In the Great Deluge in the days of Noah, nearly all mankind perished, eight persons alone being saved in the Ark. In our days a deluge, not of water but of sins, continually inundates the earth, and out of this deluge very few escape. Scarcely anyone is saved.

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.

Speak to Him often of your business, your plans, your troubles, your fears - of everything that concerns you.

The principal means of acquiring an ardent love of Christ are mental prayer, Communion, mortification, retirement.

But You never reject a repentant and humble heart.

The servants of Mary are as sure of getting to Paradise as though they were already there. Who are they who are saved and who reign in Heaven? Surely those for whom the Queen of Mercy intercedes ... The clients of Mary will necessarily be saved.

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