Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them whenever they require it.

All things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man. ... God wants us to help animals, if they need help. Every creature in distress has the same right to be protected.

Study always to have Joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face.

Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally.

We adore Thee most holy Lord Jesus Christ, here in all Thy Churches, which are in the whole world, because by Thy holy cross, Thou hast redeemed the world

Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness, when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar.

By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there.