Can you expect to go to heaven for nothing? Did not our Savior track the whole way to it with His tears and blood? And yet you stop at every little pain.

How sweet, the presence of Jesus to the longing, harassed soul! It is instant peace, and balm to every wound.

Our Lord Himself, I saw alone in him, both in his and my part of this Venerable Sacrament. For, Oh, Amabilia! How awful those words of unloosing, after thirty years of bondage! I felt as if my chains fell, as those of Saint Peter at the touch of the divine messenger. My God, what new scenes for my soul!

Be attentive to the voice of grace.

Faith lifts the soul, Hope supports it, Experience says it must and Love says...let it be!.

If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate . . . Much harm may result from bad company, and we are inclined by nature to follow what is worse than what is better.

Cheerfulness prepares a glorious mind for all the noblest acts.