war, and like all weapons they must be used with deliberate aim: not just with a vague aspiration for peace and security, but against violence and against war.
~Thomas Merton

National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
http://www.abortionmemorials.com/

Syria's Nuncio Sees Positive Response to Pope Francis' Initiative
Expresses Belief of Positive Influence on International Community's Response http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/syria-s-nuncio-sees-positive-response-to-pope-francis-initiative

In Honor of Grandparents and the Elderly
"Human frailty, which becomes more visible in old age, demonstrates that we all need one another and that we are mutually enriched."
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/in-honor-of-grandparents-and-the-elderly

Pope Francis at Angelus: Peace requires time and patience; No to wars waged to sell arms http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/09/08/pope_francis_at_angelus:_peace_requires_time_and_patience;_no_to_wars/en1-726725

The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin; give me strength against thine enemies, and against the enemy of the whole human race. Give me strength humbly to pray to thee.

Give me strength to praise thee in prayer with all my powers, through the merits of thy most sacred nativity, which for the entire Christian world was a birth of joy, the hope and solace of its life.

When thou wast born, O most holy Virgin, then was the world made light.

Happy is thy stock, holy thy root, and blessed thy fruit, for thou alone as a virgin, filled with the Holy Spirit, didst merit to conceive thy God, as a virgin to bear Thy God, as a virgin to bring Him forth, and after His birth to remain a virgin.

Have mercy therefore upon me a sinner, and give me aid, O Lady, so that just as thy nativity, glorious from the seed of Abraham, sprung from the tribe of Juda, illustrious from the stock of David, didst announce joy to the entire world, so may it fill me with true joy and cleanse me from every sin.

Pray for me, O Virgin most prudent, that the gladsome joys of thy most helpful nativity may put a cloak over all my sins.

O holy Mother of God, flowering as the lily, pray to thy sweet Son for me, a wretched sinner. Amen.

+St. Anselm

"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple."
Lk 14:27

Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
+St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Pope Francis: homily at peace vigil

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/09/07/pope_francis:_homily_at_peace_vigil/en1-726626

Prayer vigil for peace with Pope Francis: Schedule

http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/09/07/prayer_vigil_for_peace_with_pope_francis:_schedule/en1-726478

Pax Christi International Movement for Peace Reflections, Prayers and Action Ideas Addressing On-going Conflict in Syria

http://www.paxchristi.org.uk/documents/Reflections_Prayers_Syria.pdf

PRAY FOR PEACE!

"If my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."
Matthew 5:9

"Christians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer."
+St. Athanasius

"Put your sword back into its sheath, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword."
Matthew 26:52

"The God of Peace is never glorified by human violence."
~Thomas Merton

The world would have peace if only men of politics would follow the Gospels. +St. Bridget of Sweden

Archbishop Mamberti's Address to Vatican Diplomatic Corps
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/archbishop-mamberti-s-address-to-vatican-diplomatic-corps

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 7

Give us hope in a future of peace, founded on justice for all
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-7

Diplomatic Corps Called to the Vatican
Ambassadors to Be Briefed on Day of Prayer and Fasting for Syria http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/diplomatic-corps-called-to-the-vatican

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 6

Inspire within the universal Church compassion for the Syrian people http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-6

I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. PS 52:10

Pope Francis: renewed appeal for peace (full text)http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/09/04/pope_francis:_renewed_appeal_for_peace_(full_text)/en1-725418

US Bishops' Statement on Day of Prayer for Peace in Syria
"May our prayers, fasting, and advocacy move our nation to promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Syria
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/us-bishops-statement-on-day-of-prayer-for-peace-in-syria

Patients Beware: Problems with POLST
(Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/03/patients-beware-problems-with-polst-physician-orders-for-life-sustaining-treatment/

Fetal Anesthesia Expert: Unborn Children Feel Pain, Even Before Viability http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/03/fetal-anesthesia-expert-unborn-children-feel-pain-even-before-viability/

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 5

Convert the hearts of those who have taken up arms, and protect those who work for peace http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-5

Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

"When we attend to the needs of those in want, we give them what is theirs, not ours. More than performing works of mercy, we are paying a debt of justice."
+Pope St. Gregory the Great

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 4

Help the nations that border Syria, as they welcome the refugees
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-4

Because all of humanity is created in the image and likeness of God, we are all brothers and sisters; therefore there must be no prejudice, nor hatred toward one another.
May the God of infinite mercy open the eyes of our hearts that we might recognize Him in our brothers and sisters and so love them as we love Him!

Happy Labor Day!

