What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love.

A dancer differeth from a madman only in length of time; one is mad so long as he liveth, the other while he danceth.

All would wish to be saved and to enjoy the glory of paradise; but to gain heaven, it is necessary to walk in the straight road that leads to eternal bliss. This road is the observance of the divine commandments. Hence, in his preaching, the Baptist exclaimed: Make straight the way of the Lord.

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.

Woe to him who neglects to recommend himself to Mary, and thus closes the channel of grace!

It is a great mistake, as we have already remarked, to be afraid of Him and to act in His presence like a timid and craven slave trembling with fright before his master.

No, he can never be lost who recommends himself to thee, O Mary.