No matter how sinful one may have been, if he has devotion to Mary, it is impossible that he be lost.

Wages cannot be considered as a gift, because they are due to work, but God has given free grace to all men by the justification of faith.

For there have risen many who have given to the plain words of Holy Writ some arbitrary interpretation of their own, instead of its true and only sense, and this in defiance of the clear meaning of words. Heresy lies in the sense assigned, not in the word written; the guilt is that of the expositor, not of the text.

The utter folly of our time is lamentable, that men should think to assist God with human help and to protect the Church of Christ by worldly ambition.

Jews are a perverse people, accursed by God forever.

The chief service I owe you, O God, is that every thought and word of mine should speak of you.

When we are overcome by some evil will, should we not tremble before the presence of the choirs of angels that surround us?