"He who prays as he labors lifts his heart to God with his hands."
 +St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 3

Comfort those who mourn their loved ones
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-3?utm_campaign=dailyhtml&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dispatch

Pope: Angelus appeal for peace (full text)http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/09/01/pope:_angelus_appeal_for_peace_(full_text)/en1-724673

Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.
Pope Francis‏@Pontifex on Twitter

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 2

Comfort those who suffer because of violence
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-2

Week of Prayer for Syria: Day 1

Hear the outcry of the Syrian people
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/week-of-prayer-for-syria-day-1

Brothers and sisters:
On the subject of fraternal charity you have no need for anyone to write you,
for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
1 Thes 4:9

Police storm homeschool class, take children by force
http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/police-storm-homeschool-class-take-children-by-force/

“Be kind, especially with the infirm. Love them well ... Oh yes! Be kind. It is a great grace God is giving you. In serving the aged, it is He himself whom you are serving.”
+St. Jeanne Jugan

Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist

There is no doubt that blessed John suffered imprisonment and chains as a witness to our Redeemer, whose forerunner he was, and gave his life for him. His persecutor had demanded not that he should deny Christ, but only that he should keep silent about the truth. Nevertheless, he died for Christ. Does Christ not say: “I am the truth”? Therefore, because John shed his blood for the truth, he surely died for Christ. Through his birth, preaching and baptizing, he bore witness to the coming birth, preaching and baptism of Christ, and by his own suffering he showed that Christ also would suffer. Such was the quality and strength of the man who accepted the end of this present life by shedding his blood after the long imprisonment.
+St. Bede the Venerable

Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

If you should ask me what is the way of God, I would tell you that it is humility. Not that there are no other precepts to give, but if humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless. 
+St. Augustine

Humility contains all things because in this virtue is truth; therefore God must also dwell therein, since He is the truth.
+St. Augustine

Where I found truth, there found I my God, who is the truth itself.
+St. Augustine

The humble realize that of themselves they are nothing, and that they stand in extreme need of help and grace of heaven; but the proud are convinced that they are full of grace and virtue. That is why God takes pleasure in showering His gifts on the former and in depriving the latter of His bounty.
+St. Augustine

Pride does its own will; humility does the will of God.
+Saint Augustine
 
Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.
+St. Augustine

He who is filled with love is filled with God Himself.
+St. Augustine

I will not live an instant that I do not live in love. Whoever loves does all things without suffering, or, suffering, loves his suffering.
+St. Augustine

“Saints and friends of Christ, they served our Lord in hunger and in thirst, in cold, in nakedness, in labor and in weariness, in watching, in fasting, prayers and holy meditations, and in frequent persecutions and reproaches. Oh, how many grievous tribulations did the Apostles suffer and the Martyrs and Confessors and Virgins, and all the rest who resolved to follow the steps of Christ!”
Thomas à Kempis

Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty: "Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase. Let men take care not to stray and be deceived. This is the only true stairway to paradise, and without the cross they can find no road to climb to heaven."
+St. Rose of Lima

Washington: Catholic Hospitals May be Required to Perform Abortions http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/22/washington-attorney-general-catholic-hospitals-must-provide-abortions/

Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Salve, Regina!

AD CAELI REGINAM
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XII
ON PROCLAIMING THE QUEENSHIP OF MARY http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_11101954_ad-caeli-reginam_en.html

“Who could be a better Teacher of the love of God than this Queen, this Lady, this Mother, who has the closest bond with the Trinity: Daughter of God the Father, Mother of God the Son, Spouse of God the Holy Spirit? And at the same time she is our Mother!
+St. Josemaría Escrivá

Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope

"There is good reason to fear lest this great perversity may be as it were a foretaste, and perhaps the beginning of those evils which are reserved for the last days; and that there may be already in the world the "Son of Perdition" of whom the Apostle speaks (II. Thess. ii., 3). Such, in truth, is the audacity and the wrath employed everywhere in persecuting religion, in combating the dogmas of the faith, in brazen effort to uproot and destroy all relations between man and the Divinity! While, on the other hand, and this according to the same apostle is the distinguishing mark of Antichrist, man has with infinite temerity put himself in the place of God, raising himself above all that is called God; in such wise that although he cannot utterly extinguish in himself all knowledge of God, he has contemned God's majesty and, as it were, made of the universe a temple wherein he himself is to be adored. 'He sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself as if he were God' " (II. Thess. ii., 2).
+Pope St. Pius X, E Supremi

Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church

We discover truth in ourselves when we pass judgment on ourselves.
We find it in our neighbour when we suffer in sympathy with others.
We search out its own nature by contemplation in purity of heart.
Before we inquire into the nature of truth, Truth itself must first teach us to seek it in our neighbour.
Then we shall understand why, before we find it in our neighbour, we must seek it in ourselves.
The sequence of beatitudes given in the Sermon on the Mount places the merciful before the pure in heart.
The merciful are those who are quick to see truth in their neighbour.
They reach out to others in compassion and identify with them in love, responding to the joys and sorrows in the lives of others as if they were their own.
They make themselves weak with the weak, and burn with indignation when others are led astray.
They are always ready to share the joys of those who rejoice and the sorrows of those who mourn.
Men whose inner vision has thus been cleansed by the exercise of charity toward their neighbour can delight in the contemplation of truth in itself.
But can people find the truth in their neighbour if…they either scoff at their tears or disparage their joys, being insensitive to all feelings but their own?
There is a popular saying which well suits them: A healthy person cannot feel the pains of sickness, nor can one who is well-fed feel the pangs of hunger.
The more familiar we are with sickness or hunger, the greater will be our compassion for others who are sick or hungry.
Just as pure truth can only be seen by the pure in heart, so the sufferings of our fellow men and women are more truly felt by hearts that know suffering themselves.
However, we cannot sympathize with the wretchedness of others until we first recognize our own.
Then we shall understand the feelings of others by what we personally feel, and know how to come to their help.
Such was the example shown by our Saviour, who desired to suffer himself in order that he might learn to feel compassion, and to be afflicted in order that he might learn how to show mercy.
Scripture says of him that he learned the meaning of obedience through what he suffered. In the same way he learned the meaning of mercy.
Not that the Lord whose mercy is from age to age was ignorant of mercy’s meaning until then.
He knew its nature from all eternity, but he learned it by personal experience during his days on earth.

+St. Bernard of Clairvaux

The Christian life is a continuation and completion of the life of Christ in us. We should be so many Christs here on earth, continuing His life and His works, laboring and suffering in a holy and divine manner in the spirit of Jesus.
+St. John Eudes

Saved from abortion, Chilean twin brothers are now priests
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/saved-from-abortion-chilean-twin-brothers-are-now-priests/

Be merciful to all who are suffering violence, keeping always in your heart the example of the Lord who said, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice."
+St. Stephen of Hungary


Not Just Gosnell, Infanticide at Abortion Clinics More Common Than We Think http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/15/not-just-gosnell-infanticide-at-abortion-clinics-more-common-than-we-think/

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

 

 

I hold that Mary is now with Christ and in Christ.

She is in Christ, because "in Him we live and move and have our being."

She is with Christ, because she has been assumed into glory."

+St. Augustine of Hippo

 

Obamacare Funds Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz, D.C. Exchange Sends $375K http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/14/obamacare-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-d-c-exchange-sends-375k/

Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr

"For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more."
+St. Maximilian Kolbe

Pope to consecrate world to Mary's Immaculate Heart
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-to-consecrate-world-to-marys-immaculate-heart/

National Day of Remembrance Will Honor Aborted Babies Found in Dumpsters
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/12/national-day-of-remembrance-will-honor-aborted-babies-found-in-dumpsters/

About the National Day of Remembrance, September 14
http://www.abortionmemorials.com/

Abortion Drug RU 486 Has Killed Two Million Unborn Children in the U.S. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/12/abortion-drug-ru-486-has-killed-two-million-unborn-children-in-the-u-s/

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me."
Mt 16:24

Ave Crux, spes unica!

“The more lofty the degree of loving union to which God destines the soul, so much more profound and persistent must be its purification.”
+St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

The Long Road to Rio: Two Franciscans’ Journey to World Youth Day
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/the-long-road-to-rio-two-franciscans-journey-to-world-youth-day/

Family Sues Because Nursing Home Won’t Starve Mother to Death http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/08/family-sues-because-nursing-home-wont-starve-mother-to-death/

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

 

Then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”
Lk 9:35

 

This marvel of the transfiguration contains another lesson for the apostles, to strengthen them and lead them into the fullness of knowledge. Moses and Elijah, the law and the prophets, appeared with the Lord in conversation with him. This was in order to fulfill exactly, through the presence of these five men, the text which says: Before two or three witnesses every word is ratified. What word could be more firmly established, more securely based, than the word which is proclaimed by the trumpets of both old and new testaments, sounding in harmony, and by the utterances of ancient prophecy and the teaching of the Gospel, in full agreement with each other?

 

The writings of the two testaments support each other. The radiance of the transfiguration reveals clearly and unmistakably the one who had been promised by signs foretelling him under the veils of mystery. As Saint John says: The law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. In him the promise made through the shadows of prophecy stands revealed, along with the full meaning of the precepts of the law. He is the one who teaches the truth of the prophecy through his presence, and makes obedience to the commandments possible through grace.

