St Charles Borromeo was an Italian Bishop who, having been made a Cardinal in 1560, went on to serve as Archbishop of Milan from 1564-1584. He was one of the chief movers of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. His symbol is the word ‘humilitas’, ‘humility’, surmounted by a crown.

He said: ‘We must meditate before, during and after everything we do. The prophet says: “I will pray, and then I will understand.” This is the way we can easily overcome the countless difficulties we have to face day after day, which, after all, are part of our work. In meditation we find the strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in others’.

Let us take this advice to heart this day, and keep ourselves in prayer; and may God bless you.