After the love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to the love of His Mother Mary.

Let us, at any rate, give heed to suffer joyfully the crosses that God sends us, because they all, if we are saved, will become for us eternal joys. When infirmities, pains, or any adversities afflict us, let us lift up our eyes to heaven and say, "One day all these pains will have an end, and after them I hope to enjoy God forever."

Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small.

The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good.

True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over.

We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if they are poor, or, at least let us go and wait on them and comfort them.

To put into practice the teachings of our holy faith, it is not enough to convince ourselves that they are true; we must love them. Love united to faith makes us practice our religion.