 

In the preaching of the holy Gospel all should receive a strengthening of their faith. No one should be ashamed of the cross of Christ, through which the world has been redeemed.

+Pope Saint Leo the Great

Pope Francis celebrates Mass: a Jesuit perspective http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/07/31/pope_francis_celebrates_mass:_a_jesuit_perspective_/en1-715795

“Catholics for Choice” Calls Vatican, Pro-Life Leaders “Religious Extremists” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/30/catholics-for-choice-calls-pro-life-leaders-religious-extremists/

Bringing the Liturgy Back to the Real Vatican II
Cardinal Burke Comments on Sacra Liturgia Conference
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/bringing-the-liturgy-back-to-the-real-vatican-ii

Error in Interview With Cardinal Burke
In an interview with ZENIT published July 25, we asked Cardinal Raymond Burke for his response to the view that the liturgy is mostly about aesthetics, and not as important as, say, good works done in faith. We misheard his reply and mistakenly reported him saying such a view was a “Communist misconception.” His Eminence would like to make clear that what he actually said was a “common misconception.” We apologize to His Eminence and to our readers for the misunderstanding.

Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation at end of month
http://en.radiovaticana.va/articolo.asp?c=663815

Obama Tells NARAL: We Celebrate Roe, 55 Million Abortions
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/02/06/obama-tells-group-we-celebrate-roe-55-million-abortions/

Hundreds of thousands join record-breaking U.S. March for Life (PHOTOS) http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/santorum-to-march-for-life-love-and-truth-always-triumph

March Vigil Mass: 13,000 faithful, 5 cardinals, 42 bishops, 395 priests, 80 deacons, 520 seminarians
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/march-vigil-mass-13000-faithful-5-cardinals-42-bishops-395-priests-80-deaco

Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

40 years ago today, the 'Supreme' Court legalized the murder of the most vulnerable citizens of this nation. God's children were accused of "inconvenient" conception and were sentenced to torturous deaths by shredding, decapitation, crushing, poisoning, suffocation, chemical burning, or dismemberment.

55,772,015 of  our brothers and sisters have been tortured and slaughtered on the altar of selfishness in the name of freedom.

May God in His infinite mercy, convert the hearts of those who have established and support the culture of death and restore justice for the sake of His little ones.

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you came to birth I consecrated you...."
Jeremiah 1:5

"You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother's womb. I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works! My very self you knew; my bones were not hidden from you, When I was being made in secret, fashioned as in the depths of the earth. Your eyes foresaw my actions; in your book all are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be."
Psalm 139:13-16

"Have mercy on me, O God; have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. In the shadow of your wings I take refuge, till harm pass by. I call to God Most High, to God who provides for me. May God send help from heaven to save me, shame those who trample upon me; may God send his mercy and his faithfulness."
Ps 57:2, 3-4

"Hear me, O house of Jacob, all who remain of the house of Israel, My burden since your birth, whom I have carried from your infancy. Even to your old age I am the same, even when your hair is gray I will bear you; It is I who have done this, I who will continue, and I who will carry you to safety."
Isaiah 46:3&4

"The Lord then said: "What have you done! Listen: your brother's blood cries out to me from the soil!"
Genesis 4:10

"From man in regard to his fellow man I will demand an accounting for human life. If anyone sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has man been made."
Genesis 9:5&6

"Learn then that I, I alone, am God, and there is no god besides me. It is I who bring both death and life...."
Deuteronomy 32:39

"You shall not kill."
Deuteronomy 27:25

"Cursed be he who accepts payment for slaying an innocent man!"
Exodus 20:13

"The innocent and the just you shall not put to death...."
Exodus 23:7

"If you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death, those who go staggering to the slaughter; if you say, “Look, we did not know this” --does not He who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not He who keeps watch over your soul know it? And will He not repay all according to their deeds?”
Proverbs 24:10-12

"Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily."
Luke 18:7-8

"His loved ones are very precious to him and he does not lightly let them die."
Psalm 116:15

"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."
Psalm 82:3-4

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who change darkness into light, and light into darkness!"
Isaiah 5:20

"Hear the Word of the Lord, for the Lord has a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land! False swearing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery! In their lawlessness, bloodshed follows bloodshed."
Hosea 4:1-2

"I will hide my eyes from you, yes even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean. Remove the evil of your deeds from my sight. Cease to do evil. Learn to do good. Seek justice!"
Isaiah 1:15-17