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.

You will gain more by receiving scorn peacefully than if you fasted for a week on bread and water. It is good to humble ourselves; but it is much more worthwhile to accept the humiliations that come to us from others.

He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.

When we see a beautiful object, a beautiful garden, or a beautiful flower, let us think that there we behold a ray of the infinite beauty of God, who has given existence to that object.

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

Such is the compassion, such the love which Mary bears us, that she is never tired of praying for us.

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